4/23/24  The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.   eden ahbez

 Clear, calm. 31 degrees.  Sunshine today with a south wind, a high of 57.  Mostly clear tonight with a strong SSE breeze, a low of 33.  Showers tomorrow with a brisk SSW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 25.  Sunshine Thursday with a light NW wind, a high of 50, a low of 28.  Sunshine Friday with a NW breeze, a high of 59, a low of 32.  Sunshine Saturday with a WSW breeze, a high of 66, a low of 41.  Cloudy Sunday with a brisk south breeze, a high of 63, a low of 47.   Cloudy Monday with a NNE breeze, a high of 66, a low of 46. Showers next Tuesday and Wednesday with highs of 59, lows of 45.  A brisk SE breeze Tuesday, a brisk north breeze Wednesday.  Some PM showers next Thursday lasting into Friday morning with brisk north breezes.  Thursday's high 59, the low 42.  Friday's high 56, the low 41.  Cloudy the weekend of the 4th and 5th with strong north breezes, highs of 57, lows of 42.  Partly cloudy the 6th and the 7th with brisk north breezes, highs about 63, lows of 43.

      I spent much of yesterday sitting with my sister Lynne at the bedside of my brother-in-law Tom.  Hospice tells her that Tom is very close to transitioning from his earthly home with her to his heavenly home with our Lord.  Son Ben spent the night with Lynne, daughter Karen will be there early this morning.  I will go up sometime today.

      The backorder of Coast of Maine Bar harbor potting soil came.  The nursery is stocked back up with your Coast of Maine needs.  Many nurseries no longer carry Elfin impatiens.  Breeders have substituted Beacon impatiens for them.  We  have a hard time believing anything can replace the little elfins. But no one has the Elfins,  Bekah called several places.  Some had a few but they weren't interested in parting with them. Bekah has lots of Beacon impatiens, we will soon know how they do..

     We will also find out soon if this week's chilly nights are damaging the peach and cherry blossoms.  The trees are covered with swollen buds that are just about to open.

       May your day be blessed, Sally