Finally! Spring!
Even the cats are enjoying the sunshine!
I went crazy with the woodburning tool this weekend. I buy a lot in bulk & then store in jars. I'm loving the lil' tags from Tonya.
More woodburning. Nathan's peppermint.
And still more.We just planted this Rosemary bush. I love Rosemary. I hope it will grow & grow.
My sage is back. I couldn't be more happy! It's very special, you know... I'm afraid it will not come back one year. I'd be devastated. I'm glad this is not the year.
We started some seeds, although - in retrospect - the egg carton thing might not work? Starting off with tomatoes, mostly. (Sausage Tomato. We're not trying to plant sausages.)
I baked this yesterday morning. Nunu was up very early, so I decided to use the early morning time wisely. I'm so totally not a morning person!
I baked this yesterday morning. Nunu was up very early, so I decided to use the early morning time wisely. I'm so totally not a morning person!
Blueberry-Banana Bread
I kept telling the children to let me take a picture so that I can blog about it first. They insisted they only had a nibble. I must say, it was very good banana-blueberry bread. I freeze bananas when they are brown & then bake banana bread when there's enough in the freezer.
1-1/2 c. flour
2 tbsp. sugar (The recipe called for 1/4 c. I wanted to omit it altogether, but I was adding a cup of blueberries, and I don't know my baking chemistry, so I decided to add a little bit.)
1/2 c. pecans
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
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1-1/3 c. banana mush
2 eggs
1/2 c. maple syrup (It's gotta be the real deal!)
1/3 c. melted butter
1 c. blueberries
1 c. blueberries
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Mix it all up. Bake at 350 F for 60 minutes. I baked it in a pie dish. It was obviously good.
This Woolrae was a gift from the lovely Rachel. I love the colors! Such a joy to knit. I making Nunu a Gnome Pixie Cape. The pattern is here. Of course, I was being an idiot and totally screwed up the gauge, because I *never* do a gauge swatch. I was at the neck-decrease when I realized it would be way too small in the autumn. So, I'm frogging. I suppose it will just give me more time to enjoy knitting with this awesome yarn. :-)
(I decided to delete yesterday's blog post after receiving a very strange comment. And I haven't forgotten about the "Grains" posts!)
(I decided to delete yesterday's blog post after receiving a very strange comment. And I haven't forgotten about the "Grains" posts!)
6 comments:
i do not like to hear about the strange comment! what is wrong with some people? i have read several posts lately about people getting judgmental and rude comments.
personally, i appreciate that you are able to so freely share your heart. you post the cherry times and the tough times, too. i am sending you hugs and hope this spring brings us all breath of fresh air. xo
oh love those tags!!!
I didn't get a chance to comment last night after I read your post, but I was going to send you some love. Grief is just so so complex.....sometimes so deep and so painful.....and lonely. I'm so sorry that you are in that place right now..and i hope you find all that you need to get through. ♥
I wondered where yesterdays post went. You were getting extra hugs for it too...Looks like a good weekend!
What lovely herbs! I like the way you tag your herbs.. and your bottles of flour! :)
I have used egg cartons for starts in the last few years, and in my experience they work great. I just layer the egg carton tops below the cups to give an extra layer. My only set back is when I forget about the poor little seedlings and they get too dry. I love your woodburned plant marker idea.
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