Another (fuzzy) photo to prove my Roma-love. Her appearance in my life was an utter surprise, and I can't believe my luck. She may be a little more responsibility than I expected to have on my plate for a while, but she's just so lovely and worth it.

And now, she has the jingling tags to prove it (appropriately enough, I think, in the shape of a big, red heart!)

Someone has a new owner, and it might be me...

New Hues

The return of color is evident from my recent photo-posts. Despite yesterday's sudden, strange thundersnow, blue and green are making a big comeback. As is pink, in the form of rosey-glowing cheeks.

I'm feeling healthy, and have things to look forward to (as well as a lot to get done in the present.) What more could a girl ask for? ( . . . maybe a little time to knit, walk the dog, and set up the sewing machine on my beautiful, refinished cabinet - photos to come . . . )

Up the garden path . . .

I just want to grow stuff.

Ciao, nuova amica!

Meet my new little gypsy, Roma.


She's so photogenic, if a little wiggly.















If anyone out there knows Italian, please excuse my poor guess at it!

Just lovely

This morning, I woke to a lovely sight:

These daffodils were bought yesterday as a bunch of unpromising stalks. What a difference a day makes . . .