this moment: three beers full

a moment from this week that i'd like to savor.

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this moment: a little bit of sweetness

so. 

it's finally friday, huh?

this week was tough.

there were lots of moments that i'd like to forget. 

fortunately there were also a few wonderful moments thrown in with the bad.

mmm...sometimes chocolate chip cookies are the best medicine.

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find more moments over on amanda's blog.

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please keep the japanese earthquake victims in your thoughts. my mind is there today.

this moment: an almost sock

such a happy, relaxed moment to remember from this week.

for other moments, look here.

this moment: flower in winter

a moment from this week i'd like to remember.

i spent some quiet time in the library with a hook and thread.

see more moments here.

this moment: cozy library time

[study]

[break]

{this moment} find more moments over at amanda's blog.

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i'll post photos of the crochet object from our guessing game soon.

this moment: still trying to find my groove

[from my record collection]

this week i've alternated between feeling like confident maria ("i have confidence in confidence alone") and problem maria ("she climbs a tree and scrapes her knee, her dress has got a tear"). 

for now i'm living in that groove between tracks four and five, hoping with all i've got that the buoyant feeling of confident maria will soon win out. 

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see more moments here (and check out amanda's great news!).

this moment: sundae at summer's end

a sweet end to summer. 

bring on autumn!

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i'm participating in the {this moment} series inspired by soulemama.

each week i pick a photo of one moment i'd like to savor a little bit longer.

you can see what moments others have chosen on soulemama's blog.

this moment: walking to the bus stop

[Because sometimes I need to use words to remember a particular moment]

Breaths of cool morning air fill my nostrils with the scent of summer's end. It smells bittersweet--green leaves and cut grass mix with the exhaust from yellow school buses, scrubbed clean like the kids on it, ready for the first days of a new school year. 

Acorns lay scattered on the sidewalk, still green. Gray squirrels shake a new shower of them down every few minutes. I dodge the storm and quicken my pace.

The light and shadows keep my attention. My eyes follow the changes in the dappled gray and gold; leafy shadows cross my path with the breeze. The iron fence casts a railroad track onto the concrete in front of me. I walk the tracks, a morning adventure that reminds me of the childhood magic of placing a coin on a hot rail, then returning hours later to find a flat oval slick of metal, an old President's head just barely discernable. I think of high school days spent with my nose buried in books about tramping across the country, my mind filled with dreams of traveling light, train-hopping, and living simply. 

The tracks end abruptly in the shade of a tall beech tree. The contrasting layers of its bark, swirls and rounds of gray, white, and green, look like a topographic map. The world on a tree. It feels rough beneath my trolling fingers. I keep moving.

At the corner I stop. I like the certainty of the bus stop. Stand here, sooner or later, something will happen. I wait, taking in the stillness after my brisk walk. The bus with its fumes, its crowded passengers, and its old driver will soon arrive, and though I am anxious to start the day, this pause at the bus stop feels right. It's funny, but even though I know the passing traffic is filling the intersection with honks and humming, what I hear is quiet. 

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Find more moments on SouleMama's blog.

this moment: night out at the movies

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a friday ritual inspired by soulemama.

find more moments on her blog.

this moment: playing at the antique store

antiquing with mom and jules. lots of moments to remember.

photo by mom.

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this moment: like college

dancing, drinking, and laughing like crazy. gotta love visiting with old friends.

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this moment is one that i want to keep with me for a long time to come.

see other moments on soulemama's blog.

this moment: happy-mess

a moment from this week that i want to remember.

see what others want to remember here.

this moment: crafting doesn't stop for injuries

the ice pack that soothed my burn and let me keep on crocheting.

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ice pack inspired by this post on the poppies and milk blog.

this moment inspired by soulemama.

this moment: i had some dreams they were trees in my coffee...

a lovely moment of sipping that i'd like to remember.

this is part of a series inspired by soulemama. for more moments, visit her blog.

this moment: summertime reading

a moment from the week that i want to remember.

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inspired by soulemama, where you can find more moments.

this moment: i've got vinyl in my life now

two photos, one moment. listening to records and drinking mint tea.

i want to keep this moment with me for a long time. 

see who else is participating in the {this moment} series on soulemama's blog.

this moment: my first knitting

there's so much joy in learning a new skill. thanks, christine!

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this is a moment from this week that i want to remember. 

more moments are here.

this moment: necessities close at hand

the moment from this week that i want to savor. 

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this moment: a homecoming

the volcanic ash cloud caused some delays, but it didn't stop my sister from coming home. we're all so glad she's back.

see more moments here.

this moment: tiny beehive

saying goodbye to the house, i came across the smallest hive i've ever seen. it's tucked into a little nook just above mary.

find more moments here.