WEEKENDING: PEACE WITH MYSELF

I want to give and take
from my children and husband,
to share with friends and
community, to carry out my
obligations to man, and to
the world, as a woman, as an
artist, as a citizen.

But I want first of all-
in fact, as an end to these
other desires-to be at peace
with myself. I want a singleness
of eye, a purity to intention,
a central core to my life that
will enable me to carry out these
obligations and activities as well
as I can.

~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh, from
   Gift from the Sea

weekending, my favorite part of the week. a time to relax, live, love, just to be. if you'd like to share your weekend either with words, photographs, or both, leave a link to a weekend post in the comments. Joining with Amanda for her weekending posts.

This has been a weekend of perfect weather,
70 during the day and mid 40's at night.
Saturday, after the meal planning, house
cleaning and weekly market trip, my time
was spent outdoors. Along with the daily,
[since I don't want to tempt the squirrels],
pick up of pecans  [I say pa-khans], 
the oranges are now beginning to ripen and
must also be picked. I baked my husband's
great grandmother's rolls and wondered
why I don't bake them more often since
they really just as easy as bread? I tried
out a new recipe and other than subbing
homemade vegetable stock for the
chicken stock and adding a little [OK, a
lot] more cheese I left it alone. A copy
of the recipe now resides in my home
planner so I won't lose it.

Sunday has been a quiet day. A day for
me to sit outside and knit [more socks],
to listen to the birds and watch the
bees on the golden rod, to not have
to cook, to take a nap and just enjoy
my own company and await the
return of my family. A day of Peace.
Now, I can face the new week.

How was your weekend?
xx

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