Beneath the Wraps

            There was a time when Jaime was three and her sister Pamprin was visiting.   Pamprin laid out a coloring book so that she could color one page while Jaime colored the other – only Jaime wanted to color the same page as Pamprin.   It didn’t even matter which page.   When Pamprin switched sides or found new pictures, Jaime wanted to color the very same picture that her big sister was coloring. Pamprin reluctantly shared her space.  I think it made Jaime feel closer to her.           I was reminded of that memory this morning while working on a puzzle that Richard and I had started.   We had already rolled it up and put it away for another time.   My daughter-in-law, Claire asked if I would like to continue.   And so I set it up.   She started one side of the puzzle and I another.   After a while she abandoned her side and came to help me...

          Tossing and turning because I was hot.   It isn’t right for the weather to be so warm on my birthday – especially when you consider the start of the month was always overcast – sometimes raining.               The wind has been blowing – even though it’s been warm.   The winds have been cool – but not cool enough to keep us from turning on the A/C.             I finally left the room at 3:45.   Jenna said “Happy Birthday, mommy!”   quite loudly.   I’d forgotten it was my birthday – even though I had been reminded of it last night when I called the RS pres.  My stomach was growling.   I had a glazed doughnut as Roland had brought them home and we have to eat them before they go stale – right? Jenna bopped into the living room about 15 minutes later bearing gifts wrapped in Christmas paper.  I ...

           We finally finished the Sugar Spigot American puzzle.     Roland glued it so that we can hang it in our game room (should we ever get one built) and we started a new puzzle   that is over 50% purple – granted different shades.   Crayola might lable them as periwinkle, orchid, lilac, heliotrope, plum, etc. for there are many shades.              There are only 750 pieces as opposed to the thousand of the last two puzzles, but we can already tell that it will work up a lot quicker. I think my brother would enjoy this puzzle. It is the Mont Saint Michel castle in France.       He’s had a thing for France since he was in elementary school (I would guess) and he loves the color purple – surely there are a few puzzle pieces that would match his preferred shade.

I made a dishcloth and a hat I gave the hat to Jenna for her birthday We started a puzzle last week shadows indicate our  social distancing should be finished today