#3Things that bring me joy for TUES: Day of Thistle & Ginger
1. Waking up to the call and response of daddy woodpecker to baby woodpecker
2.Signing off on big intellectual projects... always a dopamine hit for me
3. Listening to Top 100 '80s first thing in the morning
#3Things that bring me joy for MON: Day of Jasmine & Moonflower
1. Even though it's still so cold in the AM, I do love the hard frost on the rooftops when the sunrise is clear
2. Getting fantastic blurbs from women I respect for my new book!
3. Never fails to bring joy: thinking about my seed babies
#3Things that bring me joy for SUN: Day of Lemon & Sunflower
1. Rereading a YA novel I first read in 1977 (Saturday, The 22nd of October)…. It holds up!
2. Finished early on a nagging project 🏁
3. Finally watching 11.22.63… which may be my favorite Stephen King novel… such a satisfying read

3 things about J. Lee Thompson’s WHAT A WAY TO GO! [1964]

1. Murdered by his own machine.
2. Frenetic Dick Van Dyke, dictating letter after letter after letter.
3. The lovers lie together inside a giant bubbling champagne glass.

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#3Things that bring me joy for SAT: Day of Garlic & Mugwort
1. 8hrs in the seedstarting places today… potting up seedlings, resowing, fertilizing, etc—so satisfying
2. New continuous spray mister just upped my garden game
3. Great germination and growth on my 🍅 🫑 🌶️ in the cultivation station
#3Things that bring me joy for FRI: Day of Rose & Vanilla
1. I swear my greenhouse seedlings grew an inch overnight!
2. New puppy in the family… pics forthcoming 🐶
3. Early candytuft and the pink growth on emerging thyme in late afternoon sun
#3Things that bring me joy for THURS: Day of Wheat & Sage
1. Striking things off the seemingly bottomless To Do List
2. Truthtellers in art 💜
3. The woodpeckers (and hummingbirds) literally come to the house asking for food!

3 things about John Boorman’s EXCALIBUR [1981]

1. Fucking with your armor still on.
2. All at once, she has become a crone.
3. Hand and sleeve emerging from the water.

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#3Things that bring me joy for THURS: Day of Wheat & Sage
1. Striking things off the seemingly bottomless To Do List
2. Truthtellers in art 💜
3. The woodpeckers (and hummingbirds) literally come to the house asking for food!
#3Things that bring me joy for WED: Day of Fern & Lavender
1. Watching the birds build a nest in m hanging basket
2. A little blast of sunshine this morning
3. Running into an amazing piece of labradorite at… the print shop?