I sit here typing in the darkness of my kitchen as my face reflects that familiar bluish glare of my laptop. I can hear the choir of the crickets interrupting the silence of the night and the unmistakable hum of the refrigerator, which never seems to have enough space.
I look for creative ways to describe the photos of the delicious cherries we have been enjoying for the last couple of days and the beautiful vintage scale, that is not so vintage, found during our vacation…
I can perhaps tell you that I love cherries even though I did not taste one until I was 20 years old. Tell you that I don’t enjoy cherry flavoured foods, yet love the taste of fresh cherries. I can tell you that I have tried (unsuccessfully) to tie a knot out of a cherry stem with my tongue several times.
But as I sit here in the darkness, I can also hear that beautiful laughter of my children as they play a game of ‘who am I’ with their dad. It makes it so hard to concentrate because that is where I want to be.
I want to be within the laughter and get drunk with that sound that fills your soul with peace and happiness; the sound of children laughing.
I have been feeling a little disconnected from the blog world of late and somewhat anxious about not communicating and posting often enough. But it has been that sound that has been keeping me away and has made me neglect this little blog of mine.
Summer is coming to an end and I will be kissing my kiddies good-bye as they set off to school. Our house will soon be silent and I will miss their laughter so I want to fill my days making them smile.
So today, as I neglected my blog, we discovered a new forest. Where frogs leaped at our feet and hurriedly scurried into the creek; we learned to listen to mother nature as she warned us of an incoming storm. We took flight, but will soon come back to explore its green beauty.
Today, as I neglected my blog, my husband and I snuggled to the sound of the rain. Today, as I neglected my blog, I also created so I may not neglect my blog for too long, for this is where I find a different kind of magic forest; one full of creativity, inspiration and support.
Thank you friends for understanding that sometimes I need to neglect this little blog in order to grow other aspects of my life.
Have a beautiful day!
much love,
Lucy
I love that you neglected your blog to savor moments w/ your family. Hard to blog if you don’t break away and enjoy the people and things in your life.
you know what life truly is lucy–enjoy those moments with your family 🙂
Love the scale, the colour is stunning 🙂
Love.
Perfection. You know what is important. Stick to that and don’t even let blogging enter your mind. Do it only when you want to! :o)
I think you priorities are beautiful. Just right on.
And I am now craving some fresh cherries!
xo Jaime
You are soooo doing the right thing! Beautiful pictures of cherries and a great scale too!
Susan
Such a nice post today! Loving the red cherries and the scale.. Enjoy your day!
Children first… blogging second. Your priorities are perfect!
nothing beats the sweetness of family….it is so much better than the sweetness of fresh cherries!
There are times when a moment is too sacred to record. I enjoy your updates because they’re from a lady who has a full life. So don’t sacrifice your fullness of life to keep me entertained. 😉
Such a true and lovely post. I think you said it all and so beautifully!
Life first, then blogging. For without the life part there is nothing to blog about. Really beautiful way you described everything too!! Magical!
What a lovely post.
Beautiful photography – love the 5th photo – great DOF! Enjoy your children – time flys!
love cherries! beautiful photo’s 🙂