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- Ina Garten has a new cookbook coming out! Note to sisters – DON'T buy it – you might get it for Christmas
- Speaking of new cookbooks – I bought Joanna Gaines Magnolia Table cookbook last night. I was at Costco and there was a woman perusing it and she said she heard that the biscuit recipe alone was worth the price of the book. I haven't properly looked through it yet but what I have seen looks lovely
- Here are a couple of cheerful Instagram feeds I just started following: Jen's Fresh Vintage – very mid-century, kitschy and Catarzyan Home Life – lots of shabby French loveliness
- They have remade Picnic at Hanging Rock. Anyone remember the movie from the mid-70's? I can remember being fascinated by it and watched the VHS tape over and over again. Such overwrought performances
Happiest of Fridays to you! What was up with this week? It just seemed to drag on forever.
Rick and I started our early morning walk routine this week. He starts his workday at 7:30 so we like to get back by 7:00am. It actually started getting light enough about a week or two ago. I love these walks – it's a lovely way to start the day.
It's such a peaceful time of day, dawn. Most houses are just stirring and a fair number still slumbering.
We have 30-45 minutes with to spend with each other with no distractions. Well except we are inveterate "house" watchers and most of our discussions are about our neighbors houses and gardens. What we like about them, what we would do differently, what we covet. We are constantly tripping over our aged sidewalks because we are busy gawking at our neighbors porches.
There is one house that has huge terracotta pots strung up in their trees on a pulley system. What is up with that?! We can't figure out why they do that. We may never know.
This weekend is going to be low-key. I am going to watch our granddaughter while our son and his wife are on a hike date. While I'm doing that Rick is going to go pick up some extra large concrete stepping stones we ordered. They are going in our freshly weeded parking strips. I have a final bit of weeding to do which I hope to do on Sunday.
I do love this time of year. I have a hard time committing to a "favorite" season because each has its charm. But I think I feel the most exhilarated in the Springtime. Everything smells so good and the light is so pretty.
I hope you have a marvelous weekend!
