Archive for May 17th, 2012

May 17, 2012

Black eyed Susan’s grow wild

Black eyed Susan's grow wild

In the fields of Vermont. Montpelier’s Farmers Market yanked ‘em out of the grown & stuck ‘em in a bucket. I can’t wait to do that to my garden of Black eyed susans.

May 17, 2012

Reflections on the Winnoski River

Refections on the Winnoski River

Downtown Montpelier, Vermont

May 17, 2012

Ivy half overexposed…

Ivy half overexposed...

She looks so cool.

May 17, 2012

I want these…

I want these...

I don’t want money, I don’t want a new car, I don’t want a new house. I’ve got everything I want. EXCEPT a backyard filled to overflowing, so that I may share some of my flowers with a friend or two.

May 17, 2012

Yes, please…

Yes, please...

This was from the Cheese Cake Factory. I ate a slice & felt no guilt before, during or after.
Everywhere I look, people are obsessed with how they look. Sometimes I get caught up in that stress. I look at my 16 year old’s perfect body, the one I had when I was her age. I decided I had my time to shine & someday she will have wrinkles & scars earned by raising her own family.
When my body was perfect, my life was about getting my driving license, new clothes, boys, never how much I weighed. I now know how much work I put my body through. I never knew there would be a physical limit…that I would age?
I have begun to accept who I am, the scars & wrinkles & a little extra weight is worth everything I’ve done to be here. Me & my husband made our family.
I also know I need to take pleasure when I can find it. So I ate a whole slice, & savored every single bite. I should have pie, I deserve it. & you know what, it was so filling I couldn’t eat any dinner. Bonus! All of us are aging & none of us can stop time. & if I want pie for dinner…”can you add extra whipped cream & maybe a cherry on top?”

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