With less traveling this year, I'm appreciating drop-by guests and overnight hosting much more. A few weeks ago Mom came down for the weekend, somewhat unexpectedly. Between her announcement and arrival, I barely had time to neaten up the apartment, finish a few tasks I'd already started, and develop a vague idea of what we would eat.
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| No Parking, Reserved for Irises. |
Our unstructured weekend brimmed with adventures. Friday night we viewed a MICA exhibt and shared a tapas dinner with a friend. Saturday morning found us on a rainy walk to the Waverly Farm Market where we sampled Hen-of-the-Woods mushrooms and sorrel. Sunday afternoon we braved the humidity to go window shopping in quirky Hampden.
Since a love of flowers and gardens runs in the family, we revisited the
Vibrant Pocket Garden in its early summer glory.
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| Red roses, purple irises, and pink peonies. |
Of course we talked, talked, talked ... over afternoon tea, making roast chicken dinner, and re-teaching Mom how to crochet.
Mom's visit felt like a stay-at-home vacation despite cooking and even packing a few boxes for the up-coming move. Perhaps because Mom insisted on doing most of the dishes ....
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| Flowers v. Taxi: A competition in color. |
I'm curious if anyone has ever deliberately tried a "Staycation"?
I love pocket gardens and parks. Sometimes I have this urge to wander into people's yards to check out their gardenly Feng shui. That's probably an urge I should stifle, huh?
ReplyDeleteHere's to exploring for flowers together!
I haven't tried one. Maybe you have guessed... I'd get a little cooped up! Then again, I've never had flowers around me like yours. OH WOW.
ReplyDeleteStaycations = awesome.
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