Today is April 1, often referred to as April Fools' Day. Mother Nature seemed to be doling out a heavy dose of foolishness today. Or perhaps she had her months wrong. March is the month that is supposed to come in like a lion, but last night March made its exit with lion like roars of thunder and a heavy downpour. So heavy that we now have a damp spot in our basement where we never had one before.
But now it is April and,while it continued raining steadily all day, I consoled myself with the thought that April showers do bring May flowers. I pondered this happy thought during a visit to the dentist (always so much fun) and a lengthy stay in the waiting room at my car dealership while they changed the oil in my faithful Fiat. It would be, they had assured me when I brought my car in, about a 45 minute job. Two hours later I realized that they had estimated the time using football minutes.
While I texted with my west coast brother to pass the time (and because I enjoy texting with him) he shared this joke with me "Chemists aren't good at April Fools jokes because they lack the element of surprise."
That reminded me of my favorite April joke "If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers bring??" "Pilgrims!!"
My brother passed along one more bit of April lore. It seems that April 1 is "Edible Books Day." Of course I had to look that up and it's true. There are books for toddlers that are safe to chew on and even ingest, but I couldn't find any claims that they make a child smarter.
But thinking about books that are almost good enough to eat, I just finished a yummy book that I highly recommend. It's "The Crime Brulee Bake Off" by Rebecca Connolly. If you've ever watched British or American baking competitions, I assure you that you will enjoy this book. And that's no April Fool joke.
