When one has tasted watermelon, he knows what the angels eat.

Mark Twain

Something tasty: “We should get a watermelon before the end of the season”, I told John a few weeks ago. This was on a Saturday. After church the next day, I saw Jonathan carrying a large, bulky bag. Our friends had driven to a little tent produce market a few blocks from the church and surprised us with a watermelon and a canteloupe! We hadn’t mentioned wanting a watermelon to anyone! We could smell the melons right away and oh, they were so sweet. They couldn’t have been more perfect. “Watermelon is a memory”, John commented as he was cutting it open. As a child, he used to eat watermelon in the backyard with his grandparents listening to a Texas Rangers game on the radio. I have a special memory of adding salt to watermelon for the first time at my Aunt Madeline’s house. It forever changed how I eat it! I was probably around 10 years old at the time. The watermelon was so good, that John stopped at the tent and bought one a week later. We saw the tent was still up the other day while we were out, and we just might get another one! Both melons were so good. What stray gifts! Disclaimer: Now I don’t know if angels eat watermelon, but I thought the opening quote was cute. There are no photos of the melons to share, but I do have a few others I’ve collected. Comments about the photos are below the collage.

Also tasty was the chicken soup I made from rotisserie chicken. We love Sam’s Club chicken, but nearly every time we go, there is a long line of people waiting for the chickens to be ready. One of the days we were at Sam’s, the chickens were hot and ready and there was no line! We couldn’t believe it, so we bought two because it was rare to not have to wait. We used the chicken for tacos, chicken salad, and soup! Pictured next to the soup are green beans a friend of mine sent me. “Enjoying snipping beans on the back porch”, she shared.

Something beautiful: Another friend sent me this photo of a peony in her yard- one of many. I love it when friends and family send me their stray gifts! The first photo in the second row – Clouds in the desert always bring hope of rain. We did get some rain and it was such a blessing!

Something creative: The card in the middle of the collage was one I made for Jonathan who turned 28 years old this month. The patriotic card is part of a collection of cards I made for military and veterans. Overall, I have 45 cards to send to a charity organization that will send them out to the right places. I will have more photos posted on my Instagram account soon.

The first two photos in the last row are cards made from new templates I’ve been working with lately. There have been several occasions I’ve made cards for – get well, birthday, sympathy. And now with Autumn coming, it’s time to get my fall paper out to see what I can make with them. The last photo is of a card I sent a while ago to a friend to use. She sent me this photo and said, “I used this card today….so grateful to have beautiful cards like this one to send. Thank you!” I always hope the cards I make will be a blessing and her text was an encouragement.

O taste and see that the LORD is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

Psalm 38:4