How did it get to be Friday already? Specifically, mid-afternoon on a Friday here in the Pacific Northwest (later for many of you). Thanks to Nancy at A Rural Journal, though, I can offer my Random 5. I’m hoping to be back to a regular blogging routine by September. Have a great weekend!
- I have a superpower. It’s the incredible ability to ignore commercials. Hubby will look at me, incensed about some advertisement, and my response is usually, “Huh?” I have no idea what he’s talking about because I shut off my attention. What’s your superpower?
- The last few weeks, I’ve been tied up working on the programs for two different theatrical productions. Normally I volunteer on Tuesdays, but I’ve had to put in some long hours lately. Writing material, I can do. Layouts, not so much, though I’m giving it the old college try. Fortunately, this is temporary, as a new person starts September 1, so I get my regular routine back starting…now.
- This week I took an exciting next step in my gardening career: I had enough produce to give some away. It wasn’t much, just some plums and tomatoes, but it felt really good.
- We’ve had gloom and mist in the mornings all week long. Last night the top of the ferry glided through a cloud, and it looked like a submarine. Unfortunately, I didn’t see it in time to get a good photo, but it was way cool. Trust me. The locals call this month Fogust, and rightly so.
- We had our first real party on our deck this past week. Some folks from the neighborhood came over, and we had a great time. Next up: the cast party for Much Ado About Nothing on August 18! I’ve never done much entertaining before, so this is a new adventure for me.
Nancy @ A Rural Journal says
“Fogust” — I love that!
My superpower? Ask me where something is, anything, in this mess of a house and I can tell you exactly where it is. Usually.
Curly hair — tell me about it sista!
Have a great weekend Nadine. xo
admin says
That’s an impressive superpower! I like it!
You too on the hair? Boy oh boy. One of these days I hope I get it figured out.
buttercup2000 says
Thanks for stopping by Buttercup’s.. I’ll be back to visit and catch up on your blog. I’m thinking of moving to WordPress and a hosting company and I found your comments interesting and scary!
admin says
Thanks for coming over to my blog! The main thing if you’re switching over is to make sure you don’t lose your subscribers in the process *sigh*.
lynn says
I’m glad you had a successful deck party ‘Fogust’, funny-my SP might be I can ignore rudeness from others however I choose not to ignore it when it is happening to others, then I have to speak up. Am loving your book….bravo with your gardening success and generosity.
admin says
I wish I had that superpower! It’s a good one to have. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the book! Thanks for reading it.
Tina Fariss Barbour says
Nadine, I’m sorry I’m just now getting around. I haven’t been online much over the last few days.
My superpower? It might be when I am able to act like everything is fine when it’s not. That’s not usually a healthy thing to do, but sometimes in the business world, on the job, etc. it’s necessary.
That’s so wonderful that you shared your bounty from your garden. I’m looking forward to doing that, too. I’m getting really excited. I’m getting a little scared, too, though. 🙂
I think when we see beautiful sights like you did on the water, even when we can’t capture it in a photo, it stays with us.
admin says
It’s true that we often have to put a different face on at the office or in certain environments. When I first started therapy in my 20s, and all my unprocessed pain came rushing to the surface, I couldn’t create those filters. It wasn’t good for my career!
I’m looking forward to hearing your garden stories. Things don’t always go right for me in the garden, and there’s always something to take care of — sometimes unplanned. Still, I love the challenge, and when the food is on the plate, it’s all worthwhile!