Celebrating Spring

This was my latest quilt patch. I call it Spring Emerging.

That was the theme of our garden club outing on Saturday morning.

Yes, it rained, but there were about 14 of us on the tour of the nearby Highline Seatac Botanical Garden.

We found lots of wonderful things emerging, including these very special red Trilliums, which is why we were all pausing in the path. Lots of photos were taken, just only these two by me. I was busy being the leader and "knowledgable person". 

Back at our house we were prepared for wet jackets and umbrellas in the garage and muddy shoes in the laundry room. We gathered for cake and coffee and tea and lots of talking.

Then we were back outside to tour our garden, and the rain stopped! It was a good event, we had lots of good questions, and lots of compliments. I felt pleased with how it all turned out, and appreciated the many lovely compliments. 

We have had some decent weather in the last few days since I last posted. Charlie Cat came to visit, on the patio and on the deck.

He's still very fluffy.

We did a little shopping on Wednesday, at Cosco and at Home Depot. I finally realized it was time to replace our very old, very broken down laundry baskets. I think the old ones must be about 45 years old. :-) I wish I had a "laugh" emogi. 

Granddaughter Irene came to lunch on Friday. She is still very happy with her Grandma's house lunch: Campbells Chicken Noodle soup and saltine crackers. And then an ice cream drumstick. She's easy that way. I wish is was easier to get her to be conversant, but I think we'll have to wait a few more years for that. She's on spring break from college, and off to South Carolina today to see her father and stepmother. 

Today we are taking it slow. We just returned from our  1.20 mile walk in the neighborhood. It's such a lovely time of the year now, with cherry, plum, and pear trees blooming, daffodils and Forsythia glowing, and when the sky is blue, it's just wonderful.