Lighter Note

Getting outside, getting dirty, planting flowers, knitting... these are a few things that really bring me out of a funk.

The weather finally broke so we can all bear to be outside doing something other than run in the sprinkler! And finding a few spare minutes to work on pair of baby socks, plant some cheery chrysanthemums, and take the kids to the park with a friend appears to be just what the doctor ordered.

Sam, Anna, and Peter discover together the simple joy

of throwing rocks into a river.

Who can find the biggest rock?
Anna, Quentin, and Sam pursue the impossible dream

One of my few remaining Knock-out Roses

Check it out! I actually started the second baby sock!
A child's swimming lesson is great knitting time.