smelling roses

It was my intention

to spend a week

in the woods

with all of you.

Intentions.

That was before I spoke

with my sister Mary and her

husband Ed.

It seems Ed had a week off work

and was going to spend a day

at Cedar Point.

A boy's day.

The plan started taking shape...

if you're coming here

with your boys

and

you're willing to take mine along...

well...

that would mean Mary would

be home (in Indy) all alone.

That just screams of

a mid-week get-away.

After much debate and debacle...

I grabbed Mom at the last

possible second and said...

"let's do this!"

After some fast packing

and gassing-up...we were

off to see Mary

(and Maggie-girl)

To sit around the table at leisure

and catch-up.

Shop at our favorite spots.

Find a cute bee skep (it just belongs

in her garden!)

Drink coffee the best way...

together!

Oh, and eat...of course.

Watch girly-girl television.

Look through old magazines...

Sept, Oct, Nov issues of

Midwest Living and Country Living.

Mary is very into fall right now.

As a result...so are mom and I.

Talk some more.

Laugh a lot.

Sorry about the many blog breaks

but it's summer

(my season!)

and there are roses that

need smelling.