Another Spontaneous Saturday...

First, about the new photo up there. It is not blooming right now in my yard, nor do I expect it this year, short of a miracle. It is one of my most favorite little yard friends, though. Bloodroot,or Sanguinaria canadensis, was one of the first little green shoots and flowers I saw in my yard each spring. I first purchased them at the Missouri Wild Flowers nursery simply because I liked the name and the history. It was used by native people for medicinal purposes and as a dye. I have used it for neither, except, I suppose for the cheering it brings to me when I saw it's bright flowers after the winter. Bloodroot was one of the plant I brought with me when I moved to Colorado, being fairly confident it would not become an invasive nuisance. I babied it tenderly, and added to my system occasionally with expensive purchases from local nurseries. These babies never go on clearance! And when I moved in with Wonderful Guy, I brought my root system with me. I had my bloodroot growing in a perfect place and they liked it very much, spreading out and multiplying to a healthy stand. I was one proud momma....until last spring, when I had nary a leaf. I have no idea what happened. It is a must have plant for me, though, and I tried to buy locally and online and couldn't find it last year anywhere I looked. I will try again to find it this year.

And now for something completely different... I woke to the smell of coffee yesterday. Wonderful Guy made it downstairs before me. Upon his return upstairs, he remarked that I wasn't going to like what I was going to find downstairs. I had finished off plying a small amount of roving Friday night, and foolishly left it laying on the floor when we turned out the lights. The Cat Who Would Be Queen loves her some fresh plied yarn....ah well. Done is done, and my lesson learned.
After breakfast with Grandbebe Girl and Her Parents, which was very enjoyable, indeed, Wonderful Guy and I braved the chilly late winter temps, and took Best Dog Ever for a walk around City Park Lake. We talked about what we should do the rest of the day. We had made a purchase of paint for the kitchen some time ago. With the promise of nicer weather in the future, and wanting to enjoy it, we thought it would be prudent to get the kitchen painted. Not only would it be done, but we could be enjoying it...and figure out if we like what we picked out for a color. It is a very dramatic change.




We are liking it, especially after the second coat. I think once the valances are back up and the room put back together, we will enjoy even more. Wonderful Guy and I really have fun together with our home projects.
Along with more painting today, there will be cleaning and rearranging and reorganizing. All in all, a busy day ahead, and I need to get to it.