Spring in NYC

I'm offering this to you all for no other reason than the fact that I liked it! When we were in NYC this month the cherry blossoms were just barely starting, and I wondered what they would look like by now. When I ran across this link today it was irresistable. Enjoy!

Oh Boy!

Prom night is coming, the dress is bought, the princess is twirling while she looks for her dancing shoes. Graduation follows quickly on the heels of prom, and the summer will fly by. Oh boy.

Sunday Hospitality

(My apologies: I have no idea why everything is underlined today!)

I've been reading a book called "Static" by Ron Martoia. I loved this quote and thought I would share it with you. By the way, for those of you who care about such things, I did NOT bake that yummy looking bread. I saw it in NYC and couldn't resist. And the tables and chairs are at City Place, in front of Sloan's Ice Cream.

"Another thing I learned is that great food and a great setting create space for love and life to flow. This is one respect in which other cultures around the world are very different from ours. Meals in Italy, France, Hungary, and Nepal and other parts of Asia are seen more as events, focal gathering spots to connect, debrief, and experience life together. I want to suggest that in some ways this is part of God's original intention for the Garden -- the full flow of love, sharing, food, drink, and conviviality that come in that setting."

Sick Day

I spent most of this day asleep or wishing I was asleep. I feel like I have mono. So imagine my delight when Kylie and Jillian announced they were doing a sleepover tonight. Fear crept into my soul as I imagined them attempting that! Don't worry...we put it off for another night.

So the picture up above is the pitcher of homemade limeade I made for dinner on Sunday night. Doesn't it look good? Does that count as something creative this week? Hope so! I'd have put a pic of my poundcake up there, too, but it didn't last long enough.

Palm Beach Gardens Tourist Attraction

What is there to say about such a cultural icon as this? Now doesn't it make you want to start singing the Oscar Meyer Wiener song? I know that when I saw it in the parking lot of the Palm Beach Gardens Mall, I just HAD to stop and take a picture. And lucky you...I'm sharing it! I was laughing, because another guy pulled over to take a picture too. I think there is a deeply buried child in all of us that just wants the world to be simple again: a place where the Oscar Meyer Wiener symbolizes a fresh wave of excitement rolling over the town. Too bad it was really just a stop in a parking lot of the mall.

One More video of the fire

This is the best footage of the fire: David took it.

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Picture of Fire in Square Lake