We’re headed to the symphony tonight and we’re looking forward to dinner in town before listening to great music. On Sunday, an Easter afternoon with our former neighbor and her family will be full of good company and chocolate.
I hope that you have a great weekend!
- We watched in shock as Notre Dame Cathedral burned earlier this week. We were happy to learn that most of the structure and the beautiful rose windows remain.
The outpouring of sympathy and donations reminds me of the goodness of people around the world. - Only Chanel can be N°5 — The creative protesting of millennials in Algeria.
- I just finished listening to All This I Will Give You by Dolores Redondo and really enjoyed this murder mystery.
Novelist Manuel Ortigosa’s husband, Álvaro, is killed in a car crash and Ortigosa learns that Álvaro has been keeping secrets from him. With the help of a recently retired local police lieutenant and a priest, who was Álvaro’s childhood friend, Ortigosa investigates Álvaro’s death and becomes entangled in a web of deceit and corruption. - Inside the Gentle World of Professional Cuddling — When a little touch can help with isolation.
- Here’s some good news for Nutella lovers. Tom Molnar has developed a tree that is resistant to Eastern filbert blight. Maybe the East Coast will become the next big producer of hazelnuts.
- Serve this Pasta Primavera recipe and everyone will be happy they came to dinner.
- Goodness: This woman bought all of the stock in a shoe store that was closing and donated it to flood victims in Nebraska.
About the photo: Grape hyacinth volunteers pop up in the midst of last year’s leaves in my driveway.