Elizabeth Has Science Homework (Keene)

“[Kindness is] helpfulness towards someone in need, not in return for anything, nor for the advantage of the helper himself, but for that of the person helped.” -Aristotle

@maggiemarton 💗

@GoesByElizabeth I'll certainly let you know! :) (Sending big hugs your way, too!)

@GoesByElizabeth Thinking of you as I dive into this one.

@IdeaNurturing I have three grand rats: Sushi, Fig and Gus, whom my daughter has yet to leave in my care. You are indeed the bomb grandmother!

Babysitting... no wait, that's not right... pet sitting my granddaughter's pet rat this weekend. Am I a great grandmother, or what? His name is ratatouille - or toots, for short. Such a sweet guy!

That puny cucumber plant and I did this. no bees involved (where are the🐝?!) anyway, I hand pollinated a female flower & few wks later, BOOM, 1 cucumber, from a giant, prolific vine. Best cucumber in the world, tbh. ty, that is all. yay for growing food in one’s yard! 🙏 🌱☀️💧

@maggiemarton @TaliaHibbert FYI on Hundred Years of Solitude: inspired writing (brilliant storytelling/imagery), HEAVY content (all the things that give human beings a bad rep incl)-I almost couldn’t finish, but it lightened up, a little, thankfully near the end. I hate not finishing books.😁 Next please!

YES! I loved it! Next a trio of light summer reads: a rom-com series by @TaliaHibbert. They're so funny, John can hear me laughing from the next room. Plus, diverse and inclusive characters. Finished #1 in two nights. Onto #2!

the derivation of formulas for complex math problems must’ve been like the invention of GPS. no one can find their way without it now. it’s convenient, but makes us lazy. my dog doesn’t really care and that’s his gift

looks good. might hurl it up later. hydrangea: 1 cats: 0 I win!

h/t The Designer

@maggiemarton uh, The Goldfinch is huge! Guess I’m reading One-Hundred Years…next. Will let you know how it turns out.😊 And ty for the heads up on the Forest for the Trees! Hope it was as riveting throughout.

@GoesByElizabeth I read The Goldfinch years ago, and One Hundred Years of Solitude is another that's on my towering TBR pile! Let me know what you dig into next. Thanks for the tip on Till We Have Faces. Will add that to the list, too!

Just finished Till We Have Faces (and still trying to get my head around the allegory-beautiful, provocative prose). On deck: One Hundred Years of Solitude and The Goldfinch. I’ll decide which is 1st when I get my hands on the books this weekend. Happy reading, Maggie! #amreading

4 happy flowery things 2day @NorfolkBotanic: 1) deeply fragrant white rose, 2) huge southern magnolia tree (many buds still to open), 3) wild honeysuckle squatting in a sad, past-bloom rhododendron hedge, 4) the most stunning, in-full-bloom, red rhododendron I’ve ever seen 🙏🌳🌺

@LAFDestiny It’s ok. I lost him in December, unexpectedly, to kidney failure. He and I had nearly 11 priceless years, side by side, tho, and Dewi has been a massive comfort. He’s also thriving-a cat’s dog, turns out. I’m grateful. ty for asking. 🙏

@GoesByElizabeth I hesitate to ask, but is Jon Farleigh still around? Realized I've only seen Dewi posts lately.

this is my very good boy, Dewi, being good. 💗

2/2 legacy ⚾️

#11 Ryan Ripken @ bat (saw his dad play in #Birdland 27 years ago. so cool.) 🧡🌊⚾️💚 Norfolk baseball is back!

deconstructed sunlight on black granite

Ftr, I didn’t fail at fostering Jovie (as one can see here), I eliminated the potential forever home competition. oh my lord, y’all, am I glad I got assigned this kitten (both of them, tbh) 😭

attention grab, but omg, not too grabby, mom human

I often wonder what his parents were like, to produce such a creature.

plotting world domination? no, he’s not that dumb. who the heck would want that job? i mean really?