Tuesday are when granddaughter Cora comes over. We spend the morning together, then I take her to afternoon pre-school. Today we baked gingersnaps together and then enjoyed them with a cup of tea. When I said I only wanted one cookie and she could have two, she asked for a cookie bag which she tucked into her back pack to give to her sister after school. Such a generous heart for a four-year-old.
There are so many wonderful children's books to read, and libraries are wonderful resources. We had fun reading these tales of a beautiful French snail.
"It has been a long winter, and Escargot is suffering from 'ennui,' which is the feeling you have when you are bored with everything."
So we talk about ennui and she decides that she is not experiencing it.
After a night where wind howled around the corners of the house and rain gushed down, there was sunshine this afternoon. The pot on my porch is sheltered from the weather and here Tête-à-tête daffodils have burst into bloom, shining golden in the sun.
Two small pots of Siberian Irises have suddenly bloomed, as well. The parade of blossoms is beginning.
I have been feeling a bit of ennui myself lately, unable to settle to much. Sunshine and tea with little girls are great tonics. Tomorrow is a home day and I am looking forward to tidying my sewing room which has become a bit of a catchall for odd bits and pieces. I try to remember to "don't put things down, put them away," good advice that I don't always follow.
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