May Day

The sun finally came out this afternoon. We had light rain and sprinkles earlier. The table decorations at the Winona Literary Club were fresh flowers today. As I was locking doors, turning off lights, putting away the mic, etc., one of the hostesses asked me if I would like to have one of the centerpieces. Wasn't that nice?

After club, I took the money collected for the Winona Literary Club luncheon on May 15th to the bank to deposit. Just one more meeting (the luncheon) and I will be done as President. Hurray. I did agree to serve as treasurer next year though.

It has been a rather soggy April, but now with some warmth I see  more signs of spring. My cheddar pinks are putting out flower stalks now. Probably blooms in a few weeks. Just the barest hint of red growth means the moss roses are also going to come up pretty soon. My quince bush is loaded with buds turning slightly coral. The neighborhood tulips are opening; maybe I can go Saturday afternoon to Peabody in North Manchester to see its tulips. Tonight my husband is taking me to Texas Roadhouse.

I stayed up way too late last night reading a book on my ipad. This is one of those "freebies" from Wall Street Journal. The book is about the Thai soccer team stranded in the cave after flooding. I thought since I knew the outcome the book might be uninteresting, but I am finding it a good read.

Happy May Day!

Bargain puzzles

Besides the 5 decorating books I purchased at the Friends of the Library book sale yesterday, I bought 4 jigsaw puzzles at 50 cents each. I guess I was in the Spring mood looking at the flowers in these puzzles. I worked at the Grace Village library this morning. This afternoon I am going to start in on a jigsaw puzzle. I think I will do a 500-piece one so I can sit in my sunroom using my round table. A bit of sun from time to time breaks thru the cloud covering. It will clear out tonight which means the temperatures will drop. 34 early tomorrow morning, 33 Saturday night into Sunday morning. I am glad that I am enjoying puzzle flowers, not real ones as they would be frost nipped.

I received a letter in today's mail that the court case I was summoned to serve on as a juror was settled. I do not have to go to county court Tuesday after all.

Almost cool enough to wear the fuzzy top I picked up at the recent Grace Village Swap Shop, but I will refrain. 

Since gray is a blah wardrobe choice, I tucked in the striped scarf that belonged to my mom. I suppose I might wear a black turtleneck and add color with earrings instead. Something to put away for next fall/winter. Trying to enjoy Spring colors now.

Godiva Wins

In looking for a chocolate Easter bunny, I limited myself to those in dark chocolate. The Godiva I think we had once before; the Lindt was new to us. I liked both. My husband said the Lindt was too dark and tasted bitter to him. Keep in mind that I like semisweet chocolate. So the Godiva wins and will be next year's choice. Probably just one bunny next year, too. All this candy is starting to show up on the scale.

The pear tree blossoms are open! I saw a few neighborhood tulips not quite open. My quince bush has buds, some showing a coral tinge. Spring is really here! Quite a bit of rain in the forecast, however. I don't have much time for walking outdoors next week anyway. I have a summons to jury duty in Warsaw; I have to call the night before because the case might be settled out of court.

I went to the North Webster Friends of the Library book sale this morning. I bought 5 decorating books to desecrate by cutting out photos for my decorating folders. One is about Barbra Streisand's house decorating. I really like her style. The others are mostly cottage and country decorating. One is about using baskets in decorating, describing the many kinds of baskets. I really like baskets. If I had a beamed ceiling, I would collect and hang baskets. Now I just have to be satisfied to read about them and peruse photos.

Happy Easter

Rejoice! Jesus Is Risen Indeed!

Happy Easter