My Birthday

 It was a rough day.  Here are some happy highlights:

• First thing this morning I went outside with Aesop, our dog, for his morning quick walk.  I love the freshly fallen snow and Aesop seems to as well.

• It has been one year since we got our cats Nanni and Winston.  Of course I didn't have my camera when they were being cute this morning.
• I forced myself out of the house in the afternoon for a nice walk with Aesop.  Despite having a cold I really wanted to have more of a real walk in the snow.

Turkey footprints.

• Keziah colored Gideon's hair and he is super happy with it.  It looks great on him.

Christmas green!

• Keziah and I held an online court today where we officially gave out three awards.  After, we kept the Google Meet open and got to virtually visit with many friends from the Barony that we haven't seen in a while.
• Getting love and support from --K and other friends and family.
• The sun shone and now the Christmas tree is lit up.

• I took some coughing, sneezing, stuffy head, fall down on the floor and go boom medicine...

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Currently listening to: The Autobiography of Santa Claus, as told to Jeff Guinn.

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Wednesday

 According to Blogger, the FollowByEmail widget by Feedburner will be discontinued in July.  Anyone who currently receives the blog by email will need to go to the feed to read this blog.  I keep trying to learn more but so far my attempts are coming up empty.  That is not a happy thing, but here are a couple from today: 

• Summer is almost here and there are so many green things!  Some of them were pulled today.  That is what happens when plants grow in places that other plants are wanted.  The following plants were identified using Google Lens.

Houndstongue-gone!

Pokeweed-gone!

• Fairly certain that the east side of the fence is now done.  By done I mean that the netting we put to heighten the low garden fence is now sewn onto the garden fence or pinned to the ground.  The north part is done except for a gate and some of both the other two sides are done, just not all.  It is getting there.
• Breakfast for dinner today, made by Keziah, was scrambled eggs and cream of wheat.  Love breakfast for dinner!

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Currently reading: The Backyard Homestead, by Carleen Madigan.

Thank you for reading, stay safe.

Summer Is Coming

 My body isn't quite ready for the heat that nature has brought.  Part of the day I wilted.  It was almost 90 degrees outside so I went back and forth between inside and outside.  A section of lawn got mowed and some of the tomato seedlings have been replanted into pots.  Other happy things for today:

• Gideon was awake and out of bed earlier than me this morning.  He walked around the house happily saying, "Good morning, world!"  This was pleasing to hear as I groggily woke up.
• I finished and submitted a job application today.
• There is an obvious change in the rhododendron bush from yesterday to today.

They are opening.

• There are buds on at least one of the rose bushes.  

Just starting to form.

• So much green vegetation!

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Currently reading: The Burgess Book of Nature Lore, by Thornton W. Burgess.

Stay safe.