Still Tribute Blend around here and will be for a while. I’ve slowed down on my consumption (not on purpose), probably because it’s been so hot. But that’s what iced coffee is for 
- I’m taking part in #WriteMotivation for the month of July. You can read more about it here and look for my first update soon.
- I started watching The Sound of Music late last night. As I said on Twitter, it soothes my soul. There’s something very comforting about it that makes me feel like I’m able to do anything. And can I just say…that moment when the Captain looks at Maria at the end of “Edelweiss”…goodness gracious me.
- The Royal Family’s visit to Nottingham captured on a really stinking huge camera.
- Ray Bradbury: On Following Your Heart, Doing What You Love, and Tuning Out The Naysayers
- “So I went back and started collecting again. All of a sudden all of my life came back, all of my love.”
- “If God treats you well by teaching you a disastrous lesson, you never forget it.”
- The world needed this — A highly scientific analysis of Ben vs. Noel
- Another 50 Shades Domestic Violence PSA by Jennifer Armintrout — She also goes through the entire book here. If you thought Twilight got me riled up…
- 10 Ways I Use Vinegar at Home from A Pretty Life in the Suburbs
- A great article from NewsOK on how the Thunder handled their loss in the finals
- I’ve said it before — Folklore roses are my favorite
- Learn To Be Alone — Not just for single women. As much as I enjoy solitude, I am still learning to do some things on my own. It’s liberating.
- The 22 rules of storytelling, according to Pixar — There are some valuable things here
Lastly, I will miss Andy Griffith. I think I watched this show almost every day of my childhood. The world is richer for having had him in it.
Oklahoma girl through-and-through. Writer, aspiring domestic goddess and totalitarian dictator. Taking on the world one carb-induced coma at a time. Co-host of Picture Shows & Petticoats. 
I almost posted on FB about Andy Griffith the day he died, about how growing up during the summer months when it was too hot to play outside my brother and I would curl up in the living room for hours (with my mom too) watching old reruns of shows form the 50s-70s (and 80s too). Andy being one of them, Gomer Pyle, The Brady Bunch, Lucy and so many more.
I have such fond memories of watching that show with my grandparents and great-grandparents. Miss those days.
You sure know how to find things that make me cry. Waiting on a woman with Andy Griffin – why I have I never seen this before?
What can I say? It’s a gift
Awww, that Brad Paisley and Andy Griffith song – so sweet! You know, my Grandfather looked a lot like Andy Griffith. When he was younger he would get mistaken for him often. Great link to the vinegar uses! I splash some in each load of the dishwasher and it works much better than any rinse-aid could. We have horribly hard water out here…
I know, I love it. Really sweet.
I’ve been reading a few other remedies using vinegar on another site I found. It seems the list of things you can do with it is endless!
The large photos are lovely!
I thought it was very cool to see everything in such detail.
Elizabeth, your Sunday morning musings touched my heart in so many treasured spots — iced coffee… The Sound of Music… Andy Griffith… being okay with being alone. (Even though The Man of Few Words is an integral part of my life right now, it ultimately comes down to nurturing myself, which I’m enjoying tremendously now.) I also loved your writing goals. Sooooo excited to see the results of your efforts when you’re ready to unleash it to the world!
P.S. Loved the Brad Paisley video, too — TMOFW is always waitin’ on me.