hello, friends.
it's sunday night, and i am ripe for bed.
but this was a good day,
and the girls are tucked in,
and i am also not too tired to have a moment
to think about the day.

this was a good day.

we took a long drive up to cornwall, connecticut,
and took a steep, rocky path
to the top of breadloaf mountain.

we ate cheese and cucumbers and crackers and cookies.
and anna brought along a book about animal families.
and today she made the connection that we, too,
are an animal family.
this is an important connection to make.

we stopped at an estate sale, and a nursery.
we bought some plants,
and made home with some free glasses that
were only going to waste,
but have found a place in our cabinets.

we ate dinner and dessert and lit a fire and did some homework.

and now,
the day is done.

but i think we'll remember
some sliver of today
somewhere,
always.

more tomorrow. thanks for reading.
tt

ps:: i know it's been confusing with the blog name: we'd been hosting it ourselves, but blogger needed us to change that...so in changing the hosting, we had to change the name...you can see why we chose public::bookstore by reading this...but mostly it's just that tim decided to get the job done tonight, and i was busy putting people to bed. hopefully, you'll stick with me anyway.

pps. while i'm at it, i guess i should reiterate that blogger doesn't let me see your e-mail unless you say so, and that makes it difficult to respond to your comments. if you give me your e-mail, i'd love to thank you for visiting or do my best to answer any questions you have.

and also::
look who's blogging!

best wishes, friends!