April first, daffies and fruit

 

In my email this morning Tieks selling these ^^^^^^ I thought it legit given the ways of fashion and GOOP-ness- why not! This is something Gwyneth would flog.  Aghast  until I realized that today is April 1st. So, OK, can we take anything at face value today? Is the orange butt plug really going to the slammer? Not sure.

^^^^^^^^ this is a photo from the webs, of Gloucestershire, the paradise that my great Grandfather left to find a better life in America.

This is his "better life" ^^^^^ in BENTON which is now Rawlins, Wyoming.His brothers went on to Utah to live their Mormon lives  (wives), My Great Grandpa decided to stay in Benton to become a RR worker. He was part of the party that drove the golden spike in Promontory joining the RR's for a more sensible  journey across the United States. He became a cowboy and a lawman  and I do think that is remarkable for a lad from Gloucester. Seems like an April Fool to me, but then those were the days of adventure- either Africa or Wyoming- take your pick of wild.

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Above is a thank you card from a new baby on the planet. I had given her some baby things and she sent this wonderful little thank you. Check the size of the grapes! They are fabulous- like a whole different fruit! Dennis gets them at his church- Cost Co.

I do love the fragrance and brightness of the daffodils, the whole house smells like a flower shop. The color is magnificent, especially in the Assistance League vase. The blue of the vase has just been waiting for daffodils, I do believe!

A while ago I was playing with stuff on my table, stuck it  together, painted it, and for some  good reason it ended up in a bottom drawer , not yet ready for the recycle bin, I guess. I was experimenting with texture of tissue paper squished into  branches and layering. Unsuccessful but I did learn a thing. I learned that one can not put a branch  behind a flat painted face. There are some sections of this that I like so may tear those parts off to use elsewhere. Not today- the sun has mysteriously appeared after a night of blustery winter! Think a walk might be a good thing to do while the sky is blue.