i'm learning

I'm learning a lot these days:

grownup offspring don't get that their mother doesn't want to 'mother' when they are visiting
nor does she wish to pick up or otherwise do all the housekeeping
20-somethings eat a lot and make a lot of mess
ripe plums demand attention
itunes is wonderful
dogs bark in tandem, and always when I'm absorbed in something so as to strengthen the startle
summer is too short
a violin bow is a fussy thing, and very personal
sharing one bathroom with a teenager in the house is difficult
if that teen is a girl it is much more difficult again
when I'm missing knives I should look in the bedrooms? huh?
garlic on tomatoes tastes wonderful
i should paint when I feel like it or I'll miss the picture
i should write when I feel like it or I'll miss the song


I'm learning all this while I cook and clean and talk to kids and play violin and sing and strum and plan and think and love my husband. One day I expect I'll know an awful lot!