The Dog Days
The dog days of summer. Maple takes them as personal vindication — slow is correct, naps are productive. There are seasons for coasting, and this is one.
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The Saturday With No Plan
A radical Saturday proposal: have no plan. Some of the best days have no agenda — they just happen, and you're there for it. Take a page from the dog.
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The Morning After
The morning after the Fourth has its own quiet. Recovery is a legitimate use of a day. Let it be soft — you don't have to earn the rest.
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What the Heat Does
Late June heat has arrived and settled. Maple is rotating between every breezy corner. Let the heat be an instruction to slow down a little.
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The Long Saturday
June Saturdays have more hours of light than any other. Maple is prepared for this. She would like you to know the backyard is excellent today.
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The First Saturday of Summer
The first Saturday of summer in the heart. Maple has claimed her sunny patch. Let the season actually land on you today.
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Something Is Blooming Right Now
Late May: the peak of it. Everything doing what it waited all winter to do. Go find what's blooming. It's probably closer than you think.
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Maple goes out with an agenda consisting entirely of: let's see what happens. There's a Saturday philosophy in there.
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Open the Windows
Open the windows today. Let the air come in. Let May in. Sometimes that's the whole plan and it's enough.
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Happy National Pet Day, Maple
Maple has been informed of National Pet Day and has responded by sleeping in my spot on the couch. Very on-brand.
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