A Journal of Days: When he makes funny noises, Money Plant, Growing exponentially

Sunday, August 14, 2011

When he makes funny noises, Money Plant, Growing exponentially

1. Grandpa time with Mari. Gosh, it brings back memories of when our own girls were babies.

2. B. gave me some Money Plant stems she found growing by the roadside. I love peeling the papery layers away, revealing a tissue-paper-thin center. Peeling these is as addictive as popping bubble wrap. I saved the seeds if anyone would like some.

3. Our family numbers nine now, plus a boyfriend whom I count as ten. I treasure these rare Sundays when we are all together.

1 comment:

LynnAugust 16, 2011 at 9:45 AM
I like that you count the boyfriend in with your family numbers. My niece Amanda's boyfriend is like that to me, too - hopefully he'll always be around.
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"The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But who gets excited by a mere penny?...It is dire poverty indeed when a man is so malnourished and fatigued that he won't stoop to pick up a penny. But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted with pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days. It is that simple. what you see is what you get."

Annie Dillard "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek"