A sunny weekend

Hooray for sunshine! And for two days in a row, which can be unusual here in New England. I had a pretty good week, despite feeling on the verge of a cold from Thursday until today. After loading up on vitamin C and getting lots of sleep each night, this cold seems pretty mild.

Tuesday was a great after-work day: first, Steve took me cross-country skiing on our property, which neighbors a lot of trails. We turned around at Ralph's Outlook, above, and ended up skiing for over an hour in a total. It was a great workout, and the fresh air was beautiful.

That night our friend Sarah had us over for a scrumptious, wholesome dinner: homemade lentil soup with kale (made with tomatoes, making it extra savory), and bread with butter. Whenever I make lentil soup I use broth or water, but the tomatoes added this delightful sweetness to the dish. Yum, yum!

The weekend's been okay here - I had a teachers' exam to take yesterday, which took up my afternoon, and today I might venture out for a walk, but that's about it. I'll probably make a loaf of bread and some more homemade granola bars. I just keep thinking about spring! Funny enough, for years I would grow frustrated in spring because I have pretty bad pollen allergies, but this year, with my incredible longing for summer, I can't wait until springtime. Springtime means summer, and summer means vacation...for which my plans are still in the works.

As I long for spring and summer, I'll leave you with this photo from our Southwest trip in December. Ah, sunny sunny Arizona.