Oohing and aahing

Here is dear little Harper Christina, just a little under two days old.

:: It's a much cooler day today — thank heavens. Only 31 (87.8 F) max, with 16 (60.8) overnight.

I feel re-charged already.

I'm seriously considering aestivating.

We walked the dog early this morning and found two more wonderful Italian houses, one of them on a corner with pumpkins and tomatoes rambling all over the front verge, in and out of the olive and fruit trees. And I mean rambling — there were lots of tomatoes, but the plants were just left to grow where they wanted, without stakes. And the front yard was entirely given over to vegetables, with a huge fig tree. Wonderful!

The plan for the rest of the day is:

• Baking a fruitcake to a very old recipe.

• Finishing off a tiny fitted bassinet sheet for you know who.

• Finishing off the papercut I started some time ago.

Have a great weekend.