Wordless Wednesday
Thoughtful Sunday
"Thou hast only to follow the wall far enough and there will be a door in it."
The Door in the Wall, Marguerite de Angeli, 1949.
Thoughtful Sunday
"And now," cried Max, 'let the wild rumpus start!"
Where the Wild Things Are, Maurice Sendak, 1963.
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Thoughtful Sunday
"It is only when one has grown old and dull that the soul is heavy and refuses to rise. The young soul is ever winged; a breath stirs it to an upward flight."
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Wiggin, 1903.
Kapow!
We are having another rainy day.
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May Merriment
There is always a flurry of activity in May. There is much to do outside in the yard and gardens, in addition to end of school activities. This year we also have a lot of graduation related events.This weekend P and I worked a bit in her fairy garden. The plants from last year all look happy there. We put in a few new plants but still have quite a few seeds to get in the ground.
We put in fence for the peas and weeded the vegetable garden. B did a bit of mowing and working on the house. D installed the toilet in our new bathroom upstairs! M wrote a term paper and had a couple of music gigs. P had her spring recital with others in the studio. I also made 20 books covers from these papers for the art club students. We have all done a bit of spring cleaning.
When it gets crazy busy like this I do try to make time to walk the yard and see what's in bloom.
I don't want to miss any of that!
Since on the go knitting seems to be all I can fit in for now, I have also been progressing on a few portable projects like new socks for B.
That yarn in the background is making its way to the top of the knit pile too! I need to decide what to make with it.
I'm currently working on socks for myself using the same rib pattern as these mitts.
Today I hope to make M's graduation and recital invitations. He has a much bigger list of people to invite than his brother had two years ago.
Thank You
Sara, Ian, Lisa, Steve, Jed, Nathan, and Rick, I am SO glad that you live, play music and teach in our hometown. You all do great things to make our community a wonderful and musical place to live. You inspire all of us. You provide impressive music events which are gifts for all. You teach and make it possible for us to have music events by people of all ages. You help the young build skill and confidence. And you encourage them to come together in diverse groups to make music and new friends.We appreciate you. You are all shining jewels in Chelsea's crown. Thank you.
Smell the Flowers
I hope you are taking some time to smell the flowers.
I am sure it would be even more fun if you wore a cute vintage dress while enjoying the flowers.
Have a great weekend and try not to be bothered by the bees.
Our redbud was buzzing with bees yesterday - big bees and little bees. It was really quite loud.
Pretty in Pink
I think it has finally arrived. The reward for the dull dreary winter months is finally here! Everything is bright with color. The grass is very green and growing. The early flowers are up and blooming. Our daffodils are fading but there are now bright tulip colors all around. Trees are bursting with flowers and leaves. This week is PINK.
Our apricots,
redbuds,
and the very photogenic crab apple are all in full bloom.
Oh, I do love spring.
Fun Filled Day
I hope you had a great weekend. We had a busy but very fun filled Sunday that started with strawberry shortcake!After lunch P had her Twinkle Cupcake Recital (five versions of Twinkle on the cello and cupcakes for an after treat).
We did a little tree planting - and look, short sleeves!
The day ended with a walk in the woods.
I think we may have scared the fairies but I am pretty sure there were some there.
It does seem like just the sort of place for woodland fairies.
Don't you think?
I couldn't have asked for a better day!
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Almost Spring
We had a beautiful "almost spring" afternoon, yesterday. I even went outside WITHOUT A COAT!P and I walked around the yard and found our FIRST flowers!
The chickens also enjoyed the warm sunny day.
They were soaking up some sun and pecking around. I gave them a pumpkin that I had been saving.
Cluck, cluck. I forgot how fun it can be to photograph the chickens.
We still have some snow
and lots of mud.
Still, it was a beautiful, blue sky, spring like day.
I guess I'm really not much of a winter person.
Thoughtful Sunday
"When you are a Bear of Very Little Brain, and Think of Things, you find sometimes that a Thing which seemed very Thingish inside you is quite different when it gets out into the open and has other people looking at it."The House at Pooh Corner, A. A. Milne, 1928.
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Patience
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of spring.
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Movie Night
Movie night means more than just watching a movie. To me it means popcorn, knitting AND a movie!Some of us here really like our popcorn. I have been loyal to one national brand for a really long time. A few weeks ago, however, I saw some RED popcorn in our store. In addition to being red it was also locally grown so I had to give it a try. Am I glad I did? You bet! It has a much better taste; it actually tastes like CORN!
Yesterday we tried their white popcorn. This popped even better and had a great corny taste.
There's another reason to support local - it might even be better. This is!
Oh, and the knitting.
I finished some socks for B. They are basic men's crew socks made from Mountain Colors Bearfoot yarn.
I also started some fingerless mitts. I love this pattern. It is an easy to memorize rib pattern that I can even manage during an action/suspense film!
The mitts are from the leftover yarn from this hat.
