The joys of my new life continue to abound. :ast night we went to a bonfire in Dani's back yard and shot the breeze for several hours, nibbling roasted marshmallows and watching the juveniles use the roasting sticks as dueling sabers. Haha! All fun and games until someone loses an eye, but no one did. Tonight we dined al fresco at Ixtapa -- a genuinely Mexican Mexican restaurant hidden just past our quaoint downtown area.

The might Eno, swollen by recent rains, is marching more rapidly down the Neue River Basin toward the Chespeake and the Atlantic. Cardinals have begun doing thier fevered mating ritual and blooms keep popping up on every hand--iris, jonquils, daffodils, and a score of unnamed beauties. Spring in North Carolina is extremely vivid, celebratory, vital and vibrant.

Sunday I played bluegrass with a few of the boys at the local pub for several hours, most enjoyably.

Life is just one blessed thing after another around here, I tell ya.