Giving the Internet its Due

My mom

Today I spent Easter with my aunt. My aunt, two cousins and their families. These are people I didn't know existed until just a few months ago. I was hesitant to attend their Easter dinner, didn't expect to really connect with these people, but wanted a chance to meet them all, at least once.

Oh boy. I had fun. As people were laughing, and talking over each other, and pulling out games to play, I found myself saying (more than once) "I think we really are related."

All of this came about through the magic of the internet and Ancestry.com. Mostly, I think the internet is a huge waste, and social media a freakish thing best steered clear of.  But this is one instance when I wish the internet had been available a long time ago.

I think my mom would have really liked her sister. The one she never knew she had.

light fixture

Over the years, we've enjoyed many family meals at Story Teller's Cafe, however, today was the first time I ever looked up and noticed this beautifully crafted light fixture.

Easter flowers

I'm completely blown away by the beauty of the flowers this spring.

It seems like there are new wonders to behold every day.