Throwback Thursday

Souvenir plate Dad's youngest sister brought him from her trip to California. This was one of Dad's favorite expressions. Or, words to that effect. (-;

Wordless Wednesday

Springtime in New England

Friday, 1. April 2016

What a difference a few days make.

Monday, 4. April 2016

Bye bye, daffodils.

Favorite Childhood Books

Found this link and had to share. Make Way for Ducklings was Himself's favorite childhood storybook.  The description just cracked me up. (I was going to say quacked me up, but I resisted the temptation)

"This story is super cute except for the fact that it’s about a bunch of dicks who want to stop all traffic just so they can run around and do whatever the hell they like. I mean, they stopped STORROW DRIVE which, if you’ve ever been to Boston, you know is a major thoroughfare and already horrible with traffic, so basically this family of ducks ruined the day of countless drivers all for their own selfish gain. Moral of the story: if you insist on being a duck, don’t be a dick about it."

Check out the other books, all equally amusing. 21 Favorite Childhood Books That Are Explained As An Adult

My favorite childhood book is Green Eggs and Ham. Is your favorite story listed?

Seasonal Tree

I got carried away with making origami cranes. I found it very relaxing and meditative, but what to do with all of them? A fleeting thought was to make 1,000 paper cranes in reference to a Japanese legend . The other fleeting thought was where would I put them all? Instead, I decided the April tree theme would be paper cranes instead of April showers. In case you are wondering, I folded 27 paper cranes. Only 973 cranes to go.

The Friday Five Good Things. A Day Late

Teapots, MFA Boston, MA

Five good things that happened this week.

1. I saw my first robin in the backyard. Spring is finally here!

2. Had a wonderful Sunday. Had  Easter egg bread for breakfast. Made a roast lamb. Himself made roast sweet potatoes, new potatoes, and carrots with walnuts in a honey glaze. I made a lemon cloud pie. We ate jelly beans, took a nap, and watched Ben Hur

3. Had an appointment. The day was rainy, cold, and raw. I didn't want to leave the house. And then the appointment was cancelled.

4. Because of the holiday baking, I didn't get a chance to collect Prissy's trash or have tea with her. Her son-in-law dropped the trash by the mailboxes and Himself went to collect it. On Tues, I spent the better part of the afternoon with her. Sipping tea and swapping gossip.

5. I took my Thursday afternoon calligraphy class on a field trip for the last day of class. We visited the Prints Department. The curator brought out several, beautiful, illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages. As a special treat, she also had a book from Renaissance Germany about swordsmanship. Not only is it exciting to see these eye candy treasures, but also because many of these pieces haven't been viewed in decades.

How was your week?

The Friday Five Good Things

April Fools! 

I made you look. 

You dirty crook. 

You stole your mother's pockabook.