Glorious day

Today has been glorious...  the temps got to mid 80's and even though it was a little windy, the sky was blue with white clouds. Everything took advantage... my lilacs are in bloom... my neighbor red dogwood 's flowers are bursting... my redbuds  are covered with little flowers!! I'm sure the iris will be blooming soon!

A friend we hadn't seen since the beginning of covid dropped by for a long chat... we are all caught up now with children and grandchildren  She's a widow with one daughter in California and one in Virginia so halfway between them both!

We had an early dinner... wonderful salmon! My grandson's , the trombone player,  high school jazz group had a concert.... of course we had to go. Met my daughter and her husband outside of the high school's concert hall and found seats. I was a little nervous. We hadn't been to a large event since covid began....Took masks just in case.  But it was ok.

Tomorrow is supposed to be wet... rats

Hoppy... happy Easter

 

Teddy Bear Times & Friends article

 I was delighted when TBT & F wrote and asked me to be in its magazine!!   The author sent a questionnaire... which I filled out and returned. This article is the result!!

don't like to b***h

 Woke up this morning with hands that ached and would not do much of anything.  So no bear making or much of anything. Took some acetominophin  ( with my heart medication I can't take the others). My hands feel a little better. Lucky that I am a two finger typist isn't it??

So it's a reading and puttering day... 

We had all sorts of dire storm predictions yesterday... the wind alerts were really nasty. 80 mph predicted for late last night and early this morning. So we readied the deck... took down stuff, brought in the rug, turned the chairs over etc. Later, I did see lightning and heard some rumbling...but nothing too scary. No damage sighted this morning.

Forgot to post this yesterday...things more normal today

more blooming but snow tomorrow?

 All of a sudden things are beginning to bloom ..add red bud trees to forsythia, magnolias, pears,  wild cherries,  something wild and white that looks like apples and so on. Saw a large bed of bright red tulips and the daffodils are still out!!   BUT they ( the weather people) are talking about a huge snow/rain lots of wind storm starting tonight ! Bother as Pooh would say....

and loads and loads of dandelions.... bright yellow all over the lawns!!

Easter prep

 We try to combine our tasks into one round trip... today it was grocery store, pharmacy, gas station and Post Office ! 

Usually I put packages either in the mailbox ,or if too big, on the front steps... but today the box was too  big and the weather was too iffy to leave it on the steps!! Didn't want the bear inside to get wet so we added the PO to our round robin trip!!

I've started a shopping list for our Easter "dinner". It's going to be a casual one... Bob is grilling. I hope it is nice enough to be outside!! 

I have started picking up stuff for the EGG hunt...I will have to check up in the attic to see if we still have plastic eggs to put stuff in!!

Spent the evening at our elder daughter's house...got the menu planned for Sunday. Added items to her Wal-Mart grocery list. Now to check with younger daughter and get her approval. .... Yes... approval given. .... We should have a great meal... hope the weather co-operates!

Birthday jaunt

 My day trip was part of my birthday... We headed East to Rocheport which is on the Missouri River where I bought two bottles of a newly released white wine from one of the wineries.  We investigated two "antique " stores which were mostly decorative things for the home. Then it was lunch at the "General Store". I had a chicken curry salad on spring greens with craisins and almonds and a cup of coffee. Bob had a ham and cheese quesadilla with chips and coffee. Both good and enough for dinner in the evening. We were surprised at the constant traffic of diners... never an empty table!!

We headed home through Booneville ( Danial Boone actually lived here for awhile). Then stopped at a huge cheese store in Sweet Springs. I bought some Hemmes Brothers cheese curdles and some apple cheddar... and some home  made horse radish from down by Lake Pomme de Terre ! The Hemmes Brothers are a local family... originally they ran a dairy farm but now make cheeses!

Another Antique Mall in Bates City and then home.... where we crashed on our recliners!

4-4-22 .... great day

 My 77th birthday was a great day... Bob organized the event and went off to the grocery store for a cake (carrot cake with little icing carrots on top), ice cream, candles and a bunch of daffodils!!

A huge box of flowers from one of my daughters arrived in the afternoon. Bob and I snipped the ends, added the flower stuff and arranged them in a vase. Their perfume was "smell-able" all over. Two of the flowers are small sunflowers.. Ukraine support !!  

Everyone arrived in the evening... cake, ice cream and presents!!  And lots of hugs!!

After all that, we spent time planning our Easter and our "get away" to the Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day.. everyone is looking forward to both things. Lili ,almost 20 now, hinted that an Easter egg hunt  -- like when they were small - would be great. I told Bob he would have to hide them less easy to find... not pleased with that.

Long ago Easter egg hunt...

April birthday

 I've always been glad that today ( April Fools' Day) is not my birthday but the 4th is !!  I've always liked  it .. 4 - 4 - 45 !! 

Cards arrived today... one from a friend on Cape Cod!! Wish I were there too ! It's so nice to be remembered!

Next week we are going on a day trip to Rocheport, Mo.  It's a small town on the Missouri River about 1.5 hours East. Wineries ... the Katy Trail... small shops nearby. The Katy Trail was made from no longer used rail beds and goes across most of Missouri. Places like Rocheport have bike rentals so one can ride on the trail for awhile!! If bike riding isn't your thing, one can always walk!!

My plan is to drive to Rocheport... shop... have lunch and return home via different route and stop at some of the wineries!! There are quite a few along the Missouri River between Rocheport and Kansas City!

My daughter sent me a link today. The Kansas City Zoo is looking for donations for Ukraine's zoos. Both for the animals and the workers. I've seen stories on the news about the problems Ukraine's zoos are having... so we donated!!

Kay... I bought a Hawaiian  shirt for my grandson today... to wear when his high school marching band goes to Hawaii for a ceremony with the USS Missouri !! BTW... it seems like these shirts are currently the "in thing" !!