enjoyments

God, it's been so incredibly gloomy outside every day since what feels like FOREVER. It's honestly and literally like dementors have taken up permanent residence in Colorado.

Despite the bleak outlook, or perhaps because of it, we've---well, mostly I've---been investing time in things that bring lots of lovely comfort and enjoyment.

1. BBC's Monty Don's Italian Gardens:



2. As Time Goes By:



3. Toni Childs's 'Zimbabwe'; 'When the Red Red Robin' (sung by Doris Day, Dean Martin, and "Whispering" Jack and "Whistling" Carson Robison); and 'When I am laid in earth':











4. the WOW Museum in Lafayette:





5. Admiring our plump, crunchy radishes and finding things to do with them:





6. Eating things like homemade pizza and Quicky and Creamy Vegetable White Bean Soup (at the bottom of the web page)

7. Looking at the fabulousity:



8. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire:



9. Going to estate sales and finding gems like this:



10. Basking in these photos and looking forward to the days of summer; surely they will come soon.