Bring on the Sun! ~ Mar. 25th

Sunday morning, I saw the sun shining and felt that today was the day... the day for Nora to wear my very special dress before she was too big for it. This is the dress that my Grandma Johnson made for me when I was a baby. I was likely 8 months old or so in the portrait that I have, so this dress was a bit short for Nora. The hip jean jacket from Auntie Darlene brings a fun feel to the whole outfit, too. :)

I waited a long time to have a daughter to wear this as it sat in the closet. This is a visual reminder of a dream come true, which I'm thankful for. (And it just wouldn't have looked the same on James, Charles, Thomas or Lewis!) 

Several older women at church admired the craftsmanship of this dress, one even recalling having made the same pattern years ago. Way to go, Grandma... you make things that last!

Nora's latest smiles involve scrunching up her nose, so it's a little more challenging trying to get a good one.

I was so happy to feel like Spring is coming, so I celebrated with my new pansy shirt. :) Minutes later, I was changed into my work clothes hacking down branches and raking up moss. Felt wonderful, at least until the next morning...

Rosie enjoyed a weekend in the yard also. Sadly, the very next evening she was bit by our neighbour's dog and had a laceration on her groin, in the bend of her left back leg. It would have been worse if the neighbour hadn't pulled his dog off her. I'm thankful that we received payment for the vet bills of $1000, and that Rosie is recovering okay. She just doesn't look as pretty as this, as she's wearing a cone around her head and is missing a bunch of hair from a bad shaving job. :(