2026 Summer session: Week 11

Hello!

Our picture of the day is from one of the lovely gardens I saw in my field work area (on the day that it was not torrential rain and hurricane winds…). Lavender is just the classic summer plant for many areas, I love bringing a few sprigs inside for colour and it immediately cheers up a desk, kitchen, or night table (if the cats don’t eat it…)…

 

So, two prompt options! First – what is your favourite herby or flowery, botanical-based cocktail, infusion, drink etc. that brings to mind the best of summer? Maybe we can make a few this week?

Second if you are in a work mood – what is one little thing about your work that always makes you smile or cheer up at the thought? A little lavender bouquet of sorts for your mental desk…

Have a wonderful week!  

DEH

- more revisions to W-essay
- try to finish editing before the press has conniptions
- 2 hours M-work; try to get conference draft done
- review grad student's conference draft
- get a massage, cut hair, swim 3 miles ONO, read book for SF/F group
- write letters or e-mail various people, including sending postcards acquired in France
- plan out the rest of the summer, mainly work, but also fitting in the fun summer things plus some Life Admin & Habitat Maintenance

 JaneB

SELF-CARE:
* 3x20 intentional movement, 2 x making, 1 x small things with people, reading every day
* pacing myself (although I wonder if effectively working on four days last week contributed to the feeling that the "weekend" was a wash/just recovery time?)
* do a couple of things from the "tasting menu"
HOME AND ENVIRONMENT:
* 75% of chores
* spend half an hour or so researching the living room project
TEACHING AND ADMIN:
* Do at least one block of T prep, one meeting
* an hour on tedious task
* finish integrating bits from the meeting last week into first semester slides for the first years.
RESEARCH:
* work on modelling project 1-2 hours
* reread and revise Former Visitor Paper
* final (hopefully!) touches on Rejected Paper

 Julie

1. Leave Big Article on downwards slope.
2. Other stuff ditto - make note of what will need picking up when back.
3. Pack, get frantic, try not to lose it with teens who will inevitably discover this afternoon they need something for the trip that I could have bought yesterday, print all documents.
4. Enjoy our travels!

heu mihi
Catching up 

Susan (held over)

1. Finish copy-edits for Big Collaboration
2. Do library stuff to plan research trips for summer
3. Contact a few friends about getting together
4. Pick up needlepoint project
5. Read for pleasure
6. Get back into deliberate exercise beyond walking

Daisy

Work on dossier, fill in more of section list, add content for teaching
New student chapters
Two fieldwork trips
Review data for new paper to plan new work
Major admin document and associated meetings