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Buttercups

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I love the appearance of  buttercups on our lawn. Usually, they are concentrated on the lilac side of the front lawn, but this year, I’ve found them scattered around the property. They’re so cheery and delicate. Like dandelions, they pop right back after being mowed.

Eventually, they’ll fade away until next year, but I sure like seeing them.

No rain today. And…maybe no rain for the next five days! Shocker! Don’s gig went well last night and now he can take it easy for the rest of the weekend. I have started another puzzle. It’s slightly annoying; the pieces are harder than usual, almost plastic-feeling, though they’re not plastic. And on the back of each piece is a letter, which I suppose corresponds to whatever section of the puzzle the piece belongs to (awkward sentence!) I use up a lot of mental energy trying to ignore those letters because I don’t want any help at all.

I’ll probably weed a bit today, do some laundry – that kind of thing. And I’m deeply into The Instruments of Darkness, by John Connolly – it’s getting to the point in the reading process where I will soon be unable to put it down. In fact, I had to force myself to put it down to write this post! He is a wonderful, wonderful writer.

I hope you enjoy your weekend, my friends.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

 

Blooms and a Day in the City

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The bridal veil spirea is in bloom:

It’s really beautiful this year!

We did a lot of work outside on Monday and Tuesday. The entire property is mowed except for the constantly wet secret garden, there has been much weeding and pruning, and I finally sowed some seeds yesterday, about two weeks later than usual. Don is tired and sore from all the mowing, but we knew we had a lot of rain coming so it was important to get ahead of it.

Today is rainy and tomorrow will be, as well. We have one dry day on Friday and then it rains again. And so it goes.

I’m writing this earlier than usual because we’re headed into the city today to see Jim in Mother Play  on Broadway. We have our bus tickets already. We’ll stop at a favorite diner before the matinee. Don says we’re going on a date, and I suppose we are. These days, unless it’s for work, we don’t really travel (even a little.) This is a bit of an extravagance for our tight budget, but Jim is dear to me, and, as you know, he has been enormously supportive of my work And I feel the same way about him. I’m so thrilled he’s been nominated for a Tony! He is so talented and hard-working.

So. A rainy day ahead for us in Manhattan, but both the diner and the theater are only a few blocks away from the Port Authority Bus Terminal, so no big deal.

See you on Friday.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.

Daffs

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A cooler Saturday, which is welcome. Some rain coming on Sunday. Don mowed the large section of the front lawn yesterday. I did some weed pulling and clean up work.

At the end of the day, we were both very tired. I didn’t do all that much, so I am putting it down to pollen and allergies. Because EVERYTHING is bursting forth at the moment. Even the catalpa leaves have emerged – a very tiny version of them, but they’re there.

In the big garden bed. I couldn’t see any buds for the longest time. Finally, one bud emerged. And then, seemingly overnight, flowers everywhere. There’s another patch of these in the woods behind the shed. They’re so lovely.

I’m reading The English Spy  by Daniel Silva. And when I’m finished, I think I will be caught up with this series. I’m not absolutely sure, though. I thought I might have already read The English Spy, but I now realize that wasn’t the case. I also picked up Amor Towles’ newest book, Table for Two, a collection of short stories. I’m not a big short story fan, but I love his writing so much that I’m eager to dive in.

Don was supposed to play a gig today, but the venue accidentally double-booked it, so – no gig. Instead, he will mow the corral and the lilac side of the front lawn. Lucky Don!

Okay. Have to go.

Stay safe.

Happy Saturday.

 

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