Good morning. ☀️ Clear and cool start to the day. It feels a little Fall-like on the screened in porch! Thank goodness the smoke has passed, at least for a few days. 🩵 Have a beautiful Monday!

Come on - it will be fun! 🫠

It looks like I missed saying hello yesterday. I started the day with a few pieces of news that set the day off-kilter! I hope you had a beautiful Saturday.

Good morning. 🩵 Wishing you a peaceful Sunday. 🕊️

Good morning. ☀️ The sun is shining and it is not orange out there, but the particulate numbers are still high enough that we’re being cautious. YoYo has swimming today, and we’re still going to go so long as another smoke cloud doesn’t blow in. 🩵🐟🩵 I hope you enjoy a beautiful Friday!

M O O D

Good morning. 🩶 Hazy wildfire smoke continues. (So does the low grade headache and eye irritation!) 😣 I’ve got to plan the menu for the weekend. Nothing sounds appealing given the state of things! Stay safe and healthy, folks. ❤️‍🩹❤️❤️‍🩹

Good morning. Apocalyptic orange, smoky skies again today. Between this and our food supply not feeling safe (on top of everything else) something has broken in me. I hope something shifts. Stay safe and healthy, folks.

Good morning. 🤍🩶🩵 It’s hazy already - hot air seeping into the day. 🥵 I hope you all are staying cool. Enjoy your Tuesday! 😎☀️😎

Good morning. ☀️ The neighbor is having a giant old maple taken down that was damaged in last week’s 4th of July tornado. 🌪️ Buzz-buzz-buzz. ☕️ I got a late start, but thankfully nothing pressing on the schedule. Enjoy your Monday! 💛😻💛

True story! 💅👱🏻‍♀️💅

Good morning. Hot and sunny, again! ☀️ I’ve got chicken in the oven - it’s a perfect day for a creamy, tarragon scented chicken salad. I hope you have a peaceful Sunday 🤍🕊️🤍

YoYo decided he needed a better view of the football match - so all 80lbs of him ended up on my lap! 🤣

Good afternoon. ☀️ Somehow I missed checking in this am. It’s another 82 and sunny kind of day. We had an extended porch time both this morning and afternoon. Plenty of fetch. 🎾 Chicken burrito bowls tonight! 😋 Enjoy your Saturday night. 💗😊💗

Good morning. ☀️🌬️ It’s a gloriously breezy morning on the screened in porch. The sounds of Summer - almost like the waves on Lake Michigan when I was a kid. 🩵 It’s Friday, so I’ll do the weekend grocery shopping. 🛒 No lettuce, cilantro, basil or raspberries=oof! 🚫😫 I hope you have a wonderful day!

Good morning. ☀️ Late start today. 🥵🥶🥵 Taking it slow! The men are here tidying up the yard, post tornado. 🌪️ I hope you are having a good Thursday!

Good morning. ☀️ Sunshine and 80 today. Perhaps we’ll dry out a bit before more rain as the week goes on? Trash day! 🗑️😝 My least favorite chore. Dog dad is in the city. I hope that building doesn’t crumble while he is there. 😫 Panko chicken on salad when he returns later. Have a great day!

Good morning. 💧☔️💧It’s so cool I need a blanket on my lap! Rain has been falling for hours. It’s Tuesday, and we’ve got nothing pressing as the clean up from the storm continues around us. 🩵 Have a beautiful day, folks.

And since I missed greeting you yesterday, here are my “good morning memories” from Sunday. I hope it was a peaceful one. 🤍🕊️

Good morning. ☔️ Big storms Saturday night really threw off the vibe yesterday. We were emotional and exhausted. All is ok here except the large branch on our roof! Waiting on a tree guy. I hope you have a beautiful Monday. 💗

Good morning. ☀️ The worst of the heat wave is behind us. It’s still quite warm and humid, but I’m glad we’re on the flip side. 🎶🐦‍⬛🎶 Birds are singing! They’re happy too. Be safe out there, and enjoy your Saturday! ❤️

Good morning. ☀️ Hot, hot, and more hot. Yesterday the dial on my car read 100 degrees! 🥵 Iced coffee, porch time, and lots of inside time with the AC on today. I made Ina Garten’s Summer Pasta last night - it’s always a hit! Make it a beautiful Friday! ✨🤩✨

M O O D

Good morning. ☀️ Early morning on the porch - it’s already nearly too hot and humid - this afternoon will be a doozy! For the heat over the next few days, I’m going to make frozen cherry-coconut ice pops. ✨🤩✨ I hope you have a wonderful Thursday.

The last few photos in today’s good morning memories are from Northern Michigan. It’s heaven on earth “Up North.” 4th of July in small town America at a Great Lake is a special experience.

Good morning. 🤍 Woke up foggy as could be, like a fever dream. ⛈️ It was pouring so hard last night, and after I fell asleep again the entire sounds system randomly started playing music at 3:40am! 🎶👻🎶 (I think it’s the previous owner, Lois!) Anyway, it’s July 1st. Enjoy your day.

This was our last visit to GB. He just quietly growls at me when he wants me to rip off another bite for him. 😊

Good morning. ☀️ Birds are singing. A tiny airplane is buzzing by overhead. It’s humid, but cool on the screened in porch. 🤍☕️🤍Tuesday=Great Barrington! We’ll practice YoYo’s leash skills, visit his friend at the hardware store and split a toasted peanut butter and jelly sandwich. 🥪😊 Enjoy your day!

Yep.

Car rides, dehydrated minnows, fetch - what more could a boy want? 🦴🧸🐟🧁🐿️🎾