Saturday, July 14, 2018

Lazy days of summer

I hope I never cease to be delighted with the ebb and flow of life - from a full slate, to an empty one.  From days when there to-do list is there and waiting to be addressed, to other days when the hours stretch before me, waiting to be filled. 

Once upon a time, late in June, I began a blog post this way.  And then I remembered that I had a webinar on the fascinating topic of European Data Privacy Laws to watch while I knit.  So I tidied up my computer desktop, setting the post aside for completion after the webinar, reached for my knitting, got logged into the webinar ....

And got a chat message.  Did I have time to help out with a project?  Of course!  So, keeping an ear on the webinar and an eye on the chat window, I learned about the new project.

And then my phone lit up.  Could I possibly help out with a few tasks?  Of course!

And the blog post quietly faded into the background.  I think it lived in a browser window for three or four days before I laughed and closed the window.  My days ebb and flow, and I delight in them ... and it's definitely been a flow lately.  (Literally  AND figuratively.  Flows with External Resources, or Quick Actions and Process Builders invoking Flows, anyone?)

A quick recap of the past few weeks:
  • The counterpane is progressing.  I'm on square 37, and have decided to take a break after square 40 to knit a Print O' The Wave Stole.
  • Tomatoes and Cucumbers and Kale and Swiss Chard are delicious, fresh from the garden.  I have an oil trap for the earwigs (sardine tin + olive oil.  Dump and refill as needed) and they're not decimating things too badly.  More like vigintimating.  
  • I'm learning lots of lovely Salesforcey things.
  • I spend much of my day being officially helpful to others.  (Yay!)
  • Spraying the town for mosquitoes kept things mosquito-free for about 3 days.  And I wish I  knew what the non-mosquito bites I have are!  
  • I've been going on a few bike rides here and there. I hope to head out on one this afternoon.
  • Cinnamon blondies are delicious.  
  • Cinnamon blondies are cooking on the stove now.  Gotta run!
Quick picture ... Calendula Tea steeping