Weekend Outlook
Saturday morning here, and it's rainy and cool. Bill let me "sleep in" a little bit, which was so lovely. I actually didn't sleep - once I'm awake, that's that - but I did sit up in bed, with the lights on and the window cracked ... I sipped my coffee slowly and read a new book. Listening to the rain falling, a bird song I didn't recognize and then a crow off in the woods - it was such a nice, comforting way to wake up. Most mornings are, by necessity, 0-60, but today I let my circadian rhythms catch up with my plans.
So what are those plans? Well, it's the weekend (hooray!) and as usual I have all kinds of things on the docket...
~ Bill and I will be heading over to check out a horse farm where Earlybird will start hippotherapy soon. Mum's coming to watch the boys so that we can relax and concentrate. I'm really excited to see what this place is about!
~ Then, I have the usual run of errands to complete - including a stop at (big surprise!) Barnes & Noble, where they're holding a book for me. It's called The Mob (Book One in The Crow Chronicles), and it sounds very intriguing. I think it's considered "teen" fiction, so I will pre-read this before handing it over to Bookworm. (Who, by the way, will be a teen in a matter of weeks. Ack!)
~ We're getting close to planting weekend so I want to stop at the nursery at some point to pick up herbs, flowers and veggies. I will hold off from buying containers, though ~ I have asked Bill to pull out any planting pots we have on hand so we can take an inventory before buying anything new.
~ This rain is supposed to move out soon, so at some point Bill will be mowing the lawns (back and front). Before that happens I will take a quick walkabout to scoop up all the violets (etc.) sprouting up within the overgrown grass. There's no reason to waste all those pretty wildflowers!
~ We're also going to gather some clover from the backyard to press into our field journals. I thought this would be a nice way to spend Trinity Sunday afternoon. :)
~ Oh, and of course there will be Cranford tomorrow night! I'm sad this is the last week, I've enjoyed it so much. But I can hardly wait to find out how it all ends ...
Before I head out of cyberspace, a brief note on the top photo. Pictured there is my new summer mug - I found it on clearance at a local HomeGoods store. Isn't it pretty? I love blue and white. (Speaking of which have you seen the new issue of Victoria?) The mug has that perfect feel in my hand and was handpainted in Portugal so I don't think I'll be putting it through the dishwasher. This will be my herbal tea mug. :) Below the mug is some weekend reading - the Summer issue of Living Crafts (delicious), a new book about nature activities that I am loving (great ideas for Nature Club next year), and a quick little read about fairies. I saw this book at the bookstore recently, and though obviously aimed at girls - of which I have none, lol - it still looked so inviting, I couldn't resist. The illustrations were lovely but the title really grabbed my attention: Firefly and the Quest of the Black Squirrel. (You all know how I feel about squirrels.) And then on the first page I learned the little heroine of the story is homeschooled ... well, I had to have it. ;) And while we're on the subject of children's books, I'm going to try to carve out time to update our booklists on the sidebars - they are seriously out-of-date.
So there you are, my weekend in a nutshell! I hope you all have a great one, and I will be back again to chat sometime soon. :)
The Fairy Chronicles were my daughter's favorite fairy books. She thought they were the most exciting and had the nicest illustrations. I have put a Mitten Strings side-bar on my blog, inspired by you. I've been matching up posts to chapters.
Posted by: sarah Rooker | May 17, 2008 at 08:40 AM
Wow, a book with a homeschooled character? I will have to look for it. Hopefully we'll start seeing more of those.
Posted by: Memarie Lane | May 17, 2008 at 09:35 AM
It's always such a treat to stop by here. You inspire me. Happy Weekend!
Posted by: Jennifer | May 17, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Oh, thank you for the Fairy Chronicles heads up! They sound like they are right up Katydid's alley. :-)
Posted by: Angel | May 17, 2008 at 01:11 PM
Oh, I have a soon-to-be-teenager becoming a teen in a few weeks, too. Whatever will I do with him?? Glad to know I have company!
Posted by: Just Pure Lovely | May 17, 2008 at 01:55 PM
Dear Dawn, I think you will love the hippotherapy! My niece has benefitted amazingly from it. Let us know your thoughts! THanks again for the inspiration.
Posted by: Genevieve | May 18, 2008 at 09:19 AM
I continue to be inspired by your wonderful posts. My eldest did hippotherapy for a while and it was wonderful. We're just taking a little break and hope to return to it in the Fall. Feel free to email me privately if you ever want more specifics. I've noticed that you do OT and Speech with Earlybird. I'd love to get some ideas from you about doing OT and speech at home.
Posted by: dorothy | May 18, 2008 at 08:34 PM
Hi Dawn,
I couldn't find an email address for you but I wanted to let you know that I featured your earth weaving today on The Crafty Crow. I have a special button just for contributors so if you will get in touch with me I can send it to you. Thanks for all your wonderful ideas! Cassi
Posted by: Cassi | May 19, 2008 at 03:01 AM
Dawn,
I will be curious to hear about the hippotherapy. We attended a function at our local Little Bit and thought it to be a fabulous place. Thanks for the Victoria tip. Victoria, B.C. is a very special place for my husband and I- magical, in fact!
I had never seen that magazine before so thanks!
Posted by: Heather | May 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM