Sunday, June 15, 2008

Late Sunday afternoon

Old friends came over after church. We grilled wild Alaskan sockeye salmon--Copper River, only available for a few weeks in the summer--on cedar planks, with a special grilled squash salad. The Scientist made sangria. The conversation was peaceful. I spent the rest of the afternoon on the couch, reading the paper, while my dear husband and sweet dog dozed nearby.

Aunt Icy's crinums are in riotous bloom. The dark red crepe myrtle by the front door is having the best year it's had in a long time.

No reports to write tonight. Only one more load of laundry. Not much to do but rest and read.

"Thank you, dear God, for this good life and forgive us if we do not love it enough."
--Garrison Keillor

12 comments:

Ruth Hull Chatlien said...

Sounds like an almost perfect day.

DogBlogger said...

Amen.

God_Guurrlll said...

I second that Amen. Thank you for the Garrison Keillor quote.

spookyrach said...

Amen to that. Pass me the comics section, willya?

Diane M. Roth said...

what a great day and a great quote.

Terri said...

sigh...grilled salmon, sangria, and friends...followed by a relaxing read...yeah, a perfect kind of day.

Rev Kim said...

Sounds like a perfectly lovely day.

I love Copper River salmon!

Jan said...

Lovely And I love salmon, especially grilled! Maybe someday we can barbecue together.

Mary Beth said...

Gorgeous. Thanks for sharing it.

soul and culture said...

I wondered exactly what crinums were until I googled it and found Marcelle showing hers off.

crosswick said...

Ahhhh, I feel rested just reading this, you Bohemian!

Anonymous said...

sounds like the kingdom has come near...Amen indeed!