Cloudy mornings

Storms passing through mean cloudy mornings with chill breezes through the windows and hiding under the covers for longer than is justifiable. Epic sleep-ins happen when Zach stays on his days off instead of going to his parent’s house. He complains of the cold while I put on a sweater and open the windows further to let in more air. It’s cold and I shiver, but I like the smell coming through the windows. That rainy spring smell. I also know the days of this kind of happy-melancholy weather are numbered and the harsh hot breezes of summer will soon be around the corner. I try to enjoy my cool rainy days while I can.

Full breakfasts with pots of tea and honey make relishing these days all the better.

His breakfasts are usually minimal. A bowl of granola or sometimes only a glass of orange juice. He tends to eat his in bed while I have mine arranged precariously around the keyboard on my desk, hoping I don’t have one of my “klutzy” days and spill tea everywhere. He had the last cinnamon roll from a batch I made from scratch.

Smell the season

Recently I bought a package of Frasier Fir potpourri from Thymes. It’s my favorite scent of all their collections and part of me wishes they would make it into a full body scent line (it’s only home scent now although they do have a hand lotion). I love smelling the fresh scent of fir and pine trees and this potpourri fits the bill perfectly. It’s fitting for the season as well. Who doesn’t want to walk home to the smell of fresh Christmas trees?