Rainy Day Delights...

Brynwood Needleworks - Downtown Plymouth

 

Handsome and I went to Plymouth (WI) for breakfast yesterday. We had some grocery shopping to do, so we decided to go to our favorite place for an early meal (The Hub) before going to the store. 

As we left the restaurant, it was just beginning to rain. We looked across the street to see a line of pre-schoolers walking hand-in-hand with their teachers down the main street. They were adorable, as their teachers reminded them to keep holding hands, and to hurry along to stay with the rest of the group. They looked like little ducks running to catch up with their classmates.

Brynwood Needleworks - Little Ducks In The Rain

 

This little girl, in her pink dress, sandals, and hat caught my attention, but I couldn't help but smile at how adorable all of them were. Handsome and I smiled all the way to the grocery store. The rain didn't stop these kiddos from having a good morning.

 

Brynwood Needleworks - Soloist For Elvis Medley

 

Handsome's evening concert, scheduled for the bandshell at the park, was moved indoors at the fairgrounds because of the rain. They never get the big crowd indoors that they get outside, but there were still quite a few people who attended to hear all the great music.

There were four soloists, performing music of the 70's and 80's. This young man did an Elvis medley; two young men sang a medley of Simon & Garfunkel; one of them went on to do a Rolling Stones medley; and the last soloist did an astounding rendition of Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen). 

 

We were invited to sing along, and you know I did! These songs were all from my high school years, and I know ALL the words to Bohemian Rhapsody. Freddy Mercury was a musical genius (in my not so humble opinion), and many of my classmates were in chorus (as was I). If you got to class early enough, a group of us would start singing this song, and before long, everyone was singing a different part. Joyful memories reprised last night, listening to the soloist kill it for an appreciative crowd.

Have I told you how much I love being back in Wisconsin? Living in rural Wisconsin again is one of the blessings of our lives. My hometown is within 5,000 people of the population it was when I was in grade school. Forty thousand inhabitants is still small town by many standards. 

We still go out on a summer weeknight - even in the rain - to listen to great music, and applaud our own. My husband still opens my car door, and smiles at me across a restaurant breakfast table. We say grace before eating our dinner, and we hold hands when we walk together in town. We delight in the faces of small children, tripping through rain puddles for a Main Street outing. We're grateful for every moment we share together. Rain or shine, I can't imagine a better life than the one we share, and we look forward to whatever tomorrow brings. 

 

I'm going to finish my morning coffee, and then I'm going to get about my day. Thanks for coming to spend a little of your day with me as I reflect on yesterday with you. I wish for you blessings like these, and the gift of joyful memories - even when there's rain.