we've heard that a woman loses one tooth for every kid. we're now onto about four teeth, the lastest one under a new super-expensive bridge. oy vey! they're going to try to drill a root canal through that fancy porcelain.

meanwhile, we've been grooving on simplicity here.  we focus on two activities a day (and one of them can be "rest").  today is pie and play. apple pie is where it's at.

tomorrow we'll be looking at flowers. we've got daffodils on the kitchen table in honor of the beast's welsh heritage.

and it's spring in sunnyside. the crocuses are coming up and gardening season begins. we're growing a lot of herby things for our local garden jobs— red texas hummingbird sage, blue lobelia, purple anise hyssop, and yellow calendula.

meanwhile, here's our schedule for the week:

monday— pie and play

tuesday— flowers and a jog

wednesday— french and knitting

thursday— play and rest

friday— swimming and pizza

saturday— maybe the zoo

sunday— family breakfast out

shouts out to our peops whit, evan, zoe, mapes, sian, aunt m, the connecticut otter, the brit boys, and all the rest of the crew. peace.