Just beginning to open. The lilac bush has more flowers than ever and I’m thrilled. I can’t remember how many years ago I planted it; it’s a modest size and it’s full of buds, which, after an 80 degree day today, should be opening pretty quickly.

I bought a lot of plants at the nursery yesterday. My preferred hanging plants aren’t in yet, and I want to add some perennials to the garden beds, but I got most of the plants for the porch and secret garden pots. While I was gone, Don mowed the front lawn. I wasn’t gone all that long, but he challenged himself to get it all done while I was away and surprise me.

Needless to say, he was pretty darned tired last night.

I’ll start potting some of the flowers after I finish this post and have a second cup of coffee with Don.

I just finished The Glass Hotel. Such a satisfying read by a truly excellent writer! I think I’ll start The Paris Library  later today. We were reading a poem by J. R. R. Tolkien yesterday, the one with the line “Not all who wander are lost,” and we started talking about The Hobbit, etc. and the fact that neither of us have read anything by Tolkien. I was never all that into fantasy of the kind that he wrote. My best friend in high school was very into Tolkien and I remember her devouring the books. Anyway, this leads me to wonder if I should try reading The Hobbit. Is it one of those books that everyone should read? Am I missing out on a modern day classic? I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Okay. Time to make that cup of coffee and get cracking.

Stay safe.

Happy Wednesday.