Produce

I've got sugar snap peas in August. It's true, and they're lovely. . .the tomatoes are holding back, though, due to our wet, cooler weather. Cucumbers, summer squash, cucumbers, peppers, cilantro--did I mention cucumbers?

And lots of zinnias and cosmos.

I've got a hot cup of tea and Beatrix is sleeping. Martin is at a meeting and the girls are watching our family beach video for the 100th time, getting themselves ready for beach vacation 2008 (starting in a few days!). Merry's yelling. Will Beatrix stay asleep? Ah, the drama!

I've got pictures, but they're on the camera. I've been reading lots of books--my favorite so far is A Thousand Splendid Suns, (though the very last part of this fantastic book set in Afghanistan was, in my opinion, the least well written of the sections and unnecessary.) The book set me thinking hard about my own life--mostly about how lucky I am.

Merry is stomping off because I did not jump to my feet and flurry about in response to her request. Ah, the drama.

Elspeth is crying is response to Merry. And now she is stomping up the stairs. Ah, the drama.

Whooo.