Finally: a clean table and calm(er) heart

I reread a small book of Jane Kenyon's poems 

and this poem is one of them.

She's lovely to read and so many of her poems

I really love. 

My wash clothes,

travel road trip edition :)

It's all I really make these days

but that is just fine with me. 

I got to talk to my sister-friend today, it was a

real blessing.  

She's so busy with 5 kids!

***

I got two small orders of used books today.

That's fun. 

Even more immeidate fun is that FINALLY my 

study/writing table accross from the coffee table and

couch by the window is CLEAR and uncluttered. 

I look at it and feel a deep sense of relief.

***

I've done a lot of filing of things for my writing project

and some online research (realy a day of work on that)

and some emails (I always have to write and edit these

before sending when they are for research)

but I have yet to be able to return to actually reading the books

that I need to read to do the project and now that 

the house is more in order again

(it always takes a good week after a long trip)

I have hopes that *maybe* I can get to this on Friday.

***

Of course the house needs cleaning again,

but I hope that Friday can be a bit of a study day.

***

Tomorrow is the Feast of Transfiguration.

As you can see, I have my grapes rinsed and waiting

in the fridge for the night and put in the 

baskets tomorrow

(I am careful to rinse them beforehand as they 

will be blessed with holy water at church

and why would one want to rinse a blessing away?!)

:)  I am all set for that, have my clothes out

and all that.

***

We've been swimming more again.

That's really nice.

And tomorrow we can have fish.

I am so glad for that.

***

Today, my Mom told me, as her sister my Aunt P 

called her, that it is their other brother's 60th

wedding anniversary today

so I sent my Aunt T and Uncle M a FB message

to congratulate them...

***

It is good to have things to be thankful for.

I don't have to mention all the things that are 

worrysome, we all knows those already.

Instead, I will think of my friends,

or our soon to be upon us 9th wedding anniversary

in September... or that I have reading to do,

books, tea and vegan cookies at the ready.

***

I nearly forgot... my new leather bag, like it?

I found it for 5 dollars at a thriftstore in MI.

It's perfect and has really good zippers!

***

Well, I pray that you have a moment of calm today

and perhaps also a clean table or something pretty that

makes your heart smile.

***

But if it is one of those times in your life

of great loss or worry, then I pray that God

will carry you, comfort you and uphold you,

as I pray He will for us all.

***

Lord have mercy on us and save us!