Thanks to @RonACharles for including "Resolutions" in his Book Club newsletter today.
Thanks to Henri Cole for writing this poem.
Looking to BMB in 2026.
First house concert (after many years of people performing music and jamming)!! Youngest kiddo @pluto_gray and bandmates plus vocalists and additional musicians launched Rosewood Lane with original and cover songs. 🎶🎵🎤🎸🥁
Keyboard, drums, electric & acoustic guitars, bass guitar, trombone, violin, train whistle
“My life is filled with the souls of women I love.”
Thank you @hannahrowrites for writing “Marriage of Friends”.
And thank you to whoever shared it so I could see it, save it, and share it. After years and years of goofy texts and gifs, this turned out to be one of the last texts I sent to my dear bff, co-post-college-adventurer, maid of honor, and sister from another mother, Laura.
#callyourgirlfriend
Small treasure, found in a book.
“This is where Jane stopped reading.”
Made by Emma, vintage unknown
Pictured: black cursive handwritten note on a pink, hand-colored cardboard bookmark with a drawn fringe at the bottom and a short tan raffia tassel in a top corner hole. Signed, Love, Emma, followed by lots of X’s and O’s
May flowers
1. This week’s peonies
2. Last week’s peonies
3. Lilacs before that
Still no scratch ‘n’ sniff on Insta?!
Image: 1. light pink peonies and snapdragons in a glass pitcher, on a dresser in front of a mirror and large blue Japanese plate
2. same setting with different flowers in the pitcher, a mix of light and deep pink peonies
3. same setting with light lavender lilacs in the pitcher
A grey, rainy day seems the perfect time to report back on #JanesSummerofFun
(Thanks again to @bookedwithemma for launching that hashtag)
Though few reports made it here, I had a great summer of fun, with multigenerational family gatherings, hanging out at MA & RI beaches, farm visits as well as farm stands and markets, walks with friends, library stops, and loads of non-required reading.
Thanks to everyone who encouraged a deep dive into doing not much of anything!
Catching up on #JanesSummerofFun
. Outdoor performance by acoustic trio Overdog at Glass House Winery and reading THE VERIFIERS by @janepekwrites
. Outdoor performance by @ramonaandtheholysmokes@qualitypie
. Hurrah for summer reading lists from the @NYTimesBookReview
Hello Philly, how are ya
1. Happy
2. Wild clouds over city central
3. Lovely chance encounter w/ @Spencer_Kulow ’s bud @PeterMBarber
4. Lovely chance encounter w/ the Friends of PHL Free Library Book Corner
5. #LovePark with @ameyer1794 & @digdoogity
[How ever did I miss taking a photo of @theadventuresof_frogandtoad ?]
#JanesSummerofFun
Spring flower FAQs
Did I plant enough zinnias?
Of course not.
Is this the year I overcome my irrational disinterest in marigolds?
TBD.
Do I prefer peonies outside or inside?
Yes.
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