blisses, domestic

i have a new plan. my last plan was too lofty, and i'm trying to ease up on myself but still feel motivated and still enjoy summer:::: here's the simplified version::::

1. read/ start 1 or 2 new books a week
2. first draft of 1 new poem per week, new draft of an older poem
3. sew one useful thing
4. try one new recipe, baking or cooking.

here is this week's new recipe:::;chard with parmesan!!;;;;it's from alice waters' book "the art of simple food";;;;;you simply cook a bunch of chard in salted boiling water for about 3 or 4 minutes, then you drop 2 or 3 tablespoons of butter in a skillet and saute the chard for a few minutes, adding a handful or so of freshly grated parmesan::::: and yes it is delicious! our new favorite way to eat our greens!! and finn loved it too!!
happy flower moon last night::::happy first official week of summer:::::: and here's to self-ed plans, old & new::::: (or are they just tyrannical?)

here's how i occupy finn as i cook: i ask him to get some of his plastic or rubber toys to "wash":::it works pretty well!

a thing i do that makes me think of my mom::put some tea out on the porch to get sunny:::suntea!

task completed::gave the Q-dog her beginning-of-summer bath;;;; pictured here are the remnants of that endeavor::::

and i always feel good when i manage to get the diapers bleaching out in the sun:::: although, i have to admit, as i speak, half of these right now are still out in the yard, dripping wet with the incessant nightly rain. . .