1. Camping in Lamoine State Park and being close enough to home to come work on projects
2. Planting huge amounts of squash plants and expanding the garden
3. The stars!!!
4. Time and thinking about things differently in terms of the past and of self
5. The birds that fly around our house and land all the time and eat all the birdseed

Life is harder than I had expected as a younger person. People are complex and all these things happen to us, and they are almost all unpredictable. It is all about how we respond: that is what matters. It is also really hard sometimes to be my best self. My mom’s neighbor, Mrs. Meryweather, is almost 91 and has taught me so much about all of this. She has taught me to garden and been an open book and a listening ear. She makes me laugh and I honestly want to be alot like her when I am that old, and even before. Her husband was equally wonderful; they are quite a pair to shine this experience of life upon, having done so much good for everyone around them, in small ways. That’s all I have to say tonight. The garden is gorgeous and I am happy to be busy with that and everything else. ❤