1.0Life by Larabeehttps://lifebylarabee.comDebra Larabeehttps://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/author/dylarabee/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vpYbUej1Fr"><a href="https://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/2025/08/22/breakfast-and-other-routines/">Breakfast and other Routines</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lifebylarabee.com/index.php/2025/08/22/breakfast-and-other-routines/embed/#?secret=vpYbUej1Fr" width="600" height="338" title="“Breakfast and other Routines” — Life by Larabee" data-secret="vpYbUej1Fr" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://lifebylarabee.com/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://lifebylarabee.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/20240921_151926-scaled.jpg25601920Define Your Own Terms. Some mornings are lazy by choice, and this particular Saturday was no exception. After a busy week, the sight of the recliner in the living room was the only invitation I needed to relax and enjoy the freshness of a new day. The first cup of coffee was gingerly placed on the small table next to the chair. Even Mother Nature added her blessing with an unseasonably warm day, warm enough to open a nearby window. I wrapped a light blanket around myself and, with the poodle at my feet, sank deep into the stuffed cushions. Rays from the rising sun washed over me as I listened to the familiar sounds of birds and children playing outside. One child was giving cycling instructions to a group of younger children with the intensity of a drill sergeant. At the same time, a woodpecker provided a steady beat for his lineup.