Friday | Bring On the May Flowers!

Happy Friday, friends! It is the last Friday of April. This month totally zoomed by and I’m shocked that Monday is the first of May. I try my best to make Fridays about joy here in my Cozy Burrow, so today’s post is full of flowers, stitching, and a few highlights from the week. I have so much to share with you!

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Despite feeling like it’s rained all week, there have been pockets of sunshine. I tried to make sure we got outside for most of them! This hyacinth patch is in our front yard which takes a little longer to warm up, so we’re lucky enough to have some fresh blooms. I found this fat bumblebee searching for some pollen and couldn’t resist the picture.

These tulips are two years old and I was worried they wouldn’t be as vigorous as they were last year. But it looks like we’re lucky enough to have at least one more showy year of these pink beauties. We have lots of pansies and english daisies planted in pots and window boxes and they have really enjoyed all of the rain and small breaks of sunshine. I hope their roots are very happy and are growing strong!

The best thing about all of this rain is what it’s doing for the flowers. I check my perennial garden each day for a peek at the lupines and columbine; nothing yet, but this is such a hopeful time of year. Bring on the May flowers! And asparagus!

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I wish I had a ton of stitching to show you all, but I don’t. I haven’t managed a stitch since last Sunday. I am very happy to report that I stitched a few more darning rows on Annie Bayliss last weekend and am closer to finishing! Maybe I’ll be able to finish this before the coronation? My intention each evening is to curl up with an audiobook, tea, and some stitching, but I have been beat by the time I get the kids into bed. It’s okay – things will settle soon and I’ll have a resurgence of stitching energy. Until then I’ll be content with working like a snail. 🐌

It’s even been hard for me to read more than a paragraph or two at a time this week. In short, I am running an intense toileting program for Colton and it completely consumes my evenings. It will be worth it in the end, but my goodness — it is difficult right now. I have an appointment with his therapist today to go over our toileting logs (also intense) and find things that I can do differently. I have no idea how long this is going to take so please bear with me while my attention is focused elsewhere!

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A few highlights from the week:

☕️ I have been enjoying daily homemade espressos using my Bialetti. I bought this exactly one year ago and have used it off and on. I’ve been pining for a Nespresso machine which is unlikely to happen in this decade, so I dusted this off a couple of weeks ago. I’m still playing with ratios and figuring out how to make my own perfect cup so the results vary widely, but it’s been fun to experiment. It has definitely paid for itself many times over!

✏️ We’ve been on vacation this week and I am SO looking forward to settling back into our little Blackberry Bluff school. I love gathering around the table every day and learning with the kids. I’m also excited about an hour of quiet time on Sunday to get ready for the week!

📚 I started an extremely part-time job at the public library this week! I think you all know that it’s been my dream for a long time and I’m so excited about it. My first day was yesterday and I’m very happy to be learning the ropes.

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Have I mentioned that it’s Friday? I’ve given up on all of my chores at home and will aim to play catch up next week. I’m planning to make it through the weekend doing as little cleaning and cooking as possible! And other than some time at the library and preparing for our school week, we have no plans for the weekend. Whatever you’re doing this weekend – I hope it’s full of the things you love. I plan to be back on Monday. Until then – take good care.