09/03/2026
I was so close to not missing my annual post for but this summer has left me stripped bare, completely exposed & nary an ounce of energy to do beyond the bare minimum.
Usually my AuNatural August pics (which I started doing cause it's too damn hot to wear anything & World Naked Gardening Day is still a titbit nippy) are taken in a more agriculturally artistic fashion. But this year au natural is more about just surviving & being yourself in the moment.
I was hoping to have a calendar ready this Xmas, but the property is under construction so not picture worthy & I still need four more photos. **I'm looking at you Jimmy Urciuoli to be in my Goldenrod in October with your aviators, stellar mustache & that's it. You too Leonara Apothecary as you coined the term foodoir for me.**
Some may have missed my post that my husband was in a near fatal accident July 25th. Before that, our beloved cutie Judy passed in June. Before that, my riding mower hasn't worked since May so I have been push mowing the orchard all summer. Summer has sucked to say the least.
So here I am, au natural in August-- kinda angry while also sad, very sweaty, unshowered, fueled by cake for breakfast, walkman-packed f***y pack & rocking my twenty year old backyard bathing suit. (It stays backyard cause no one should wear a white bathing suit in public. No one. Yes, I will judge you. This one came in a mystery sale, probably cause no one buys a white bathing suit).
But I digress. Happy freaking September! Cheers to shorter days, cooler temps & less mowing.
