tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69220546210255710542024-03-12T20:08:23.799-04:00Infinity More MonkeysI said "no more monkey business," and he looked me gleefully in the eye and said "infinity more monkeys!"Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18383220573177416855noreply@blogger.comBlogger1174125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6922054621025571054.post-10880747125421081632017-08-05T08:37:00.000-04:002017-08-06T08:38:49.944-04:00217<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Rainbow chard and pine nut alfredo, served over linguine. Because Dean has a gift for saying, "you know what would taste good?", and being right.<br /><br />
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You know you have a friend in the maintenance department when you get a bouquet cinched with a zip tie....<br />
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We're back to playing a family game after dinner -- Dominion, which I highly recommend.<br />
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I wasn't home to see this bloom this morning, but am thankful to have caught this moment before the first morning glory of the season took its bow.<br />
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There are people in the world with the patience to plant dahlias, and dig them up each fall to overwinter inside, and then replant them in the spring. I am in awe.<br />
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The boss, who is not prone to flights-of-fancy nor indulgences generally, suggested we all pile into my car after lunch and go get ice cream. Which we did. She even paid on the company credit card. Farewell, July!<br />
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Plans. Lots and lots of plans.<br />
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Sunset on a gift of a Friday. I get sprung from work at 1:00 on summer Fridays, and try to spend the afternoons outside to show my appreciation. <br />
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I realize that this has been the best summer yet for our garden, here at what we still call "the new house" although we've been here 5 years. Plants are not merely hanging in, but they are bursting out -- spreading, blooming, reaching. We haven't had long stretches of unbearable heat, we've gotten pretty regular rain, and Dean's helped so much with planting and checking on things and pulling weeds here and there. I've already got plans for next year, and even for quiet mornings this fall. <br />
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<a href="http://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2017/07/03/blueberry-hand-pies-bakealong/" target="_blank">This recipe</a>, now officially Ken's favorite thing. And yes, I will admit that I was inspired to get my bake on <a href="http://thegreatbritishbakeoff.co.uk/" target="_blank">by this</a>.<br /><br />
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The kind of afternoon you wish could just last forever.<br /><br />
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At the airport, here to retrieve Dean from his Nicaraguan adventures, and a reprise of yesterday's artwork greets me! If you ever find yourself at Logan Airport in Boston with time to spare, it is worth it to explore the walkways that connect Terminal B to the other terminals -- all the most wonderful sea creatures in brilliant mosaics on the floors. If I ever win the lottery and can have custom floors in my home....<br />
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(All this and a happy, healthy Dean bubbling over with stories to tell, with sadness that his adventure has ended and with thorough delight to be home home home.)<br />
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Summer camp art for me this morning. The interconnectedness of my universe is about to get crazy....<br />
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And just like that, this birdie grew up and flew away, too.<br />
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Trying to find the grace, and breath in the beauty, on a morning where I've gotten myself up and out so early in order to work out -- and then discovering through no fault of my own when I get here that I cannot. Well, I'm sure my stuff will turn up eventually and I'm sure there's a reason to be grateful to be at work more than 2 hours early....<br />
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I was hoping to have some great story to tell, all about Stumptown, to caption my photo of this tired work-morning's treat. But while the company's web site wants to tell me a LOT about their sourcing and roasting, they don't seem to want to say anything about their name (or else they've hidden in really well). In any case, to me, it brought to mind the process I am in -- grinding it out, stumping along, just trying to get through. <br />
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Robin nest update: from <a href="http://infinitymoremonkeys.blogspot.com/2017/06/180.html" target="_blank">the three eggs</a> there is now what appears to be one thriving baby bird, eagerly awaiting mama's return to the nest. Thinking of my own baby bird, flown down to Central America, and very much NOT needing me to feed or otherwise care for him (in the active, daily survival kind of way); word is that all is well and that he's thrilled to be where he is.<br />
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The bunny ate the rest of the plant down to the absolute nubbins, but left just enough for this one blossom to burst.<br />
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This hydrangea, moved with us from our old house, seems to have settled in all right except that each year it only puts out one or two blooms. Ah, but it's worth it.<br />
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The bunny really seems to trust me, or at least doesn't seem to know that it shouldn't.<br />
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