Thursday

Well now, wasn't this a busy, lovely day! Still, not so busy that I would need sticky notes plastered on the bathroom mirror to remind me what needs to be done. It all remains in my head. I'm training myself to be mentally nimble. (Or, you could say that nothing that I do is so important that it matters much if I forget it.)

Much of my time right now is spent on coordinating a friend visit -- one that actually isn't in the books until for early fall. Ridiculously far away! I have a whole blooming season before we get to those weeks. Nonetheless, it's a complicated visit because many people are involved and we all have ideas on how it should proceed. Coordination requires work. Now, I thought this would be a great day for it. Rain! Can't plant anything in a wet landscape.

But there was no rain. Indeed, it was a lovely, warmish day. 

 

There is a high cloud cover, which is wonderful for work in the garden. So every reason to go outside! Which we do. Eventually. Very eventually.

(Breakfast)

After our morning computer work.

 

We do succeed in finishing the planting of our lavender field. I'm not happy with the health of some of the baby plants, but maybe they'll perk up in a few days. I'm hoping.

And all this sucked up the last shreds of the early day. 

 

Pick up Snowdrop time came very quickly! How good it is to bring her here when the weather is so... pleasant!

Really, really pleasant.

She reads, does homework, exhales. And I exhale with her. Ed comments -- she;s getting to be such an older child already! 

He is correct.

And then I take her home where her hardworking dad and active little brother and tired older little brother await.

And once more I cannot think about cooking at home. I reheat take out pizza for us, Ed dozes. (To my credit, I do make large and bountiful salads when I get lazy with cooking.) And spring continues to move forward, unveiling its beauty each and every day. Makes you smile, doesn't it?

With love...