August 31, 2012

a bluejay

on the utility lines

full moon

therapy appointment

errands and

laundry

playing mahjong

with friends 

August 30, 2012

sitting on the fence

students changing

class schedules

day at home

one quilt top

half done

a friend’s phone call

house roof cleaned

August 29, 2012

tutoring chemistry

a squirrel runs

along the fence

kale chips

baked by

my student

teaching bridge

therapy appointment

August 28, 2012

writing

my first novel

a lifetime dream

piecing

the last squares

four quilt tops

laid out

a few errands

August 27, 2012

on the edge

of the hot tub

a frog

planning meeting

for the new

school year

piecing more

quilt squares

August 26, 2012

seventeen years

nowhere near

enough time

tutoring a student 

in chemistry

Harry Potter movies

Eric completes

a 100 mile trail race

August 25, 2012

eating candy

lying on a grassy hill

waving to passing trains

rough day

brightened by

floral tributes

and e-mails

we miss you Sasha

August 24, 2012

saying goodbye

to a dear sweet friend

Sasha, the miracle cat

difficult day

Sasha’s last

Dr. Nell, Kay, and I

see her on her way

empty home

August 23, 2012

between the 

walkway boards

a slug rises

finishing one 

novel and

half way through

another

quiet cloudy day

August 22, 2012

removing a sticker

from the new sauna

rainbows on the wall

teaching, therapy,

and vet visit

cat’s upper respiratory

infection worsens

new antibiotic

August 21, 2012

three chickadees

in the birdbath

a crow caws

quiet day

reading

The Hunger Games

defective sauna 

swapped out

August 20, 2012

surrendering

to the pain

a cat purrs

kept standing

waiting for 30 minutes

by my doctor’s office

struggling from bus to ferry

pointless effort

August 19, 2012

in the birdbath

a pair of goldfinches

loads of laundry

doing laundry

dog and cat cleanup

novel revisions

piecing squares

watching anime

August 18, 2012

cleaning soot

from my shower

the neighbor’s yard waste fire

heat wave ends

lovely cloudy day

novel revisions

piecing quilts

playing games

August 17, 2012

one cracker

two crows

many caws

an appointment

errands and 

a haircut

heat continues

staying inside

August 16, 2012

the birth

of an idea

novel revisions

doing chores

revising

two chapters

playing games

staying cool

August 15, 2012

looking out

the kitchen window

a baby robin

Sasha sleeps

with me two nights

this week

doing laundry

teaching class

August 14, 2012

first one

then another and another

hummingbirds

piecing

quilt squares

novel revisions

games to play

nice nap

August 13, 2012

downward dog

on the deck

birds singing

a quilt

squared and bound

laundry done

lots of games

iced tea

August 12, 2012

filling 

the birdbath

a dragonfly

cutting fabric

household chores

reading outside

on the deck

hot summer day

August 11, 2012

a snail

on the shower floor

summer breeze

quilt back sewn

quilt pinned

and quilted

garage floor

turning purple

August 10, 2012

hit and run

injured fawn

mother and twin watch

my miracle cat

Sasha’s 17th birthday

21 months after

a cancer diagnosis

gave her two months

August 9, 2012

crows cacophony 

the cat joins in

a new day

games

and more games

piecing quilt squares

long arm quilter

returns

August 8, 2012

rescuing

a spider from the hot tub

a crow caws

teaching bridge

therapy appointment

vet visit

surprise visit

from my younger sister

August 7, 2012

a cardinal

in the birdbath

cloudy day

internet games

out on the deck

cool summer day

long arm quilter

in for service

August 6, 2012

floating 

in the hot tub

a hummingbird above

piecing quilts

novel revisions

household chores

napping

temperatures drop

August 5, 2012

lethargy settles

over the household

heat wave

alternating

between writing

and quilting

playing games

and napping

August 4, 2012

summer heat

two snails

on the walkway

revising

chapter one

cutting fabric

playing games

napping

August 3, 2012

moonlight beams

through the bedroom window

a spiderweb glistens

therapy appointment

running errands

playing internet games

sitting on my deck

quiet day

August 2, 2012

the biggest heart

in a tiny body

my cat Sasha

Sasha’s fourth surgery

21 months after diagnosis

spunky determined cat

tutoring a student

teaching a bridge class

August 1, 2012

the biggest heart

in a tiny body

my cat Sasha

Sasha’s fourth surgery

21 months after diagnosis

spunky determined cat

tutoring a student

teaching a bridge class