sugaring

March Template Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
tiny problems & stop and look around, rachel jeffries

maple syrup, drop by precious drop, yum!

currently

March Journaling Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
you&me heart, Rebecca
then & now paper & ribbon, Pink Reptile Designs
remember paper, by Soco
title & border, mommyish style
slightly worn grass, Etc by Danyale
happily ever after Iphone calendars
template, Katie Pertiet
podcast/tv images, courtesy www
labels, I made myself :)

spring equinox

March ScrapLift Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
pause, by Sabrina's Creations

Erin Go Bragh

March Style Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
Forward, by Lynn Grieveson
Artful Starter1, by Lynn Grieveson & The Nifty Pixel
philosophy flower, by Pink Reptile Designs
glitter & paint, by JustJaimee
clover, by Jenn Barrette
ribbon, by Flergs
vintage Irish card, by The Graphics Fairy
font, Twinable

pussywillows

March Inspiration Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
down the lane bow & spring wordart, by Krista Sahlin
sprinkles31 paper leaf & sprinkles26 flowerbead, by Valorie Wibbons
pussywillow, by Natali Designs
now&then paper, by Pink Reptile Designs
template, by Jen Maddocks
fonts, TrueLife & The Dry Ribbon

for today

for today...

outside my window... 19F/cloudy/scattered snow showers @ 6:00am

i am thinking... snow, plunging temperatures *sigh* I'm anxiously awaiting Spring

i am thankful for... my ergonomic snow shovel

i am wearing... black jeans, thermal shirt, Aran sweater & ankle booties

i am going... to spend much of the week in my kitchen

i am currently reading...seed catalogs

i am hoping... to successfully prepare my first Bomboloni's for Shrove Tuesday

http://www.italianfoodforever.com/2019/01/bombolini-with-jam-filling-for-valentines-day-or-carnivale/

on my mind... gas @ $2.73/gallon, milk @ $1.53/half gallon, butter @ $2.39/lb

pondering these words...

"I wonder if the sap is stirring yet,

if wintry birds are dreaming of a mate,

if frozen snowdrops feel as yet the sun

and crocus fires are kindling one by one:

sing robin, sing:

I still am sore in doubt concerning Spring."

~ Christina Rossetti ~

from the kitchen... 

meatloaf, mashed potatoes & mushroom gravy, orange/honey glazed carrots
egg salad with bagna cauda on grilled ciabatta; beer battered haddock & fries (for Ash Wednesday)

beignets  (dough is proofing)

around the house... all the fixin's for galumpki's/golabki's (stuffed cabbage rolls), and

baking supplies for doughnuts, Irish soda bread, hot cross buns & Irish Potato candies *smile*

one of my favorite things... local maple syrup *yum*

i'm creating... the March Challenges @ The Lilypad and a new Spring blog header

a few plans for the week... carry in firewood & keep the wood stove going, shovel snow

from my lens:

March *still shoveling snow*

*click to enlarge photo*

you can join the simple woman's daybook where every day is a blank page,

and participate in creating a list of the simple things and everyday moments of our daily lives.

in like a lion, out like a lamb

March Photography Challenge @ The Lilypad
credits:
then&now, by Pink Reptile Designs
MBC8-18template, by ScrappingWithLiz
flower, by Pavlinka
NYer BlownCover, March1995