johnny cash “when the man comes around”

for advent.

for a table with all four grandparents

for the holding of hands and the lifting of prayer

for my papa winning the title of oldest entrant in the turkey trot

for a Shepherd who sets the lonely in families

for sisters, for parents, for the mystery of family

for porch sitting and hospitality

for gentleness

for lessons learned about the help and self-esteem

for the wild geese, always the honking wild geese

for three pies and coffee with an absurd abundance of whipped cream

for friends and the safe travel of friends

for bookshelves and space making

for a ball of black fluff that head butts me like simba and nala in the lion king

for an Author who leads me gently into the story’s unfolding.

when life gives you applications….make lemon meringue pie?

fiddle faddle.

sunday afternoon naps are better with kittehs.

ginger raspberry scones. jasmine green tea. porch sitting. a quiet house. sorting through the sheet music on the piano. writing. reading north and south. 

early fall is positively the nicest time to be on holiday in texas. so grateful extended school vacation relocated to october this year.