Lazy Day

 

I spent a lazy day today. That is not to imply that I really have busy days anymore. I'm really kind of glad for that. Yesterday was the first Farmer's Market of the year. I ate lunch from a food truck, and it didn't really agree with me. As a result, I have been completely unable to eat any of the delicious cheeses, breads and hummus that I purchased while there and have felt wiped out all day. But I am getting better. 

The Farmer's Market was better than it was last year. The cheese guy was chatty and said that a lot of vendors weren't there due to the rain forecast. I was quite surprised to find that a lot of the vendors that are regulars actually don't live locally. Quite a few of them travel in from the eastern side of the state. I find that disappointing. One of the things I liked about the PNW is the community spirit that I found in most towns when I first moved here. That kind of took a nosedive because of Covid. A lot of our downtown mysteriously burned down. Other businesses closed their doors and didn't re-open. The community center stopped having events like hikes and tours and sadly have abandoned it for now. The Markets seem to be one of the few things that survived, and now I find the goods aren't even from this community. Oh well, maybe if I go to the eastern side of the Cascades I will find the vendors from Auburn.

A Very Special Sunday Selections

Hello again. I hope you have had a wonderful week. I posted my very first Sunday Selections last week on Saturday I was so mortified I went back on radio silence, too ashamed to show my face around here. Every excuse I can imagine is remarkably lame. At some point during the day I did know it was Saturday. The truth is that while I was reading Elephant's Child's post, I got very excited. She offered me a weekly conduit for the never ending orphaned photos that make their way onto my phone. She's enjoying the cooling temperatures in Australia. While being on the other side of the Earth from me, she is also on the other side of the International Date Line. That isn't an attempted excuse. I knew where she lives and the time differences before I posted. But I was fooled and there is no one to blame but myself. To be very honest though, I am a bit amazed and proud that I have a friend who lives on the other side of the Earth. 

But I Promised You Special...

The pictures that are shared on Sunday Selections are supposed to be the pictures you have languishing on your camera...I have oh, so many of those. These pictures that I want to share aren't them. They haven't been in my possession for so very long... And to be totally honest, I didn't take most of them...maybe any of them. My job that day was to remain present, but visibly obscure while providing comfort and support to my child...And, I have already broken the news of the marriage, so that isn't even a big surprise. 

But here are the pictures...

 

Mollie got married

They kissed before we all escaped back up the aisle to the party ...

Where extroverted children out did their introverted parents...

They had the first dance...

They cut the pie... Mollie isn't a fan of cake.

There was even a peck at the end of the night. Wink Wink....

My baby girl is married. My son's are healing...that is another blog.