We're got the predicted rain today and tonight, but not especially heavy.  Yesterday was a tad warmer than today, and began with a light fog over the pond (see picture) and then was very pleasant most of the day. But today has been in the 40's and low 50's, and I doubt the prediction of possible snow tonight will hold true here at the pond.

Fred and I took a short walk this afternoon down Sandy Beach Road.  There was a misty rain, but it wasn't at all unpleasant.  There is quite a bit of water coming off the hills into the pond, but no flooding or washouts along the roads.  We found one patch of snow between Ricker's and LaGue's, and except for small patches in the woods, it's mostly gone, even on our west side of the pond where the sun doesn't hit quite as long this time of the year.
 
Saturday was a busy day at our house.  In the morning we had a visit from middle son, Bob, and the new dog he and Theresa just got - a rescue dog named Cheree.  She's about two years old and is very playful and loves cats, other dogs or children - just so they play with her.  Woody likes dogs and children, but doesn't tolerate other cats, so he met Cheree with tail up and obvious pleasure unruffled by her sniffing, heavy pawing and licking; but he came very close to showing her he doesn't tolerate nipping by foolish playful dogs.  We intervened to prevent her getting a bloody nose from sharp claws.  We didn't want her first experience at our house to be a bad one.  Woody may have to teach her limits eventually.

Later in the day, Woody had another "playmate" visit when our granddaughters, Tangeni and Jo-Ann, came for supper with us while their parents went out with friends.   Tangeni absolutely loves Woody, but refuses to call him by name.  When she was first learning to talk, he was "M'ow," but now he is simply "Cat," and told her folks "he's a nice cat;" however, "Woody" isn't in her vocabulary.  She follows him wherever he goes and pets him if he stops for a moment, and he seems to appreciate all her attention.  He doesn't run from her, just walks around calmly - and she follows.  When he gets sick of it, he asks to go out, and yesterday that caused a flood of tears until we explained he had things to do outside and would be back soon.  Sure enough, he returned in about an hour and spent the rest of the evening with his adoring little friend.
 
When Tangeni was first learning to walk, I brought out the wooden  kiddie-car my father had made for my boys when they were little, but she  wasn't at all interested.  We had left it in the living room and every time she visited, she ignored it - until last night.  She hopped on last night as if she'd been riding it forever, and spent a few minutes skillfully guiding it around furniture before going back to playing "catch" with Grandpa Fred.  She has quite a pitching arm, and does a good job of catching, too.  I think she may get a catcher's mitt for her third birthday in July . . . !

One of the first things Jo-Ann and I did together when she first joined our family, was to make cookies.  Now, whenever they visit, I usually have on hand some of the big soft molasses cookies she likes.  Yesterday, however, I had tried out a recipe I saw on a recent Rachel Ray show where some guest was demonstrating "two ingredient recipes," one of which was peanut butter and oatmeal cookies.  So I made them.  How can you mess up two ingredients?  I must have written down  the wrong amount of peanut butter or something because they are just not very good, although Fred says he rather likes them - he is so polite.  Anyway, Jo-Ann saw them in the cookie jar and asked if she could have one.  I told her they weren't really good, but she wanted to try one.  One bite and she agreed with me they weren't good.  Then she let Tangeni have a taste - and Tangeni didn't waste words, she just spit it out.  I felt sorry I hadn't made some of their favorites - it's awful for grandma not to have cookies on hand.  Jo-Ann (at right), bless her heart, always tells me she "hasn't eaten all day" because she knew she was coming to our house.  She is a pleasure to cook for, eats almost anything and is interested in how things are made.  She's a pretty good cook, too, according to her parents.  

After all the excitement of yesterday, Grandma Jane and Grandpa Fred enjoyed a quiet day catching up on world news and watching a baseball game on TV today.  Tomorrow, back to our normal projects.

Newsletters for JPA will be coming out soon, also, we will be helping open up the Cabot Historical Society building this week and I have a project to do for the Cabot Alumni Association - our quiet winters always end abruptly as we get ready for the summer time activities.