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| Luray, Virginia |
Smudged branches, fences cutting into greenscape, and a cardinal red barn with crisp white windows. It all flies past the passenger window. I like the mix of blur and focus.
Surgery is tomorrow morning. I am trying to hold fast to the moments of clarity and calmness that flicker past; trying to harness my eagerness to end this liminal state, while anxiety and fear mingle and muddy themselves in my gut.
Blur and focus: looking in and looking out.
Four days in the woods, in a little house overlooking the Shenandoah River, at the end of a twisty, little lane. No internet access, no phone service, just the four of us with a bunch of books and games, pretty winter walks, toasty fires, and icy trips to the hot tub. It was the perfect winter escape.
Luray, Virginia
Camille and Clementine at The Kitchen Shop in Grand Coteau, Louisiana...carrying on my dad's annual tradition of Christmas Eve shopping and picking up our Gateau Nana.
The girls are exactly a month apart and although they haven't seen each other for the past three years, they fell right into a happy rhythm of playing and giggling together. I love my cousins dearly and I now love seeing my kids with their cousins.
And speaking of cousins, I can't remember if I have shared this series here or not, but it's worth doing it again: The Cobble Street Cousins by Cynthia Rylant. It's a fabulous early chapter book series about three cousins spending the year with their young aunt while their parents travel the world as famous dancers. The illustrations are enchanting and the stories are super sweet. It is a good reminder for me to pull them off the book shelf because Camille is the perfect age for them. And speaking of Grand Coteau, John Slaughter's recent book is also wonderful. Alright, off to pack for our winter weekend adventure. Hope your weekend is full of good books and lots of laughter!
