Good morning to all - I’m way past due for a catch-up, and I have no idea where the time has gone! It’s been so nice to read your posts and follow along on all that you’re doing. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your adventures, recipes, and daily routine. I love reading about the goings-on whether you’re in Nod, the Piedmont of North Carolina, or far away in the north of England and New Zealand.
Spring has not sprung here, well, maybe it did for a few days. It’s been in the low 70’s some days, which found me raking fall leaves from flower beds, gathering tree limbs into piles for burning, and generally trying to clean up the “mess” that remains after a long winter.
April has brought unexpected snow bursts, tornado watches, seemingly endless downpours of rain, and they say perhaps even a little snow this afternoon And yet, mixed in with all of that, have been some beautiful Spring days filled with birdsong and blue skies.
Today there’s a fire going as it’s 35 degrees and I just saw a forecast of 19 degrees Monday night! Time to pull out spare sheets and blankets to cover up the tender perennials that are just peeking out of the ground.
Enough about the weather…a quick catch-up…
A friend surprised me with some lovely flowers along with 6 gallons of milk from her sweet jersey, Alice!
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So very good to see a post pop up from you!! I was beginning to worry. (And it was sweet to see a mention of Nod LOL.) Our weather is indecisive too here, although the springish days are very few and very far between. We, too, will be in the teens at night this coming week with highs in the 30's. At least I don't need to worry about covering anything because no perennials are brave enough to show their sprouts here yet. How thoughtful of your friend but 6 gallons of milk? Yikes...it'd take me a while to get through that and I drink a lot of milk. I'm so glad the little owl flew off to (relative) safety as well. My mom raised an injured owl she found out walking. (My family - going back generations - has a long history of rescuing wild animals for some reason.) She and my brother fixed it up a little compound where it would be safe from the coyotes, etc. Once it healed a bit, she took it to the nature preserve so they could do what needed doing to acclimate him/her back to the wild. Sorry for the ramble...when I see a post from you it feels like you've popped in for a visit. Hope you have a good new week ahead. ~Robin~ (Those poppers look crazy good!)
ReplyDeleteMiss Robin, thanks for thinking of me, I appreciate it. I'm good, simply cannot keep track of time...I need more hours in the day! Weather-wise, we did have a wee bit of snow this morning, and the North wind was very chilly. The milk is heavenly. She always brings it in 1/2 gallon Mason jars, so I take the top third and pour it into extra jars (so it has room to expand) and freeze most of it. Sometimes I'll make cheese or ice cream. She usually brings butter, too...I save that for special things...homemade bread or holiday baking. She's a dear to share what she has. Oh I LOVE the family history of wild animal rescuing...you need to write a book! That story is so sweet...those were such tender hearted kids who would actually take time to build a little safe place to keep the owl until it was stronger. Oh the poppers are easy...hollow out, fill with cream cheese, wrap with bacon - bake at about 375 for maybe 15-20 minutes. Done! Delicious! Addictive! And I absolutely agree...wish you lived next door, I just think we'd spend hours chatting away!
DeleteGlad the owl was alright. I thought at first you were going to say it passed. Love the flowers in the enamel pail. Janice
ReplyDeleteI'm just glad I saw him as I was going down country road after dark! We would have most likely just tried to coax him off the road, but I was relieved to see he could fly and was okay. The flowers are just a little bit of spring to get us through the crazy cold...I really love old enamelware!
DeleteGood morning, Mary! It's 9am here and the sun is shining. Spring has finally arrived properly here, this week, and the weather has been glorious. There is still a chill in the air overnight, so I've been bringing the lemon trees back into the porch each evening.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad the owl was okay. Perhaps he was just having a little rest :) X
Hi Jules, yay, sunshine can really lift the spirits! Ohhh, lemon trees...I'll need to see if I missed something in your post - are they mini so you can continue to bring them in? What a terrific idea - fresh lemonade, tangy lemon loaf at your fingertips. I'm glad the owl wasn't injured as well...raising kittens is one thing, but an owl?!
DeleteHello and good day to you. All of your flowers are just lovely! And that pick up truck, love it! Hoping the sun warms you until spring shows herself. Blessings...
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring, Daisy! Oh yes, I sooooo want an old car/truck. We have a 2003 we use for hauling hay or recycling, sure, it's old (and noisy, and rusty) but that's not what I mean when I say "old"! Sigh...someday maybe. Thanks for the Spring wishes...we had a bit of snow this morning!
DeleteHappy spring! What a wonderful little check-in. We have a very popular cheese barn not far from us - it gets visitors from all over. Love the truck outside the one you stopped in. Wishing you a wonderful week!
ReplyDeleteStaci, happy Spring to you, too! I admit I do love cheese...they had everything you'd expect, to unusual flavors such as Truffle, Sage, and Onion. It's always fun to get a little variety to bring home. Ahhh, the truck, I'm still wishing one will magically show up!
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