~"It Is A Great Art....To Saunter"~

I love that quote by Thoreau. That sums up our day yesterday, more or less. I did dishes and laundry in the morning when the boys had finished breakfast. Then we went out to play. We played ball, laid in the grass and looked for bugs, watched butterflies in the Lilacs, scooped dirt into a coffee can, listened to the birds. Then they both "pig piled" mama. Even the dog joined in and tried to sit on me! By then it started to get pretty hot out, and Little Boy was proving the need for a nap. So we went in and had lunch and quiet time. Little Boy woke up from his nap first. After I changed him, we snuggled on the couch. It wasn't long before he squirmed to the floor and picked out a book. "Read it, Mama?" Who could resist? So for about the 200th time, we read "Llama, Llama, Red Pajama". Big Boy was up shortly. Back outside. I sat on the steps talking to Grammie Osgood on the phone while they played out front. When I got off the phone I went over to see what they were doing. They had found the remnants of a mud puddle and were having a blast!

I showed them how to make mud pies. We used large maple leaves for plates.

I love how in the Spring/Summer the leaves make a beautiful canopy over the driveway.

Little Boy, sporting his brother's boots and a cloth diaper.

Dancing.

They were holding hands, but I missed it!

Inside playing with magnetic letters while Mama and Big Boy make supper for Daddy.

Bouquet of fresh lilacs. I wait all year for this! This one bouquet fills the kitchen with a lovely fragrance!

Recipe from my old cook book.

Happy chef!

 He dipped and breaded his fish all by himself (mostly).

Our finished pie.

I don't feel so rushed, now that the garden is all in. I didn't plant potatoes, if I get the chance right off great, if not, that's ok. Ideally I would have had them in mid May, but it took me two weeks to spread a dump truck load of compost on the garden. It isn't the most beautiful garden I've ever planted. It has sods and rocks that I need to rake and pick. (We expanded the plot this year). But it took so long for the compost, that I really needed to get the seeds into the ground! Now I can work on the rest while things are growing. We planted pole beans around a "A" shaped trellis so the boys could have a bean tunnel to play in! Hopefully we get some goodies before September!!!! My lettuce is getting bigger! Fresh salad soon!

I hope you have a good day. And don't forget to take some time to saunter!