Life, Photography, What I Kept

What I Kept – August 2026

Kari

I began writing this series in May of 2022, not intending to make it a tradition. But it stayed, and so did you. Thank you for showing up each month.

the month of august was brought to you by the letter h- humidity.
we won’t be doing any of that
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anna’s flight from newark to san diego started out fine, but took a little detour…past my dad’s hometown
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lunch with melanie
mike took this while mowing the lawn – a little bunny peering in
ella wrote this for mike while he was recovering from open heart surgery- we never took it down
anna and i did an overnight alone. we watched real housewives, tiktok’ed, and ate cookies in bed. we are planning another one in six months.
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babies
the day after a migraine
my mom’s skylight

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9 thoughts on “What I Kept – August 2026”

  2. First, sorry about the migraines. Just seeing that trash . . . sigh . . .

    But so cool about the flight taking a slight detour over your Dad’s hometown! I love that you and Anna had such a fun sleepover. My oldest has mentioned wanting to go on a trip with just the two of us, but I don’t know how that would happen. Maybe when my husband retires, he can watch the grandkids while our SIL is at work.

    That rabbit looking in your door (at the goose?) is hilarious! Also, why is he so skinny? Our resident rabbit is enormous. And now that I see your front door, can I ask in the NO Soliciting sign works? Because ours does not! And now I’m getting all sorts of Ring camera TikToks on the subject.

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  3. Hello there Kari, I’m sorry it’s been a while since I visited. I enjoyed the images and little readings you kept this month. And yeah, the trashcan picture; oh my, that looks like the suffering my sweety used to endure before Aimovig. 🤗 The excerpt from ‘Grace Without God’ reminds me of a day we spent last week with one of our grandkids, knowing the opportunity won’t come again since he’s starting elementary school next week. We took him for his fave lunch (McDonald’s) and then to a nature preservation area he loves. Partway through the afternoon he asked what time it was and when we told him, he said, “Good. That means we still have a lot of time together.” 🥰 Ella’s note is a visible symbol of the family trauma from Mike’s surgery and health scare… may that feeling pass soon and the note become a reminder of something you’re all grateful for. Blessings to you, friend.

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  4. This is all delightful, but I especially love the decorating advice. And with the small glimpses you offer into your life and home, I see that you adhere: little pockets of joy and beauty about. And the little love note to dad? What a treasure. 💕

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  7. That is stellar decorating advice. I currently describe my ambience as “eclectic.”

    I was also severely underfunded in my twenties.

    I love wild bunnies. Chasing them is Suki’s happy place. No catching, however, to my great relief.

    A bi-annual – semiannual? – sleepover with cookies is such a good plan.

    I’m sorry about the migraine. A friend has started getting Botox to help with her flares.

    That Dolly Parton quote sounds quite Buddhist. She was a wonderful human, such an example of the best of us.

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  9. A lovely collection as always 😊I think I have that same night-time skyline photo! Love the bunny although he does look a bit under nourished, bless him, my favourite is the decorating advice. A home is somewhere that allows you to be you. And by the way I can’t grow spider plants to save my life 😂

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