A perfect weekend might center around something like this:

Friends and family, good food and good conversation. That’s all the adults need.

L looks for something a little more active. Three dogs might just do the trick.

Three dogs and a swing raise the probability of satisfaction to nearly 100%

Three dogs, a swing, and a row of azaleas — well, perhaps we’re pushing our luck with that one. L loves flowers, but only insofar as they are pickable and portable. Lately she likes to pick flowers, tote them about a bit, crush them with affection (like the cat), then proclaim that she’ll plant them in a glass of water in her room so they can grow.

They rarely do, but she never gives up.