When I had my gardens I tried to grow lupines (a very pretty perennial in at least two colors - blue and pink) and didn't have much success. The planting came at the end of my gardening at the stick house - and I think perhaps (excuses excuses??) the dog or the boy that mowed the lawn (although the lupines weren't in the lawn, so most likely the dog!?!?) destroyed the plants.
Anyway, with all that said, the story is .... we went to Peterborough the other day. We were on a shopping mission (well I was) and a mission to find the closest (25+ miles away) gastroenterologist .... seriously, as well as a hospital or emergency facility - 25+ miles.
It is so interesting to me that NOW in my life I consider the distance to emergency care and medical specialists. Another interesting point that pushed my buttons (in a less than positive way) was that when I "checked out" (on their website) a gastro doctor and his associates in Concord - I have to have a referral to make an appointment .... I don't understand all this referral stuff ... but am ever so so so grateful that I do have the insurance that will cover the ongoing "issue". Enough about all that "stuff" .... yeah I could have done a play on words there, but I guess Mom is over my shoulder saying don't don't don't.
Gosh I digressed with all that didn't I. Our trip to Peterborough was great - cold, but great. Rick and I had a "date", seriously we left Sir Arlo at home and headed out the two of us - OH the nerve (isn't that terminology more than a bit odd!!)
Along the way we passed what was probably a two mile stretch of daisies, beautiful white daisies and lupins, gorgeous blue lupines. I decided that I needed to have some of the lupines, so on the return we stopped and I picked a few .... they don't smell all that great (read a bit on the nasty side) but they sure look lovely in the bathroom and on the kitchen counter. Lois is here with us in spirit, I swear, when I do these, often times, small flower "things" . When Sister Candy was here last week she brought me a beautiful arrangement in a lovely old bottle ... we got the Lois thing going through our veins for sure!
So on our "shopping" travel today, we bought a new outside chair/recliner deal for Rick - I bought one a week or so ago for me and got frustrated trying to deal with the camping world store for it (i didn't feel well that day to start) and came home and ordered a LaFuma on line. Apparently Rick did like mine after all so off to CW we went today so Rick could "test" them all. Now if we could have the flipping weather cooperate!
After that it was a trip to the fabric store (I used to spend lots and lots and lots of hours at fabric stores in a previous life!!). Princess Paige is being baptised in a few weeks and she will be wearing the Alves family baptism dress. I, however, am honored to make a bonnet and a pair of booties for the occasion. I needed patterns for such things so that was a stop today .... still having issues with the booties pattern ~ seems the major pattern manufacturers don't make such a thing anymore! Since my boys were never baptised (does that make me a bad mother?? ... well it could be a post for a different day ... baptism etc.). As for the pattern, I will make it work and Paigie (aka "Muffin Face") will have very special booties on her day - and they will be embellished with lace or something taken, oh so discreetly, from her Mom's wedding dress. IT WILL BE LOVELY (I hope because T~T wants to be involved in a good and loving way on this special day).
So the weather here in Deering continues to be (as seems to be the case throughout New England) cold and rainy and just plain crappy. I won't continue in that vein (vane??), but ......... um, we not be thrilled with it and the bikes remain in the trailer!!!
Rick is heading to Pat and Beth's tomorrow with Sir. Arlo needs some "Mr. S" time .... as in he needs some great exercise, and I am looking forward to some "me" time and will use the time to complete a quilt I've been working on and/or perhaps cut out a "shirt" I've had on the project line up for about a month and a half ... we shall see about that one! If all else fails, I will be out there in my oh so comfy "recliner" tomorrow working on the completion of my current book.
Speaking of books ....... seriously, who knows the name and/or author of the book about the Amish "children" going through their "free" year before commitment to the lifestyle? Not the Jodi Picoult (although Michelle, what IS the name of that one?? That is on my to read list as well).
That's all for tonight y'all ... sleep tight etc.
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Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult.
don't know the name of the other one. If you weren't a transient you could ask your local libray!!
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