Gardens delight and gardens disappoint. Our dogwood tree out front is dead — thank you rabbits! Two of my Rose of Sharon trees out front — also dead, also thank you rabbits.

But two pots that I emptied over by the arbor vitae until I found the time to chop up the dirt, sprouted. With mums!

This morning is warm. At last! I placed the recently-potted pussy willow that Ginny gave me outdoors. Weeded. Potted up a few annuals. Twist-tied my new clematis to a lattice on the south side of the house.

We had scones from Maine for breakfast. Thank you Lisa! Ginger lemon. So, so tasty.

Today’s thank you notes are headed to Idaho, California, Washington, Florida, and Vermont. Such a wide net of care!

These were the first notes I’ve been able to write in over a week. It’s hard.

Meanwhile I’m about to call the Epstein Quilt finished. I added a Deb Lacativa moon last night and another organza moon and another shark head and lots more quilting. I could stitch this thing all summer, I think, and still find areas to run my needle. But soon, enough will be enough.