I am avoiding doing dishes by writing a blog post. Don’t feel sorry for me. I haven’t done dishes in days, so I’m just using that as an excuse to write a blog post, although I really need no excuses to avoid the dishes or to write blog posts. I could also be folding laundry right now. Instead, I’d like to show you some pictures of leaves I took at the Como Park Conservatory just…
One of my favorite parts of spring is when the lilacs bloom. It’s that time again. Here is a pic of the riotous bush in the back of our yard. And here are some close-ups. We have one lilac bush in the yard that we planted long ago but it hasn’t produced much in the way of flowers, until this year. The fragrance, especially of the purple lilacs due to their number, is heavenly.
We grow old cats in our house. Until recently, we had 3 geriatric cats in the house. Rosalyn died within the past couple of years at the age of 20. (For the life of me, I can’t pinpoint which month or year of her death.) Stinky is 17 years old. Inky was 15. We lost Inky almost 4 weeks ago. I use the word “lost” purposely. While Erik and I were loading the truck for…