Forced Spring

Paul and I transitioned from the Down East coast back to the condo today....we had such a good time with our dear friends. 

When we left the buds on these my second set of forsythia branches were tightly closed...and when we came home they were in full bloom. 

We had a little snow...a little sleet...and a lot of light rain during the drive home....so some forced spring was a welcomed sight.

Photo Dump

As the Maine welcome signs say: Welcome to Maine, The Way Life Should Be.

Here's a quick photo dump from a fabulous day in Maine. The way life should be.

A view from the balcony.

Charming downtown Eastport Maine....our destination for breakfast.

The view of Patsy and Brian's house from the other side of Sipp Bay.

A lovely hike around Sipp Bay.....I loved the blue trail sign.

Quintessential Maine coast views.

And still lots of time for cards. And if you can decipher a few of the columns here...you'll know that the girls ruled in euchre and pinochle! 

Patsy uses every inch of this score book I made for her two years ago! She writes down every score of every game she plays with anyone. And she plays a lot of games. 

Good Things

I was able to connect the top to the bottom on this beautiful wooden puzzle during breakfast!  That was a good thing!

And I made good use of the car ride...and cut and folded the first 100 the 300 Christmas matchbox covers.

That's a good thing.

I was pretty tickled with my set-up where I taped a box on the corner of the board to hold everything in my lap. It worked perfectly! I'll do a 100 more on the trip home.  

And when we got to Perry we took a deep breath and soaked in the beautiful view and an enjoyed a great meal and an evening of cards with our dear friends.

That's a really good thing.