A Sunny Day

And the temperature got up into the mid-20s today which meant that the snow on the hill in the backyard that faces south started melting away. I saw one squirrel scamper across the top of the fence along the retaining wall and no birds. I haven't seen anything at the feeders all week. 

 

I spent most of the day rereading and tidying up Open For Business so I can republish it with my own ISBN number. I realized this morning that all of the work I did on it yesterday was wasted because I wasn't working on the correct version of the manuscript. So I had to start at the beginning again. *sigh* I made it to Chapter 20, just over halfway through. I got all excited at first thinking that I'd already done this work so I could just skate through. Not so fast. I'd gotten about 60 pages in a while back so I added about 100 pages to the completed side of the ledger. It'd go faster if I didn't find myself reading instead of just scrolling through letting ProWritingAid tell me where I need commas and stuff like that.

 

Man, was I intimidated when I turned the page to see today's flower. It's a Lily. And it's complicated. But I took my time and concentrated and it turned out looking like a lily. This looks like the Stargazer Lily that blooms in my side yard in the summer.

 

And I finally made time to draw a gratitude journal page for today. It's not very comprehensive but I was most grateful for the sunshine the last few days. Even when it's cold, the sunshine really cheers me up.

 

Today is the 6th Anniversary of Zambaldi Beer! They had all kinds of fun things planned for the day, special beers, and live music. I got to pick up LC and OJ, get them some supper, and get them out of the taproom to eat where it's quiet. Six years ago they opened and six weeks after that everything shut down for the pandemic. It's a wonder they managed to stay in business through that mess, and they're still going strong. Yay!

--Barbara