This morning is a delight. The sun is squint your eyes bright. A deep blue cloudless sky extends across the earth to the horizon. The breeze is ever so slight and only the top branches twist and sway. It is sweatshirt chilly at 40° but will get a little warmer as the day gets older.

This is a sloth day. All my chores are done. Yesterday I was busy. Today I’ll relax, maybe watch a movie or two. I have nothing pressing.

My concession to the new day was to change my cozies for more cozies. I’m in blue today even down to my socks, not a reflection of my mood, just my choice of clothing.

I never counted the days until the Easter Bunny. Counting was reserved for Santa. On this Saturday before Easter I’d take my usual Saturday night bath then I’d ready my new clothes for tomorrow and the unveiling. I knew what to expect from the Easter Bunny. My Easter basket had traditional treats. I knew they’d be a chocolate rabbit, jelly beans, soft Peeps, a coloring book and crayons, a stuffed animal and a few small toys. The coloring book was Easter with rabbits and eggs to color. I used the white crayon on my rabbits, but the white was almost a hidden color so I went artistically crazy on the eggs. They were bright and colorful. I remember on some pages the rabbits pushed wheel barrels filled with eggs. I never questioned that rabbits wore blue weskits and no pants and walked upright on their tiptoes.

I have never been one for fancy, even Easter fancy. I remember one year when I chose a skirt and matching jacket, sort of a suit but not one with strict lines. I chose loafers. My thought was I could wear those shoes after Easter. We went to my grandparents in East Boston. As usual my mother and the aunts were in the kitchen. I was in the next room when I heard my aunt ask my mother why I wasn’t wearing Easter clothes. I figured she meant a fancy dress of some sort, white gloves, white ankle socks with lace and patent leather shoes. It was obvious she didn’t know me well. My mother gave her a great answer and just said that wasn’t what I wanted. The conversation ended.

Today is warm but cloudy. Last night it rained. I heard it hit the window around 1:30. It didn’t rain long, just enough to make the day a bit damp.

Next week, my friends Bill and Peg are coming to visit. We met first in Philadelphia in June 1969 at Peace Corps staging before we left for Ghana. Together we played hooky from a few lectures and toured the city. We went to the top of the City Hall tower for a panoramic view of Philadelphia. One day we visited the Museum of Art and walked up what would be Rocky’s steps. We took a little historical side trip to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. We enjoyed the sights of Philadelphia and, even better, weren’t missed at the lectures.

I have a list of things I have to do, a weird list like find a timer for my deck lights, work on my little library fixing the tape hiding the bird holes and also neatening and changing out some books. I need to load the car with trash and recyclables. The menu and shopping list will take some time, imagination and creativity. I won’t bore you with the rest of my list, but it is long.

Where is this going? I am taking a short hiatus today. It is already afternoon, and I haven’t done much yet so I have to get busy.

Talk to you tomorrow!