Eventide

I've decided to abandon the Cheerful Challenge although I don't intend to quit looking for something to make me smile every day.   We are five days into what will probably be a 15 day trial and the less said about it the better.  To put it mildly, it is grim, but somehow going after a blip every day has proven to be wonderful therapy.  Tonight I went down to the lagoon and offered bread scraps to the gang, then I went to the bookstore and bought a funny book, and then I went to the donut shop and bought a couple of delightful confections called raspberry pillows. The trial resumes on Monday, but the weekend is going to be just fine.