Tuesday, February 25, 2025

On a Tuesday in February

 


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. 


6 comments:

  1. Tea and Gingersnaps with a four-year-old sounds delightful. We also had wind and rain but I don't think we had as much as you did. Nice to see your lovely flowers 💛

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  2. Your Tuesdays sound delightful

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  3. I do sympathise with Escargot, I know just how she feels!

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  4. Smart grandgirlie. I'm sure you keep her quite entertained when you are together. Can't say that i ever experience ennui as I have so many things I want to do (and lots I probably should do). Whenever I organize, I feel like I just shuffle stuff around and then I don't know where I moved what I'm looking for later on. Ugh! It's a constant battle. Pretty blooms. So cold here again. Brrr!

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  5. I love your sunshine with the girls -- and that now a girl so small knows the word "ennui," which is a great word (and one I should remember for Scrabble.) The ginger snaps (a fave of mine) look wonderful, but especially the sharing of them. She sounds like a dear one!

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  6. Such precious time with you little sweetie. Love this days!

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On a Tuesday in February

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