Happy Easter!
Celebrating Spring...a Season of Renewal...Rebirth. Oh...and maybe chocolate :)
Sipping a blend of chocolate and French vanilla with a touch of cinnamon added to my "fill it yourself" K-cup and enjoying a square of cream cake...but seriously eye-balling the large chocolate egg from Coldstone Creamery that Chris left for me this morning! Maybe later :)
Yesterday marking the end of "Virtual Maine" and it was an adventure. Discovering that virtual travel can be kind of fun. And has its advantages.
No crowds. No lines. Shops don't close. The weather isn't an issue. I am getting better with the photography captures. No "whale snot". Minimal expense. The recipes and so much new information. And the Bed and Breakfast is awesome...lol!
So last week: Maine
And after a week of Maine Blueberries, "lobstah" Rolls, Crab Cakes and Crab Salad...and the sudden chilly weather we have experienced...it was almost like being there :)
Back from a journey with souvenirs and best of all...NO Laundry...and no boarding fee/"You abandoned me" looks from Tucker. Who actually enjoyed sampling the cuisine as the week progressed.
So yeah...I think the Virtual Gypsy Project might be a huge success.
Muddying the lines even further between Real Life and Virtual Reality...I was STILL able to attend Sal and Diane's nuptials yesterday (along with a large number of our DS family) in almost realtime video of the ceremony and the cake cutting...all of us chatting on Facebook back and forth...and even real laughter and tears as Rabbi Steve was having them repeat their vows.
"My favorite moment
with two of my very special friends"
And a late night promise by Marti (another DS sister) that she and Lee who will be marrying in May will do it this way, as well!
So...anyway...back to Real World.
A gorgeous Easter morning and as if on cue the Spring Flowers in my patio baskets seem to have finished blooming overnight. Cascades of pink, blue, reds and yellows. Enjoyed photos of Emma (honorary grand-daughter) at an Easter Egg Hunt yesterday and with her new Easter outfit.
Recent new photos of Kaylee and Hannah's Indianapolis Zoo Adventure
"They have a roller-coaster now, Grandma!"
And they brought their new school pictures!
And an Easter visit (surprise) with them today!
Nearly finished with Aiden's Quilt. May actually have it done before his arrival!
Down to embroidery and binding now!
Despite my initial protests...the arbor and basket patio gardens are wonderful! Much easier to tend and a place to display my specimen fossils and rocks.
It's shaping up to be very comfortable :)
Tucker having an al fresco breakfast with the neighbor's kitty...
Good news as later this week I will be spending an afternoon with Brenden, my youngest grandson to celebrate his 4th birthday! Can't wait to see him on his miniature "birthday" bike :) Also brunch with Loretta at my favorite tea room...and later in the week an annual meet up/birthday celebration with an old friend! Wednesday a "birthday box", I've been told, is on the way!
Excited...only
Chris hopping off early to be the Easter Bunny to not only me- but Donna, Eric and Dayne...Connie and Kimber and Tina, of course. He is spending the afternoon with Tina (and Kimber and baby Emma) at the hospital. Emma born 2 months early..now almost 6 pounds and doing well!
Talked with James who in his latest stint as "Where's Waldo" is in North Dakota and loving the scenery...sending me through the wind-shield shots of his travels!
And soon I will be off to the phone touching base with friends and family...exchanging Easter Greetings...and later, of course...the plundering of the chocolate egg :) As well as indulging in a few of my "Early Birthday Present" morels :)
Despite the many inconveniences of FRED at times...I am truly BLESSED!
