weekend at the farmhouse, next day

There is drizzle in he air and at times, there will have been rain, and yet, our day had a good balance of lots of outdoor stuff and some quite play inside. And all kids participated! Remember -- Primrose is visiting me for the long weekend!

But first, at around 4 a.m., when Ed was still working on his machine design (upstairs, next to a dozing me), I worried about the quality of our lakes. My idea for the day included making use of at least a tiny bit of a lake. What if it's overwhelmed by an algae bloom? I ask Ed to look it up. 

Nope, not as of two days ago. It's safe.

Okay, that's fine then. Is it time to get up? Maybe not just yet. Time still to stay in bed and go over the details of the weekend in my my head.

And the rooster crows and somewhere behind the clouds the sun rises and we're up!

 Morning play...

 

 

 

Breakfast number one...

 

 

 

And now we're off. There is a drop of rain. Maybe two drops. But nothing too bad. We head straight for the farmers market. We come at it from the back, without the crowds. And we buy flowers.

 

 

 

I was going to buy two bouquets. I had two ten dollar bills. But reaching into my pocket I only found one. This was more upsetting to Primrose than it was to me. I mean -- my foolish fault. Someone will find it on the street and feel enriched.

But as we approached the car, I see it fluttering on the sidewalk. Did it go unnoticed? Did someone not want to stoop down and pick up "just" a ten? Well, I am the one who is enriched. And Primrose is overjoyed.

We drive down to the Lakeside Cafe, where I pick up my bags of added groceries from the market. Still peaches from Door County! How lucky we are to have them this late in the season!

My older girl drives up with her whole clan and we find a table outside large enough for all of us. 

Snowdrop shares wisdoms with Primrose on what it's like to be a big sister!

 

 

 

Sandpiper offers no comments.

 

 

 

How I love wall art! And kids, recognizing the colorfulness of wall art.

 

 

Here's an ambitious pose: The hope is that with three kids holding onto some part of Sandpiper, he will not be dropped!

The lake was still being pumped and cleaned at Bernie's beach and the water seemed actually okay! Not soupy or smelly!

Here's when it started to rain...

The two oldest kids returned with me to the farmhouse. When in the same room, the masks were out. But no one minded! 

 

 

 

And in the evening, everyone gathered again, at the farmhouse, on the porch. Rain's done for the weekend (I hope)! We're good!

A garden interlude:

Honeycrsip apples in the new orchard!

"Can you help me pick this flower?"

Nibbling nasturtium.

Dinner!

Forming the "Big Sisters Club."

Big sisters taking a strong interest in little Sandpiper who is currently teething. One tooth in!

Later, much later, Ed makes popcorn again, just for Primrose and me. Because the day ends well when we snuggle on the couch over a shared bowl. Believe me, popcorn and something on the big screen, followed by a selection of Kevin Henkes books with maybe Mo Willems thrown in for good measure.

Good night little girl upstairs in the Lemon Room. Good night all beautiful children everywhere.

With love...