almost summer

It has been an unusual June, cool and overcast. The summer has been relatively dull and quiet. It seems this is exactly what we all need. The quiet, the calm, the breeze and a lot of local time. There are so many hiking trails close to my home, I cannot even begin to hike all of them this summer. The peas and lettuce are coming fast in the garden without regard to the cool weather.

As I type, my older daughter paints while looking at a Georgia O'Keefe Coffee table book. She is enthralled and I have promised her a trip to Ghost Ranch and to the museum in Santa Fe in the future. The younger daughter plays in the newly constructed sandbox with a bucket and shovel. The guys are at a baseball game, normally I hate to miss these precious baseball games.Tonight, I sit and blog quickly as the boys birthday cheesecake is baking. Both my husband and son celebrate their birthdays two days apart. With the spending freeze, I have had to reconsider my approach to celebrating these days. The son and I will hike. The husband will golf. Reluctantly, I will prepare steaks and shrimp with greens and this cheesecake for dessert. They will be happy given the typical vegetarian menu in this house.

For now, the quiet days are working. Working well.