9-21-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Tink curled up and purring by my side while I sleep
Smoked Gouda and apple chicken sausage in a quiche, with red onions and mushrooms
Finding different ways to sleep straight through the night
A fresh breeze blowing the humidity away
Walking the land with a dear friend
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈😴
9-20-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A grand day out, starting with breakfast with Ruth and Kim, thrifting in Westerville, lunch and Half-Baked Bistro, and visiting shops and vendors at the Middle Earth March in Mt. Vernon—all with dear friend Matt
Soothing, cleansing rains through the night
Sweet plantains
Prepping packages to mail out this week
Dreams about Tink
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛💕⛈️
9-19-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Bananas for breakfast
Matt’s hugs and presence and joy
A successful annual furnace maintenance call
How the crawl space under the house isn’t really all that scary after all
Sliders with pickles and mayo, fries on the side
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍔
9-18-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Rediscovering the film “Mass Appeal” with Jack Lemmon and Zeljko Ivanek
What it feels like when my peace is protected
Green beans with butter, salt, and pepper
A light breeze to dry the laundry
Trusting that things will work out, even in the midst of chaos
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨🐝
9-16-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Setting up the downstairs guest room with a new mattress, bedding, and comforting touches—company’s coming!
Touching up the home office with some autumnal decor
Getting caught up on work projects and starting new ones
Planting perennial pollinators for next year’s garden
Eating what I grew this year
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈👩🌾
9-15-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Finding creative ways to make life work
Pan-roasted vegetables over pasta, with homemade basil walnut pesto
Getting ready for the cozy season—unpacking and washing blankets and throws
A successful wheel alignment
Getting things done ahead of schedule
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍝
9-14-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Time with Andi and Greg yesterday
A clematis plant to vine up and around the garden trellises
When your neck hurts from looking up at the stars in absolute awe and gratefulness
An outfit that fits comfortably and looks nice
Carnitas tacos and a side of black beans with onions
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🌌
9-13-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Kind and fun service techs at the auto repair shop
Safely driving through a downpour on the way to deliver a granola order to The Rustic Harvest in Circleville
Tucked in with Joe, Marie, and Vicky during the afternoon storms, eating pizza
Trimming back the brambles in the memory garden behind the house
Sautéed zucchini and red cabbage with olive oil and white wine vinegar
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈⛈️
9-12-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Time with Jane, John and Felicia
A smart haircut for fall
The softest pair of new-to-me jeans, paired with an equally soft polo shirt
A day full of errands, accomplishments, time with dear friends
That first juicy section of a freshly peeled mandarin
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍊
9-11-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
My experience at the Red Cross during 9/11 and after
The importance of telling our stories—regularly
Managing a tight schedule today
Granola-making at 1:30am
A quick run through Trader Joe’s for freeze-dried raspberries, turkey burgers, and dried orange slices
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🇺🇸❤️
9-10-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Window-rattling thunder
A most spectacular display of power in last night’s storm
Simple dinners that satisfy
How little I need to be content
Acupuncture treatments that help me sleep better
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈😴
9-9-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Filling a granola order, starting at 4:00am
Restocking supplies for the next round of baking
Last night’s open mic poetry slam event at the Granville Center for the Arts
The new ink stamp Peggy got me, an outline of a sleeping cat
All the little things that make life work
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨
9-7-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
A lovely lunch with family at a beloved Italian restaurant
What’s waiting on the other side of my fears and apprehension
The scent of dew-drenched grass clippings on the morning walk
Tink guarding me as I sleep
Almond butter on toast, with a seedless mandarin and a handful of vitamins
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🍞
9-6-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Monarchs dancing among the goldenrod
Thinning out my art supplies, carefully
Getting ready for a houseguest later this month
Repurposing antique wooden soda crates as shelves and storage for all the books and journals I make
That feeling of pulling away from the thrift store, knowing I’ve given them good stuff to sell
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🧹🧽🧺
9-5-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
My sister, Peggy, on her birthday
Getting up at 5:30, closing the windows, feeding the cats, and falling asleep again in the guest room upstairs until 8:00, drifting off to the thunder and lightning
A much cleaner fridge, filled with healthy food
New tires on the truck
A day for mostly indoor work, much needed
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈🌧️
9-4-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
Spending time with coworkers at a conference, listening to our collective creative ideas
Getting to take the ombudsman team photo
That first blast of cool water in the shower after a sweaty morning walk
Recovering my footing in an awkward social situation
Swarms of dragonflies, hundreds of them, skimming the grass and helicoptering in the sky above as I watched, stunned, from below
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈💕🎈
9-2-2026
Good morning dear friends—today, I’m grateful for…
The reliable comfort of tea
Roasted beets with sheep’s milk feta, olive oil, pink salt, and garlic
Trying out new ways of thinking about things
An unexpected and spontaneous art project
Coconut lime granola on top of Cheerios
What are you grateful for today?🇺🇦☮️🏕📚🌈🤟🐈⬛🏳️🌈✨💕