Thursday

It's Thursday. The sun is shining and the birds are chirping. And the cliches are flying. I've eaten half of the kamquats from my little tree. Many people do not know what to do with kamquats, other than pick them (my daughter's favorite thing to do, as she can actually reach them!). Actually, kamquats are eaten whole -- rind and all. You have to spit out the pits, but other than that slight inconvenience, they are quite tasty. Though if I eat more than a handful my lips start to burn a bit from the acid.

Nothing like a little acid in the morning! I hope you all have a wonderful day and find something glorious to do on this bright, shiny morn. I'm going to write -- or attempt to write -- a young adult novel for an hour or so, whilst I drink tea with honey.

Then I'm going to take a walk around the 'hood and check up on y'all. I guess I should have been born in the south. At least there I could wear my pearls with the other gals.

Rainy Day

Today is the first day of the rest of your life. A good thought being that it is almost spring and the rains are going to bring us green mountains (or I should say hills...) and lively poppies in Palmcaster.

Being that today is a first day I have ever blogged, it is a good time to remember firsts. First kiss, first job, first day at college, first time giving birth...

Or more importantly, we should sometimes pretend that an ordinary day is a first for something, anything. Let's look at life through a news lens. That is what this blog is going to be about. Looking, perceiving the extraordinary in the ordinary...and firsts all around!