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NEED CHANGES IN MY LIFE, TOO

We made it through April.

Barely!

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THIS IS LADY

I love this dog.

We're very close.

We are definitely connected.

Among all the things

   we have in common . . .

AZALEAS IN BLOOM

They're irresistible.

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CARTOON FOR THE DAY

          (Credit New Yorker Magazine)

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PALE BEAUTY

OF WHITE DOGWOODS

This has been a non-stop show

of Spring blossoms,

especially the pale beauty

of white dogwood flowers

against the brilliance of

pink azaleas in bloom.

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FRESH LOCAL PRODUCE

AND FLOWERS & VEGGIES

TO PLANT

Saturday mornings at 

Kirkwood Farmers Market.

Open for business.

Masks and social distancing

even in the rain.

This is the way to shop.

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MY FAVORITE BREAKFAST

Ripe cantaloupe melon

with organic blueberries.

And fresh brewed coffee

of course.

Happy Saturday, people.

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IF ONLY

We were all employed!

(It's Friday.  Have fun.)

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KIRKWOOD FARMERS MARKET

IS MOSTLY FLOWERS NOW

I must admit

it feels so strange to shop

for flowers to plant

wearing a surgical mask.

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"THE EARTH LAUGHS IN FLOWERS"

Emerson said it best,

especially this Spring.

(Note to self:

More tulips and azaleas

next year.)

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MISSING MY KALDI'S

When you've lived

"across the street" from

a famous coffee shop

    for the past 15 years . . .

and rarely missed (if ever)

a fresh brewed coffee

every morning,

  7 days a week . . .

these are difficult days.

So they're taking advantage of

social distancing, to give our

meeting place a paint job

and fresh new look.

WE MISS YOU GUYS.

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WHY WE LOVE KIRKWOOD

Historic train station

and

Sugar Creek Valley.

Go for a walk, or

a bike ride.

Enjoy this fabulous Spring weather.

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ENJOYING GOOD FRIENDS
AND AN ABRAXAS STOUT

On a perfect sunny afternoon.

Chef Bernard and his lovely
wife, Stephanie
(also an wonderful pastry chef),
on their new backyard deck.

Socially separated, of course.

And enjoying an amazing
Abraxas Imperial Stout
(brewed with vanilla beans.)

Felt good to visit.

Pic Today 4/18/20

SEEDLINGS

READY TO PLANT

Started my seeds inside,

and transplanting these seedlings

outside this weekend.

Herbs, kale, tomatoes,

chard, cilantro, bush beans.

Ready for warmer days

and fresh garden goodies.

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REDBUDS IN THE CITY

are totally different than

those trees in the woods.

Clumps of buds,

like on steroids.

More graceful in the wild.

Still beautiful.

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DOGWOODS IN BLOOM

Great day for a walk.

Sunny, crisp Spring day.

And the flowering dogwoods

are soooo perfectly pink.

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TWO CLUES

Name the song,

and the artist.

(Hint: A big hit in 1968.)

NO ONE REMEMBERS

'TIP TOE THROUGH THE TULIPS"

BY TINY TIM,

AND HIS FALSETTO VOICE?

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AZALEAS IN BLOOM

Perfect shrub to brighten your day,

and right on schedule.

Happy April everyone!

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EASTER SUNDAY

BREAKFAST

Sweet Metta made a batch of

Easter pancakes, and had

her mom deliver them

to my quarantined 

bachelor pad apartment.

In time for my Easter Sunday

morning breakfast.

Hot 100% pure maple syrup

made them extra delicious.

Thank you so much, Metta.

Yum.

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HOWEVER YOU CELEBRATE,

WHERE EVER YOU ARE

Wishing you a peaceful, safe

and healthy Easter holiday.

May you find all the eggs

that were hidden.

Stay safe.

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A LOST TRADITION?

(The last time we dyed eggs

as a family.)

It was always an important

Easter time tradition.

With our new pandemic

social distancing culture,

Maggie still celebrates

this tradition, 

with Metta and Eli.

Privately.

And we stay in touch

by phone and pics.

Have a great Easter weekend.

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SHARING GARDEN GOODIES

Between the squirrels and

our neighbors, it's hard

harvesting all our tomatoes.

So we plant more.

(credit: New Yorker Magazine)

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NOW'S THE TIME

Recent rains.

Very warm weather.

Mo. Conservation Department,

and Missouri Botanical Garden,

agree it's the perfect time

to go find morel mushrooms.

Some parks are still closed,

so good hunting.

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GO OUTSIDE

Good advice.

Especially at the cabin.

Talking with neighbors.

Soaking up the sun.

It reached 87˚.

Got my dose of Vitamin D.

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TUESDAY FORECAST

80 degrees, and sunny.

. . . which means

I'll be down to the cabin.

Tired of being cooped up,

inside.

Have a great Tuesday,

everyone.

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MADE MY OWN

FACE MASK

PPEs are hard to find these days.

So saw a video on how to

take a sweat sock,

a clean one, and turn it into

a face mask!

It fogs up my glasses,

but it works.

Just staying out of stores.

It's time to be resourceful,

and get serious about this

pandemic!

Pic Today 4/5/20

GOOD DAY TO PLANT

Quarantine didn't keep me from

planting this year's veggies.

55 little plugs of planting medium

to receive this year's selections, 

to include cilantro, swiss chard,

Italian parsley, kale, peppers, 

bush beans and cherry tomatoes.

In 2-3 weeks, ready to be moved

to the late April garden.

Pic Today 4/4/20

 TIME FOR TULIPS

The show is about to begin.

We remember now

why we plants bulbs in the fall.

So many colors.

Such a grand salute to Spring.

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FLOWERING CRABAPPLE

Perfect splash of pink

this time of year.