It promises to be another day of that. Allen’s family is here and he has taken most of the little ones along as he tours with them. After some busy weeks it has been blissfully quiet and slow-paced. A respite.

Yesterday Moira and I finished a long, lovely, faux suede skirt for her. We toyed with some quilted squares just for fun, noting once again the precision quilting requires. (Since the decluttering we have SO many more opportunities to craft!) Later, I gathered all the ironing I could find and spent some time smoothing out wrinkles – figuratively and literally. As the sun hovered over the mountain we kneaded some whole wheat bread for today’s lunch. The bookmobile brought Babycatcher which kept me transfixed the rest of the evening. A perfect end to a perfect day.

Though the night passed with a fair amount of gestational wakefulness, we are off to a good start. The little ones are bathed, dressed, and singing baby songs while pounding on the piano. Allen and the big kids packed out earlier for the mountains and will have dinner tonight with Colin. Alannah and I have dress pattern pieces all cut out for Tess, just waiting for the sweet printed corduroy fabric to wash and dry. I couldn’t ask for more.

Wishing you all a quiet day and happy memory making.