Friday, January 26th
LOCAL WOMAN COMPLETES 15-YEAR EMBROIDERY PROJECT!
Sunday, January 26th
WATERFOWL INVASION!
Tuesday, January 28th
MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES VANISH!
Wednesday, January 29th
LOCAL WOMAN DISCOVERS NEW TYPE OF FUR TREE!
Thursday, January 30th
Yes, it’s been quite a week, even without considering the fact that we had eight straight days of sun. Thank goodness that’s over. All clouds today, with rain coming.
Sunday, February 2nd
A quiet day today. M worked on his writing; E spent some time in the garden, refreshing bird feeders and looking for signs of very early flowers. And yes, she found some, first a couple of snowdrops in the backyard and then multiple blooms on the sarcococca bush by our front door.
In the evening we watched another very nice movie: The Storied Life of A. J. Fikiry. It’s about a man who owns a bookstore on an island off Cape Cod. More and more these days, we judge the value of an evening movie by how close it comes to keeping us fully awake throughout its length. By that measure, we give this one five stars. See this Cinemaholic link for a short (and spoilerless) feature about the film.
Snowdrops and sarcococca are nice, but neither provides any burst of color. For that we have to go indoors, where some far showier annuals are on display.
Monday, February 3rd
We were doing some trip planning yesterday and E realized that she would have to change the date of her next dental appointment. When she called this morning to make the change, she feared that the appointment might have to be postponed till April. But instead she was told that due to a cancellation there was an opening at 2:00 PM today! E thought this was wonderful, the only drawback being that today was a Monday. Dr Laster’s cupcake delivery day is Tuesday and she would have to forego her favorite treat. Oh well, you can’t have everything.
Or can you? During her appointment, E was informed by the hygienist that their cupcake delivery day had recently changed to….Monday! Faithful readers can well imagine E’s positive reaction to this news. In fact, as she related the events to M, she seemed somewhat abashed at perhaps having overreacted, in which case her young hygienist might be thinking that she is eccentric or something. Well. We all know what to think about that.
I love ALL this!!! and the heart boxes are wonderful…as is the empty cookie jar…and the cupcake(but not enough buttercream on it!!)
And the embroidery is gorgeous…and i have personal knowledge of how long they take!!
and flowers? its been below zero here. between last night and today we got another 6″ of snow. My new snowblower christmas gift from my middle child has been put to good use, with the bakery drive getting smaller and smaller….the house one stays the same. places to put snow getting scarce!! Flowers wont be here till at least late april, i am guessing.
Thank you for the blog….love seeing your pictures!!