A Few Pics

We've been so busy lately, so yesterday we had some down-time.  It was lovely to sleep in, I almost didn't even feel guilty about missing church.  A lot has happened.  I had 5 chicks hatch out of 15, which was very disappointing, but was a lesson.  Sometimes you just can't fool Mother Nature.  I have lots of pictures of them for later.  JP's truck club came Saturday for a picnic/meeting, so we had lots of preparations for that.  It was a lot of fun, and people always seem to feel that we live so "far out".  It's funny to me, because it doesn't feel like that to me.  Unless I have to go back and forth to town, that is.  I took some pictures a few mornings ago and am posting them.  The sun was shining through the fog, and I tried to capture it.  Still on the hunt for the "Perfect" camera. 

Egg Hunts

We had a hunt early in the morning, as is tradition. Then after a wonderful lunch at Nana and Bob's, we had another hunt.

Did I mention it was J.P.'s birthday, also. And he is now 40??? His sister Aimee made the cake(s).

What I Want, What I Need

I would love to have a new camera. The one I use is really hard to focus. You can't even tell if it is in focus. I'm just putting that out there.

I took some photos this morning. It's really cold outside, even though it will warm up later. My favorite hellebores and daffodils.

Homer in the Yarn

This is what my sewing room looked like a couple weeks ago. I still have some yarn on the floor, mostly purples, but I have run out of hangers! I'm sure I can round some up somewhere. Did I ever tell you the story of Homer the Dog? When I was ready for another dog (Claudia had entered school) I looked online at puppies at the local shelter. I picked one out and she was really cute. I wanted a female. So I go to the shelter to play with the dog and she wanted nothing to do with me. I couldn't even entice her with a chewy bone. I asked if they had anymore young dogs, and they bring out "Dusty" who immediately comes to me and puts HIS head on my shoulder like a baby. That was it. So "Dusty" became "Homer". And now he is totally co-dependent and with me ALL THE TIME. Even to the bathroom. He scratches until I let him in. I love him, even though it sort of gets on my nerves sometimes.

New Things

I ordered some hatching eggs from a seller on Ebay. I put them in the incubator today, so they should hatch around April 16th. I originally only bid on 10, but the seller was very generous and sent 16! Plus one of them is a different variety, so who knows??? I also received my apple trees that I ordered from www.treesofantiquity.com and they need to be put in the ground. So there is much to do around here!

I can smell the chocolate cake I just took out of the oven. Chocolatey goodness. I think I will put the frosting recipe on it that my neighbor gave me. You boil it, and it is essentially a caramel-like flavor. I also promised my girls strawberry shortcakes tonight, so I have yet to do that. Plus, I am making home-made mac-n-cheese. I love this recipe from Martha Stewart. Let me know if you want it!

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OOOhhhhhhh. So you have to turn it on. I get it....

Helllooo again

Yes, it has been quite awhile. I think I have been avoiding this, I sort of feel like I have nothing to say right now. Life just sort of drags me along sometimes, and I don't feel like I have much control. (vow to try to change that)

Here's an idea - maybe if I wrote more often, thereby giving me time with myself to be introspective, I would feel more inspired??? Nahh. Who knows?

It looks like spring, yet feels really cold. I'm confused. Today is the first day of SPRING and I like it. On a sad note, my beautifulish solar lanterns I got at Big Lots aren't working. HMMMM. Must fix that. I envision an amber glow in the starry night, with fireflies blinking here and there. I got nothing.