April is a Birthday month in my family. My granddaughter and I have our birthdays one week apart to the day. Of course, I am no longer able to celebrate my day for more than a nano second, since April is all about Betty's day. She started talking about her day early in the month, reminding all, that she is going to be four and that is really big! I was informed that since I couldn't go out, I should just wrap up some of my toys for her! Also, a blue cake was to be made by me, 'my mommy doesn't know how to make cakes, she can only make cookies'. Haha, her Mom owns and runs Me Oh My Pies and Coffee.
Birthday presents consisted of 6 pints homemade strawberry jam, (Betty's favorite), one Mimi made quilt, and a Blue Cake. Birthday was a success and a very happy day for Betty.
Yesterday, though cloudy, we went on a long drive up the canyon to look at the river, is it fishable or running to fast? May, June and part of July, rivers in the West are rising with the 'run off'. All the snow melting in the high country, finding its waterway to the Missouri or Colorado River, depending on which side of the continental divide it's on. Though the run off has definitely started the river is not running too fast to fish. Hopefully we will be able to returned today for some socially distancing fishing. Fly fishing is ALWAYS a socially distance activity. Eric in the river and me on the river bank-knitting and reading.
April reads:
Read My Heart ****
A good 17th century English aristocratic book.
Rising Tide*****
Interesting story as well as extremely sad. Politics in the US can and often is soo sad .
This a story of taming the Mississippi River, a river that is crucial for the US economy. Though taming the river involves political, economic abuse of low income populations and especially people of color, think Jim Crow laws.
I found this book to be equivalent to a soap opera. I enjoy the part about how they got out of the mountains, but the love story, not so much. The ending was obvious from the first page....dumb.
Happy May day. Here's to hoping this month is better than the last few COVID months.
Take care and stay healthy.
1 comment:
Happy Belated Birthday! Thank you for those lovely views of CO, the quilt, and blue cake! We've learned that fishing is always iffy due to run off when we usually visit in June, but I don't know if/when I'll get there this year, so of course I miss it (and my son) more than ever. It will do my heart good to imagine you fishing. That's exactly how we fish - my husband and sons in the river, and me taking a walk or knitting and reading on the bank. I hope you are all healthy and stay that way.
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