A walk through the ponderosa wood behind our house. It was a warm weekend. Mistaya’s portrayal of a fairy in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” was beautiful. She was exhausted by the last performance on Saturday night. When I picked her up from the “after the play” cast pizza-party–she said, “I’m so tired.”
And Tabitha played “The Juggler” at her piano recital at the college. She was amazing. I hadn’t heard her even play the piece! I only ever hear her practise other pieces at home, so it was a delightful surprise to hear her play it so well.
Today, my over-tired Mistaya has a cough and a little fever, so she stayed home with her Mama. Pip is in fine form–busy making a train on her bunk bed–a train to take her to the jungle, a favorite destination of hers. She’ll often “adopt” a little red monkey with a long tail named “Roggio” on her journey. He is very little, fits in the palm of my hand.
We had a wonderful family picnic last night in the forest park behind our house. It was so beautiful, I never wanted to leave. I always feel like that when I’m in the forest on a sunshiny day.
Can hardly wait for July–when Miranda’s family arrives. The neighborhood is all ready a-buzz with anticipation. Seriously–I’ve had neighbors I haven’t talked to in years approach me and ask if it is true: “Is your sister moving just down the street?” Another neighbor said “I hope they like beer!”–no worries there.
Sandra
Hope that Mistaya recovers quickly.
The woods behind your house look beautiful especially with the balsam blooming.
The girls look very lovely and I’m sure that Dodo has grown a lot since I was there.
John's pic of the day
Neighbours offering beer? Just send along their phone numbers.