August

1: parodying the Great British Baking Show while making vegan coffee cake
2: family endeavor to clean my brother's room
3: baking vegan pop tarts
4: uncovering older Stonebank and Stephen Walking tunes
5: the conclusion to the Seeds of America trilogy
6: an afternoon at Tingley Beach with the little ones
7: little crocheted romphim for Boomer
8: a story that combines dream-like time and space with quantum and metaphysics
9: "Make My Day" by DROELOE
10: a post-dinner game of backyard soccer
11: reading an old favorite story and still feeling the same emotions for/with the characters
12: the middle twins' first time traveling by plane
13: chatting with Grandma's neighbors
14: riding the trike around and exploring the neighborhood
15: learning about native Alaskan life
16: playing gin with a New Mexico-raised, Alaska-residing man I met on the train
17: meeting my grandma's boyfriend
18: "Fire Dancer" by Victor Kelleher
19: cooking shepherd's pie to celebrate Virgil's 85th birthday
20: watching the Alaskan wilderness go by
21: wildlife spotting on the tour bus through Denali National Park
22: reconnecting with people we met earlier in our travels
23: brownie cupcake-muffins for Boomer and Pongo's birthday
24: meeting and hanging out with Grandma's besties
25: bundled in a new hoodie
26: "Sun Won't Rise" by Seven Lions feat. Rico and Miella nvmbr edit
27: late afternoon walk in a loop around the neighborhoods
28: seeing the southwestern landscape from up above
29: dropping in and saying hello to an old teacher
30: walking barefoot along the sidewalks of the neighborhood in the falling night
31: roadrunners running through the park