Monday, April 20, 2026

How is it the end of April? Is this life now? We get to the end of the month each month and I’m shocked? Let’s link up with Sarah and Holly for a weekend recap.

Let’s start with this dapper fellow on Thursday. Tom has been able to cut our other dogs’ nails but this one – nope. We have to take him to the professional. He has to see the groomer that deals with “behavior issues”. He is getting better each time he goes and this time he received a complimentary yellow tie.

Then, we had a reward field sniff. We’re out in the country in this photo. Just kidding – this field is across from our neighborhood. When people think Louisville is super urban or scary I tell them that my current living situation feels more small town than the small town where I grew up. I have everything I need really close by and I see someone I know everywhere I go.

Thursday afternoon I went to Heather’s to play mah jong with my other Heather. We have been playing with three instead of four and it works well.

Friday morning, I loved seeing all the bikes in the bike rack at the school behind our house.

I took myself to the library and Whole Foods. I went to Aldi a couple of weeks ago and it was not a great experience. I don’t like that you can’t buy just one onion or just one apple. I wasted some of the food I bought at Aldi which is the most expensive grocery of them all, no?

Whole Foods was the total opposite experience.

I even love their bags.

You show your Amazon Prime code at the checkout and the groceries at WF don’t seem expensive to me anymore – maybe because all groceries are expensive now?

I started this:

I bought a ball of pizza dough at WF and Tom and I had this pizza for dinner…

along with a salad that I made.

My Saturday alarm clock:

We got up and then he chilled…

Tom and Eddie left for their Saturday routine and I did a Target drive up and then went here:

Then we visited with my canine niece, human niece, and Tom’s sister at the boat store.

Then, I saw the pink snails. They are migrating to a Derby party and move every few days.

A little more if you are interested:

Pink Snail Migration Charity in Louisville

The Pink Snail Migration is a whimsical, traveling art installation in Louisville, Kentucky, that’s raising funds and awareness for the Norton Cancer Institute Breast Health Program.

• Art & Movement: Thirty-five large, brightly colored pink snail sculptures are being moved over 35 miles from Woodland Farm in Goshen to 21C Museum Hotel in downtown Louisville Yahoo+1.
• Event: The snails will be special guests at Steve’s Derby Eve: A Darker Shade of Pink, hosted by Woodland Farm owners Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson WHAS11+1.
• Style: Created by Italian art group Cracking Art, the snails are part of a long tradition of colorful, oversized animal sculptures for the 21c art hotels Yahoo.

People are hunting for them and taking photos!

I shopped for a dress for Churchill Downs and swooned over the colorful fascinators. I feel like women wear more fascinators than hats these days. They are much more wearable to me. They have a base of a thin headband that is pretty comfortable.

Saturday was a rainy day, and it started getting colder and colder as the day went on. I ate lunch and read outside under my patio roof and you know what doesn’t happen on a rainy day? Leaf blowers, weed eaters, and mowers don’t run! Woohoo!

I do have a current social concern – girls (I think) who do blood curdling screams during play. Do you remember in the 70s/80s when parents taught you to never scream like that unless something was really wrong? That’s not a thing anymore. There are horror movie level screams coming from the playground all day long. Elementary teachers and parents of young girl children: weigh in. What is happening? I have broached this topic with both of my elementary teacher sisters.

And yes, I am a crotchedy old hag for talking about this.

We went to eat Mexican with Tom’s sister, our niece, her boyfriend, and some friends.

I got a fajita bowl:

Sunday morning was cold and my streak of starting the day outside ended in favor of a cozy blanket inside.

I cleaned all the floors in the house and got ready and went to a new to me coffee/wine/gift shop!

Mason happened to have lunch break and met me there and got his lunch paid for.

New bright green bike lanes in the area where I was:

Then, I headed to this event at Mason’s work. A new book shop is opening and they had a book swap and wine tasting. It was such a nice event!

Since I read all library books, I had to buy one. I bought one of my favorites of 2025:

I received this:

We got a tote bag and candle!

They had quite a spread:

My friend Beth met me and treated me to this fun drink:

We wandered around a bit before heading home.

We have some cooler temps coming:

Tell me the highlight of your weekend?

Don’t forget – our first new Fashion Files is tomorrow! Start small, but just start! Join in with us with one outfit or one hero piece of clothing!

Again, here is what Marsha and I are doing:

You can show one outfit you’ve worn or multiple outfits you’ve worn. You can talk about clothing, shoes, accessories, undergarments, swimwear, brands you stand by, thrifting, online shopping, in person shopping – whatever you want to talk about that involves fashion.

I have had a few comment that they aren’t fashionable and I say to that “pish posh”. Just show us what you’ve worn!

Amy