LIVING LIFE AND LEARNING ALL I CAN ALONG THE WAY
Spring is officially here — hooray! My crocuses are up, the robins are back and I’m ready to come out of hibernation. Spring is my favorite season. Don’t get me wrong: I love summer and fall, but spring has the distinct honor of being the first season that is classified as “not winter.” And “not…
I was always under the impression that not much grew in the shade. The only shade plants I really knew were impatiens and hostas. The problem was, I had created a landscaped area in our backyard, beside our deck and underneath a weeping cherry tree. The area gets a sun in the spring, but by…
Spring came early this year. Then it quickly faded back into winter — jumping to summer for a couple days and then back to winter. Kind of feels like the changing of the seasons in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. At any rate, I’ve been trying to get outdoors whenever the weather decides it…
I’ve said it before — I take issue with Punxatawney Phil and his shadowy predictions. This Groundhog Day I was too busy with Rheumatoid Awareness Day to pay much attention to Phil, but I did hear that he didn’t see his shadow. In theory that means that spring is just around the corner. Well, judging…
I have a confession to make. I always disliked Chicken Pot Pie. Only, I’m not sure I ever actually ate it to know that I didn’t like it. It was more the concept. I mean, meat pie? I don’t even like cooked fruit pies (much to my pie-loving mother’s chagrin and dismay). Plus, it usually…
I suppose it’s time for a 2015 Spring Garden Update. I feel like this has really been an ideal spring for gardening. The snow stopped in a timely fashion. We’ve had a few hot days, plenty of rain and generally weather on par for the season. I started my tomato seeds (and a few others)…
My dad just told me today that my grandmother used tolook for the crocuses each spring and announce theirarrival — I wasn’t sure I had any anymore, but I found thislittle guy in the front yard today! Spring is my favorite season. Summer is my favorite, too. In fact, so is fall. But, I think…
Tonight’s dinner truly sprang from a desire to use up the rest of a goat cheese log that I had. After some perusing on Pinterest, I found this recipe for Crispy Fried Goat Cheese and thought it sounded delicious! Then, I realized that I had recently had this sort of fried goat cheese, and it was…
Snow storm on April 19th I’m going to be honest: I have complained about the weather a LOT this year. January wasn’t bad, February was about on par with average, and I began to gear up for spring come March. You know the whole “in like a lion, out like a lamb” thing? Well, I’d…
I have been thoroughly enjoying the mild March we’ve had this year. I say mild, but what I really mean is HOT! Not only has it not been cold, but we had a couple of weeks of 70-80 degree temperatures. That’s weather we’re lucky to get in July! Needless to say, I’ve spent some time…