Hi, I am taking a few days off.

Have a great, great day…

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

HI, I am taking a few days off….

Have a great, great day.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

Hi, I am taking a few days off……

Have a great, great day.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

HI, I’m Taking a few days off…

Have a great, great day….

Love you beyond the moon.

Me.

Hi, I am taking a few days off…

Have a great, great day….

Love you beyond the moon.

Me.

My older daughter had a birthday last Saturday. We celebrated for days, but honestly, I was anxious to give her my gift.

Larry gave her a lovely concrete garden bench for the butterfly garden and we had a few other things for her but I waited for her birthday dinner to give her my gift.

On Saturday, we went to their house, had hot dogs and cake by the fire pit…while she opened the family gifts. Then she opened the gift I was excited about. I think that she loved it.

The MOMA (Museum Of Modern ART) created a series of Van shoes…and I bought her the Wassily Kandinsky shoes. The were released in August 2020 and are very difficult to find in 2021, but I found a pair! When the shoes arrived I did research on the painting that they are based on. It is titled “Orange”…..and I painted a canvas to match…..but by Tolbert. I loved learning more about Kandinsky. His paintings seem simple but in reality, are complex and confusing. I enjoyed the process of making a companion piece for the shoes.

It was a fun birthday gift to work on and now she has her shoes and painting.

Birthday’s are the best of all holidays. Do you remember a favorite birthday?

Love you beyond the moon.

Me.

Lent is over and my donation bags are in the entry, ready to load into the car and take to Goodwill.

This process was long for me. I donated one item for each day of Lent, it became difficult near the end. Larry surprised me with the new sewing machine that was on my wish list and it arrived last week. I honestly did not count on donating my old machine, but it is the perfect time. Right? The old machine is ready to go and I have said my goodbyes.

I am grateful for my life and the things that surround me. Larry and I are very blessed….

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

PS: Thanks go to Nancy Flint for this wonderful idea. XOX

After church yesterday, Larry took me out to Easter dinner. We had a lovely meal at one of our favorite restaurants. Cappuccino’s. The restaurant was busy. It was wonderfully busy! Of course we all were masked and social distanced. Cyril The Bunny has been our centerpiece at Easter dinner for years. Of course he came with us for dinner. (carrying him into the restaurant was interesting, Cyril was quite popular)

The menu was perfection. I had lamb and Larry had veal. I spilled a glass of wine onto Larry’s plate. Thank goodness it was near the end of our meal and he was finished eating.

Then we came home, cuddled up and watched Sense and Sensibility for our Sunday movie. We have watched this movie during important times of our lives, (the day that Jami left for Air Force Boot Camp, was one that will I remember always. She was cuddled on the floor in her Christmas quilt, and watched Sense and Sensibility before leaving us)

It was a joy watching Sense and Sensibility. I cried at the end.

I am glad that it is Monday. Holidays upset me these days….expectations are always difficult.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me

It is a beautiful Easter morning.

Larry and I count our blessings as the sun is rising.

Our hearts are filled with gratitude and love

for the sacrifices made for us as Christians.

Please enjoy this glorious day….

YOU are the joy.

YOU are the heart.

And

YOU are the love.

He is Risen Indeed.

Love you beyond the moon.

Me