Lovelihood

Took the kids on a rain-day zoo excursion today (with a pocket-ful of expendable change), and all we have to show for it is a souvenir pressed penny.

The tree out back has begun to dump its flora in bulk, littering the deck and yard with clumps of red-pink flowers. And The Boy, who's been admonished before for plucking specimens directly off their stems, assured me that this one he brought in was selected for me loose from the ground.

The brand new house key, cut to replace the one that inexplicably detached itself from my possession.

The only race photos we've ever purchased were for The Boy's runs. The one's with tongues awag are clearly the best.

Sick times continue at the Lovelihood, with the kids staking out their own, seperate spaces for nestling into. Bear cozied up onto the ottoman long claimed by the cat, whose stray fur has reupholstered the existing cover. Boy settled into an ad hoc tent, achieved by draping his old blanket over the cushy lounge chair in the office.

Having been dark all through fall and winter and as-of-yet overcast spring, the solar deck lights are finally showing some signs of life.

I finally finished my little stitching project and ran it through the sewing maching to add a jersey lining and it call it a finished scarf. Tomorrow, hopefully, I send it away and get around to completing some other projects around here before May sets in.