1/30/25 – The simplest of joys… a bottle of bubbles and an old play kitchen…
Hey there happy reader!
Bedlam.
That’s what happens when you let a two-year-old loose in your house! My California grandson is here (and yes, so are his parents!) for an open-ended visit while things shake out environmentally at home in Los Angeles.
Currently, most experts have advised that children not be outside in the toxic mix in the air from the fires that finally seem to be under control. Unfortunately, the homes that burned released a mix of unhealthy chemicals into the atmosphere. It finally rained, but not enough to wash away the remnants of this disaster… so we have an energetic house guest!
We’ve been blowing a lot of bubbles.
Well, not exactly blowing them. We hold the tightly closed bottle, because, well, no bubble blowing inside the house, and this little boy is not so fond of a cold, northeastern winter day!
Instead, we run around talking about blowing bubbles! I’ve found that the simplest of pleasures can be found inside that ten-cent bottle of soap. It’s the thought that one day we will blow those bubbles that seems to matter. And honestly, it’s a metaphor for this entire experience.
Soon enough, the season will turn, and the sun will come out and warm the day. And hopefully, in the not too distant future, Los Angeles will rise from the ashes, and he can safely go back outside and play.
When we’re not talking about blowing bubbles, we’re in the basement “cooking” up something on an old play kitchen, complete with a “microwave” and a “cordless phone.” You would think that we’re on the set of a Food Network program, competing to make something delicious. Hours can pass as we “bake a cake” or “make eggs…”
All this to say that not much writing has gotten done here this week.
But, I wouldn’t change a thing about this unexpected visit. Life is too short to miss any opportunity to hang out with a two-year-old!
I hope that wherever you are today, you channel a bit of your own inner child and indulge in something that makes you happy. The simpler, the better. A PB&J, anyone?
As always, let me know what you think!
xoxo,
Hilari

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