The first five...

There are two or three spots that have been immortalized hundreds of times in photos from 413—the back steps, the bank of cupboards in the dining room, and the front room window, with a couple of different couches but always the same window treatment.Could Jim look any thinner? Did he miss out on the nightly milkshakes and popcorn with melted butter? Then there's the matching outfit thing going on here. I never realized how often Martha and I ended up wearing the same things until I started looking through some of these old photos. And as Martha and I know, the same sheer curtains are still hanging in that window, with a little lace darning, but still hanging.

Lots of garden news, but most of it indoors. The seed trays have multiplied. These are in the kitchen. More petunias and for the first time, geraniums. The bargain of the week? A new knitting bag. If you look closely, you will see some fake rhinestones. Stilll with the original tags on it, and only $4.50. I had a perfectly good, in fact great, knitting bag that Bridget gave me, but Henry has decided that it is his, and what Henry wants, Henry gets. I haven't seen him zip himself in yet, but that's probably coming.