Right on time (well, maybe not as on time as Donna wanted...she was pacing) a beautiful bouquet arrived via unmarked minivan. It was to mark our first wedding anniversary yesterday and even though I most often do my own arrangements Donna thinks now and again I should have the luxury of someone else putting it all together. It has been a cooler and grey week marked most noisily by the severe cold we unintentionally shared. The pup was glad for her sliver of sunshine and a little sniff. Last year, same day, she gnawed on my lei during the ceremony itself. If you don't watch that pup during gardening season she will "help" weed by tearing out plants and pick or dig ripe things, not always gently. Since Donna and I met 8 years ago yesterday life has been very interesting, but this past year was jam-packed with happy and lucky events and frightening and even devastating moments. Maybe this winter barren of most snow means we are back on the road to average, which wouldn't be all bad. It is easy to spice up average...much harder still to moderate the extraordinary. For today I will very much enjoy my slowly recovering senses and smell the lavender roses with Rosie and Donna.
