I begin last Sunday afternoon, sitting outside on a hillside overlooking a lake, listening to music in the background, visiting with friends.
Monday morning I’m having coffee and catching up with a friend.
Tuesday evening we make a shuttle run to the airport to pick up friends and bring them back to their home in Northfield.
Wednesday was a beautiful evening for a pot-luck dinner and grilled hotdogs and a leisurely tritoon ride on Cannon Lake (toons and biminis…is this Dr. Suess influence?) and we celebrated a birthday.
Another birthday to celebrate on Thursday… flowers and a meal at Cosetta’s… with a lovely trio of multigenerational women.
Friday, being the Fourth of July, is yet one more birthday to celebrate – our country’s. We ate a piece of homemade pie and listened to a concert at a countryside gathering which claims to be the oldest 4th of July celebration in Minnesota. Later in the evening, we enjoyed a great fireworks show back in Northfield.
But also, death came this week, to a dear friend and we gathered together to remember.
All in a week’s time.
The circle of life.
Grateful.