It was a HAPPY Birthday

My birthday was a happy birthday. 

Brunch was a lot of fun. My grandson is a delight and he was in a great mood -- he loves a brunch :) It's a good time of day for him -- so happy and NOT sleepy lol.

I started a few book category covers. Making the covers is the easy part. Categorizing the books is proving to be harder than I expected. I might decide to simplify. A little trial and error before I get this a way that works. Maybe broader categories. TBR fiction. TBR non-fiction. Then book covers for the READ shelves: Self Help, Fiction, Nature, etc. -- looking for some creative names. Trying to micro categorize the TBR might be a mistake.

Garden is making me happy too. Beans, snow peas, 2 kinds of cucumbers. More today. I made a quick bean dip and used the vegetables for dipping for dinner. I also shared a couple of cucumbers with the kids. Sharing is one of the biggest joys of gardening. I don't know why, but it makes me so happy to give and receive garden fresh goodies -- vegetables, herbs, flowers.

I pulled off the hike last night -- as did most of the list. A couple people hiked but had to cut it short because thunderstorms moved in -- I would've been drenched getting home. Good call for me. And, yea, no morning watering.

I'm hiking and lunching with my DIL's mom today. Then I have a marketplace pickup of some toy trucks -- 5 trucks for $10 plus the little people. Winner.

That's all for the day. I have a quiet late afternoon and evening and I'm going to enjoy it. Full day on Friday and then the weekend in Nashville so a relaxing evening is just what I want. More storms brewing for tonight calls for early pjs and sofa cuddles with the dogs.

Hope you have a good day. Later gators.