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A break from the hot, muggy days we've been having, and time for a short walk between appointments.

These beautiful sunflowers gave my spirits an instant boost.

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A daughter willing to help me get started on a project I've been putting off for at least ten years--sorting through boxes of old photos and putting them in albums.

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Two sets of helping hands.

A friend who dropped what she was doing to drive over and help me drain the fat off of three pounds of chopped meat sautéing in my cast iron pan, that was too heavy for me to lift off the stove.

A second friend who  helped me deliver the meal by carrying it down to the car, and then into the home of the family I had prepared it for.

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Pizza and Yahtzee with my favorite daughter (and grand-doggie).

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Being encouraged and lifted up by long forgotten comments on an old blog I revisited.

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Getting to celebrate my youngest great-grandchild's first birthday.

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That little bag of take-out condiments I can't bear to throw out came in very handy today when I was in the middle of cooking supper and realized I had no soy sauce (a key ingredient).