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Checking in on Friday

March 25, 2022 at 9:09 am by Claudia

A foggy morning here in the Hudson Valley. We had more rain overnight. It’s now nearly 9 am and it’s still foggy.

Don is taking my car in to get its annual inspection. I suspect I might have to get two new tires, but I’m sure as heck hoping I don’t.

I caught these two reading together, or rather, Pip was reading out loud to Madeleine.

This picture confirms my theory that every photo looks better with books in it. There is nothing I love to see more than a room full of books, especially when I can read some of the spines. I just want to jump in the photo and explore.

The girls are reading a Spanish version of Tintin. As both of these girls came from customizers in Spain, this seems appropriate. In fact, half of my dolls came from Spain. Go figure!

My back is getting better, as is Don’s shoulder. Slow and steady wins the race. I’m very careful of what I do and how I do it. Though it’s always painful first thing in the morning, that pain is decreasing, thank goodness. This morning was much better.

Other than that, my friends, there’s nothing else worth writing about. I’m reading, I vacuum (carefully, ) I do laundry, I make the bed (also carefully.) I’m eager to start painting in oils again, but I’m even more eager to start yard, porch, and shed cleanup. I see one of my day lilies is coming up and the lilac has tiny buds. I haven’t checked the status of the daffodils yet, but I might do that today. Spring is definitely here, though we have a couple of cold days coming up on Sunday and Monday.

Stay safe.

Happy Friday.

A Little Indulgence

March 23, 2022 at 8:33 am by Claudia

It’s the simple things, really, that lift our spirits. I could tell Don was feeling restless yesterday. It was a lovely sunny spring day and at one point he said “Let me know if you want to take a drive.” So we did. We drove a little south of our cottage to get some Five Guys french fries. (I also quickly stopped at the bookstore and bought an inexpensive magazine.)

We rarely treat ourselves to these fries, but yesterday seemed like a good day to do so. We ate the fries in our car, did some people watching, and had a great conversation. It was lovely. I highly recommend having a lunch consisting solely of french fries every so often.

We felt refreshed.

My back is getting better – it is at its worst when I first wake up in the morning, but I’m recovering much more quickly from the initial pain and the rest of the day is fairly easy. But I’m still being careful because outdoor work is just around the corner and I want to be able to move freely.

Imogen getting ready to take Bertie for a walk.

Zoe wearing a new deer headband that arrived in yesterday’s mail. A wonderful woman from Spain makes these and I asked her long time ago to add me to her waiting list. She contacted me a few weeks ago to say it was my turn to choose what I wanted and I went with something fairly simple but charming. A deer seemed perfect, given how much we love deer around here,

It’s really beautifully made.

Zoe was very eager to try it on.

I swear, the cuteness in Blythe world is amazing.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

Group Photo

March 17, 2022 at 8:37 am by Claudia

Yesterday, I roused myself enough to stage this photo:

The girls arranged in order – Sophie, my first girl, on the left and Madeleine, my most recent girl, on the right.

And Bertie, of course.

I’m sort of crazy about this photo. It came out better than I had hoped.

I think Pippa’s legs were bent at the knees because she’s the same height as Mei. I love the fact that no one has the same color hair. I’m patting myself on the back for that one!

In the bizarre category, do you remember when Don was trying to get rid of that reference to him that said “Don Sparks was….?” It came up on the right of the screen every time he did a google search. Well he finally convince someone to delete him from the site, thank goodness. But every once in a while, he googles himself to make sure it’s gone. This morning, this came up:

What the ?????

There weren’t many votes, were there?

We couldn’t stop laughing.

My vote? With the beard. (Not that they asked me.)

The shot on the left is his headshot. The one on the right is from Rescue Me.

We’re hanging in there, though we’re both sore today. We’re due for some rain, so we’ll hang out here and drive each other crazy.

As always on this date, I mention that, though I’m part Irish – and we’re talking Northern Ireland – St. Patrick’s Day has never been something I celebrate. It just doesn’t resonate with me. But if you do, I wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day.

Stay safe.

Happy Thursday.

Checking in on Friday

A Little Indulgence

Group Photo

Lambs Like to Party

A Note

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