Opals, Pie for Dinner, Plans

1. She wants fabric that looks like opals.
2. Little individual apple pies, each in their own tin. We decide to eat them for dinner. Mine with Vermont cheddar, theirs with vanilla ice cream.
3. All of this rain, drizzle and fog leaves so much time for planning the garden.

Greetings, Music, Sun?

1. My morning cup of coffee was especially good. And with my second half cup, yes...a piece of chocolate cake.
2. I observed the piano teacher with her students. A suggestion here, a fortissimo there, pencil mark, pencil mark, and out comes beautiful music. An entire foreign language is written on that page and yet everyone who hears it can understand it.
3. Another four days of rain is forecast. But at dusk, the sun filters through the fog and casts a yellow-green light for a few brief moments.

Rainy Day, Chocolate Cake, Busy

1. A damp and rainy day, perfect to stay in, keep warm and finish that book I've been reading.
2. The grandmother in the story bakes chocolate cake for the grandchildren. I am now craving the chocolate cake, so I bake one. I find the perfect recipes for the cake and the frosting and I am very pleased to have turned out the cake to suit my imagination.
3. When the afternoon starts to stretch out and turn long, I get out the ironing.

Flowers, Wagon Ride, Dirt

1. I catch the scent of daffodils now and then as I work in the kitchen.
2. Tess and I ride the little red wagon down the hill. I love having Tess as my gardening companion.
3. Our local nursery is expanding! We stop to buy dirt and get to choose our custom mix. One scoop of this and one scoop of that. Just like ordering an ice cream cone!

1. Bunny, Warmth, Blossoms

1. Napped with a bunny today. She is the sweetest thing! She closed her eyes and napped with me.
2. I felt lazy and chilly in the house so I went outside to sit in the sun, hoping to warm up. It was warm enough to shed the sweater. The rest of the family joined me and we sat outdoors in the sun visiting for a long while.
3. The blossoms on the flowering plum tree we planted last spring smell wonderful.

In the Kitchen, Elaine, Shadow Play

1. A full day baking and cooking. Strawberry rhubarb pie, Boston Creme pie and Stout and Beef Stew. Barbara and John came over to enjoy the meal with us.
2. Chelsea and Chad drove in tonight. They brought their new little baby rabbit which is the cutest thing!
3. Henri chases his shadow. He looks so goofy when he does this. Then he plops down, exhausted, on the rug.

Breakfast Out, A Nice Chat, Chores

1. Breakfast out with friends!
2. A nice, lazy chat with Mom on the phone. We say things to cheer each other.
3. I drive the pickup, Tess rides in the back, Steve opens the gate for us to pass through.