1) took a behind the scenes tour of the Missouri Botanical Garden, seing lots of beautiful plants (include hundreds of blooming orchids) in the greenhouses

2) drew for three hours—it really helps to take a class to make me do this

3) walked hills for about 40 minutes with R and a friend

4) ordered flowers for mil’s birthday

5) cut up a whole chicken (a required skill if I want to start eating happy farm-raised birds), mangling it slightly less than last week