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A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked. -Bernard Meltzer

Since school started last week, my friends and I wave goodbye to the disappearing bus and then we head out on a morning walk.  The mornings have been so lovely and cool.

And being that we are women let loose of the kids (well at least the one’s that listen in on conversations… my friends have babes in strollers) we love to talk on our walk… about good books or movies, troubles (and joys) of motherhood, life, death,  stupid things we’ve done and just about everything else in between.  And with each other, we can truly be ourselves.

We try to walk fast enough to work up a sweat and we pick a route with hills to climb. (And even when we are out of breath, we can still carry on the conversation.)

This is one of the best parts of my day.  I came home thinking how grateful I am for great friends and how glad I am to have such good, strong women in my life…

Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it.  ~Russel Baker

After nearly melting like a popsicle in the the sun on Saturday (temperatures were over 100) we get a little reprieve from the weather.  This coming week will all be in the 80’s and I am so happy.

I woke up early this morning and went out into my garden.  I was going to weed, but I went back in for my camera instead.  It rained a little in the night and everything was so lovely and begging to be photographed.

Here is my Hostas, whose scent I love.  One bloom fills my room, but still manages to be light and lovely… never overpowering.

Would you believe this is a carrot that has gone to seed?  I think I might start growing them for the flowers instead!

I love my Peace Rose.  All my roses are beginning to bloom again… a late Summer reprise.

Here’s one of my favorite parts of my summer garden… the edible part.

I also have good news… I finally finished Lily and Emma’s school bags over the weekend.  I only missed the first two days of school.  It wasn’t that they were hard to make.  They weren’t.  The pattern was quite easy.  It was the design that I sweated bullets over.  I will post them tomorrow.   Here’s a few sneak peek pictures: