Sunday March 30, 2025: A Small Moment of Delight
Roses!!
Welcome, I’m Mary Louisa Locke, the author of the USA Today best-selling Victorian San Francisco Mystery series and the Caelestis Science Fiction series. In this daily newsletter, I reflect on my life as an indie author trying to age gracefully. Occasionally, I will also publish some of my shorter fiction in this newsletter to read for free.
Daily Diary, Day 1670:
If you have been following my progress in increasing the length of my walks, which also means I am hitting blocks in my neighborhood that I haven’t visited in some time, you probably have noticed I am finally beginning to see signs of spring in a rose blossom here and there. Two weeks ago, I usually only found one single rose on a bush, but his week I was actually seeing two to three, with other buds beginning to show color. Needless to say, this brought me many small moments of delight.
Hope these photos will bring you delight as well, and I really do enjoy when you share what signs of spring (or for some of you, signs of fall) you are delighting in, especially when you let me know what part of the world you are living in!
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I have been watching the increasing number of dandelions and sour grass popping up. A few weeks ago it was just one or two yellow spots and now there are many. Walking my son's dog and seeing the sour grass brings back so many memories.
As a child I absolutely loved sour grass. One time I ate so much that it was like my body was eliminating pure acid. My mom was constantly telling me "dogs pee on that, that's why it grows so much." Ok, I washed off the sour grass and ate it anyway!
So, as our little Corgi stops to pee, I look at the sour grass and wonder which dogs are helping it to grow . . .
Your dedication is inspiring since I don't do as well. It seems you have developed a routine that, when established, makes it easier to accomplish your exercise and writing. No wonder you have produced your wonderful books! Kudos!!!!