Friday, February 13, 2026

Wrapping up the Week

 Good Morning!

How are you on this Friday the 13th?  I am doing well.  Other than a Restorative Yoga class this evening, I have no real plans.  There is laundry to be done and the kitchen floor is pretty dirty, but nothing major.

Yesterday I ran errands, set up appointments (including with our accountant for taxes), did some knitting and a bit of reading.  It was so relaxing.  One of this things I picked up on my errands was this cute little bunny basket for Iris.


Isn't it sweet?  I also picked up one of those cars that you pull back and then it zooms off.  The one I bought is a banana.  LOL. I will get some other goodies to fill the basket for Easter.

After Iris was born and we were going through all the books that were Colin's when he was young, I was disappointed not to find two.  The first was Sheep in a Jeep and the other was a Golden Book - Two Little Gardeners.  I had forgotten that the author of Two Little Gardeners is Margaret Wise Brown who wrote "Goodnight Moon" and "The Runaway Bunny" - two of Iris' favorites!  Anyway, I ordered both books.  The Golden Book is coming from Abe Books, but Sheep in a Jeep I ordered from Amazon and it arrived yesterday!  I'll probably take that to Iris next Wednesday when I will be watching her.

There has also been cooking, of course.  Last night I made white clam sauce and added some smoked mussels along with the clams.  Highly recommend!!  It was quite tasty.  Tonight I am fixing baked ratatouille - lots of veggies and a bit of cheese.  YUM!

We have no plans for Valentine's Day and I have yet to figure out what I will cook, but there is time to figure it all out. On Sunday we have plans to meet up with Colin & Mailing & Iris and Mailing's parents for a brunch train ride on the Colebrookdale Railroad in Boyertown.  That should be fun - it will be Iris' first train ride!  Also, Sunday is Zhongren's birthday and he loves trains, so perfect timing.

I hope this Friday finds you well and enjoying life!

5 comments:

  1. What a sweet bunny basket! A banana car makes me thing of Richard Scarry's books -- I always loved the worm driving the apple car. You're lucky to have such a fun thing to do as brunch train ride! I hope Iris enjoys it and you all get to enjoy watching her experience it.

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  2. That is a cute bunny basket! My boys loved Sheep in a Jeep and most of the other sheep books. I can't remember if I've locked my car or not, but I can still recall "Jeep goes splash! Jeep goes thud! Jeep goes deep in gooey mud!" Your cooking sounds delicious and I hope everyone has fun on the train ride!

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  3. I thought of the same thing Sarah did... that worm driving the apple car! My kids loved books of all sorts, but I don't remember Sheep in a Jeep! Have a fantastic weekend!

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  4. I bought Sheep in Jeep for all my Grands. I loved that book. I even got the author to sign one copy at Rhinebeck one year.
    I hear you about the dirty floors. Now that it's warmed up a bit it's a sea of mud out there. I'm giving up on the floors for the time being.

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  5. that is a very cute basket! I'm hoping for a quite valentine's day - but Dave may have other plans!

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