and now for something completely different

What else makes me happy right now, besides my work? Well--Saturdays spent wandering around the little town where I live, buying flowers for a friend, happening upon jumble sales (whence the little bee jar, which was promptly named "more clutter?!" by my companion and "oh, perfect!" by yours truly), having lunch in the garden, lazy afternoons with the windows open and the sun coming in.

And when the sun moves away for a bit, the clouds, the sound of rain on the skylight, and then a double rainbow just above the roofs outside! (Could I really avoid exclamation marks when talking about things like this? They were made to show wonder and excitement.)

And once the rain has passed, I like to go into the garden again. My friends drew the plant labels with me and helped me cut the grass (with shears) and turn the soil (with small garden forks) and pull the weeds and remove the stones, so being there at all--the garden being there at all--is just a reminder of how lucky and how beloved I am.