Purple Flowers, A Friendly Chicken, and Lime Jell-O
Well, we’ve made it through May, with its heavy schedule of rehearsals, graduations and jam-packed weekends. Much rejoicing! Two perks to the season – We’ve had fresh flowers all month, thanks to the bouquets received for opening nights and performances. There have been plenty of memorable photo ops, like the one below of the girls. […]
An Abundance of Eggs, A Broody Turkey, and Sundry Other Spring-ish Things
Eggs! Right now we’re getting so many eggs. All through the winter…nothing. Now, we’re overrun. We give some away, and I try to include eggs with my breakfasts, but when you’re getting 4-5 a day, you really need something that will make a bigger dent in the surplus. Cakes! Cakes are the answer. Specifically chiffon […]
More Backyard Birds, More Crochet, and a Bit of Spring
Greetings! Here I am, yesterday, sitting in the sun in the backyard – the first time I was out and about in just about two weeks. Otherwise, I’ve been bedridden, overcoming a bout with the flu that slid into a case of pneumonia. It’s definitely good to be feeling better. And here, you see the […]
A Lazy Fourth…plus Odds and Ends
We’re enjoying a warm, lazy Fourth of July here in Western Massachusetts – nothing on the agenda besides hamburgers and the finishing touches on a room swap we started on Monday (vacuuming corners, putting books back on shelves, that sort of thing). The past week has been equally (and pleasantly) low-key. I finished and framed a […]
