I wrote out a long narrative about how important Saturdays are in our house, with a lengthy description of all the fantastic bits we encountered yesterday, but it just didn't feel right, so I scratched it. Instead, I offer you a list, a Saturday list, and a handful of photographs to show you what made it for me, and for Andrew too, an amazing day.
- short, but beautiful, drives out of town
- thrifting a few new treasures in a different city
- spending time talking about reading & recommendations with a 12yr old girl at a used bookshop
- taking the scenic route back home
- stopping at a roadside farm stand for fresh strawberries, Rainier cherries, & shelling peas
- sharing one of their homemade strawberry shakes
- snacking on the bag of cherries shared between
- stopping the in next small town for picnic provisions
- a loaf of farmer bread from the bread shop
- aged gruyere, salumi flavored with lemongrass, and rhubarb soda from the delicatessen
- an impromptu picnic on a large flat-topped rock with a look out over the water
- a blanket we keep in the car for emergency picnic stops
- taking photographs with the Land Camera of the amazing view
- swarms of bumblebees hovering over the wild blackberry vines below
- listening to the newest Grizzly Bear album during our time in the car
- making a big pot of strawberry jam with our findings
- dinner consisting of cinnamon toast eaten while watching a film
- prepping the ingredients for scones the next morning
4 comments:
What a LOVELY post about a LOVELY Saturday.
Rubarb soda? Rubarb Soda? You know how I love Rubarb stuff!
it almost looks surreal...i'm sure the words and writing lend more loveliness to an already lovely and well-celebrated Saturday. I've got to admit, I love the way you write.
what a fantastic list. you know how i love them.
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