weekending

Paint swatches, roasted veggies, sweet friends;

a favourite game with a new twist;

last year’s cherries in anticipation of this year’s bounty.

The neighbourhood and its children enjoying spring with picnics and water balloons;

chats with family and stolen moments at the sewing machine;

the best cinnamon rooibos.

Kids with kind friends for sandboxes and sunshine,

we shop for hardwood and check Energy Star ratings;

secret pretzels and pastries;

thrifting denied.

A chicken dinner for twelve, not early enough for sandy, sun-kissed kids;

visiting with mama and papa until bedtime has long since come and gone;

a late night so worth it.

Chicken stock a simmering, bread rising, granola baking;

Kids out all day, baby giggles, the boy tells jokes;

perhaps now a nap.

Laughter, sunshine, dreaming – this is how we’ve spent our weekend. 

How about you?

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joining Amanda for weekending