DH, Lloyd, and I had a terrific day today. It's still pretty early spring but it was an unseasonably warm day. We went out for lunch to one of our favorite eateries, The Open Door Cafe. Then we did some shopping together. We met a wonderful saleswoman at Macy's. It turns out she is a Christian. She's from Massachusetts where Lloyd used to hang out as a young man. Her husband is a dentist. His practice is not too far from where we live so we might give him a try. Then we drove about a bit and took the long way home down the back roads.
When we came home we spent about two hours out in the yard, mostly cleaning up in preparation for the days ahead. We love spending time in our pergola in the summer. There's always lots of old dead growth to get rid of. We deadheaded the Rose of Sharon, pulled up some weeds, took the slime off the pond plants, fed the fish, etc.
Just before the cooler air came in followed by the rain, we had time to grill and enjoy dinner on the deck.
What a wonderful day! I didn't get the cleaning done that I wanted to do but I got some important stuff done - a day of simple pleasures with the love of my life.
Link to a slide show of our afternoon: http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/Ae3mS2fn