The day is perfectly lovely, the sort of day I dreamed about when the ground was covered with snow and the air was so cold it froze my nose. The morning has been strange: one small task has led to another then another. When I went to get the papers, I took down the red, white and blue buntings from the front fences and gate then saw the one off the deck and made a mental note to get that one too. I came inside, read the paper and drank my coffee then went to get another cup for drinking with my second paper. When I walked into the kitchen, I noticed the kitchen floor needed sweeping so I took out my broom and swept the dust and such out the back door. I noticed the bunting and went outside to bring it inside. Once I’d gathered it, I went to sit for a minute on the deck to watch the birds then I noticed the spawns of Satan had knocked down the glass candle holders from the chandelier hanging from the tree. I went down to the yard to retrieve them and saw where my outside living room light was disconnected so I connected it. In the process I saw gifts from Gracie in the yard so I dug a hole and buried them. I also found two big, flat rocks, just what I needed. My umbrella stand wobbles even though it weighs 100 pounds, and it makes the umbrella stand crooked which drives me crazy. When I got back to the deck, I put the rocks under the stand and righted the umbrella then sat for a short time and watched the birds. It was then I noticed the cardinal’s untouched grape jelly feeder was covered in pollen so I took it down to be washed. While I was at that side of the deck, I saw the three Japanese lanterns hanging from the tree branches just didn’t look right so I played around with moving them until I found the right combination. By then I was ready for my coffee and paper. I left the bunting outside.