Flowers, Pi Day, and a Question

 I think my Thanksgiving Cactuses want to be Easter Cactuses because they're both blooming again.

 

 In the kitchen today I baked bread and also an Apple Crumble ( that's what the recipe was called but the only thing that was different from my Apple Crisp recipe was that it didn't call for any oatmeal.)
I baked the Crumble in a pie plate because it's going to have to be my pie for Pi day tomorrow ( March 14th).  

 Here's a question I have.... Would you throw a pair of leather slippers that have fur trim in the washer?
I've surface washed them a number of times but would really like to immerse them and wash them properly but I'm afraid I'll ruin them. Any ideas are welcome.

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Daffodils and Bird Facts

 

It's been a busy week so far yet nothing much has happened that I could blog about. Life can be both ordinary and busy at the same time it seems.
We've had strong winds and now...middle of March almost....the forecast is for SNOW. Who knows if it will happen and if it does, how much will fall. 

 

The last trip to buy plants was a while ago but this pot of Daffodils took its time opening. The flowers are so frilly and pretty but unfortunately they have no scent.  The pot has already fallen over once. I've tied the stalks together so hopefully they will stay upright. 

Do you watch the birds that visit your garden?  Maybe you feed them like we do. Here's something important to know when nesting season arrives.

(Remember, if the words are too small to read you can click on the picture and it will embiggen.)

That's it for today.  Thanks for coming by.   GM

Happy Sunday

 

 

It's one of those days when they sun comes out briefly then clouds move in again. There's a breeze so the sun and clouds keep changing.  We had a lovely walk at Fish Trap Creek. Lots of Canada Geese and assorted ducks on the water.  ( Not a single one in this picture though.)

 

After we came home and had a cup of coffee GD Kate came to trim Granddad's hair as well as Middle Son's. We're so very fortunate to have our own personal hairdresser!!!!  She's been trying to straighten out a whorl or almost a cowlick in the back of my head. It only appeared recently and I really don't like what it does. Here's what my hair looks like when Kate is done with her magic. I should have taken a "before" picture too.

Nothing else is happening so far today. We turned the clocks that needed turning an hour ahead for what we hope is the last time. Now we'll stay on Pacific Time indefinitely.  Most people are 100% in favour of this move. A few are disgruntled. Personally I think it should have been done years ago.

I'll never forget the year we walked into church an hour late and the smiles of people who found us amusing. We had no excuse for forgetting to change our clocks! 

 

Have a great week!  Thanks for visiting.

 

 

Thrift Store Finds

 7C this morning with the chance of drizzle at some point today.  I don't have much planned for the day. I already did a load of laundry that didn't get done on Monday.

On a  recent trip to the thrift store  I found this pretty quilted piece that I like a lot and found a good spot to prop it up in a sunroom window. Some of my Marjolein Bastin pieces also occupy the shelves.

 

On the same trip I saw this table and it was love at first sight. I thought about where I could put it and finally decided I better not buy it. The next day I still couldn't get that table out of my mind so we went back and got it. It was a good 10" higher and I asked my DH to cut the legs down, which he did. Now it stands on the porch fitting exactly between 2 windows!! I love the tiling on it.

 I think it's time to make a pot of tea....these days it seems I'm choosing Lemon/Ginger most often.

 I hope you are also having a relaxing day.  Thanks for taking the time to come for a visit.

 

 

My Day

 This was taken about a week ago when I sowed my Zinnias. They came up in 4 days but a number of peat pots show no growth so I'm checking out my seeds on damp paper towel to see if they will sprout.
If they do I'll put them in the empty cells.

 It's raining and the house feels chilly so I'm going to bake. It will be bread and instead of using water I'll use up the last of the jug of milk  which is starting to smell 'off' ( even though the date on the jug is today's date.)  I'm going to make a pot of Beef & Barley soup for supper and with the fresh bread it will be the perfect meal for a wet and rather dreary day.

I'm steeping some tea (lemon & ginger) and once the bread is in the pan I'll sit and enjoy it.
The words on my little teapot are from Psalm 118:24.

 

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Tuesday Trivia

 

 

 

 The Swallows are back!!!   Every year I wait and watch for them. This one seems to be scolding the little one ( the picture is from the internet and I'd say the one is a juvenile.)

On our morning walk we noticed many mole hills and we started wondering where they stay all winter. Apparently they do not hibernate. They dig down below the frost line. Here's some more information that I gleaned.

 One mole can create up to 150 feet of tunnels in just one day. Discharged mounded soil and heaved runways are indicators of the mole's presence. A mole's diet consists of earthworms, grubs, and other insects. These insectivores can almost eat their entire body weight on a daily basis.

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If you have clear skies tonight watch for the full moon. March's moon has 2 names that I found___Worm Moon and also Sugar Moon. I prefer the second one. It's called sugar because this is the time when Sugar Maples are tapped and sap buckets begin to fill.  
It's been a while since I treated myself to some lovely Maple Syrup. Maybe it's  time to put it on my grocery list again. What do you like on your pancakes and waffles? 

That's it once again.  Thanks for visiting!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

March

 

 

 March came in like a lamb here for us. Beautiful sunshine meant I was outside doing as much as I dared. Youngest is coming by later today to move some heavy things for me,  heavy pots of wet dirt impossible for either of us oldies to budge.  The forecast for tomorrow is equally pleasant. 

 We had a lovely walk first thing this morning. Saw a muskrat which we know are present in the Creek but hard to spot. It was so nice walking in sunshine and listening to birds singing.

Although this picture is from the internet it looks exactly like what we saw. Not the most handsome of  rodents but really, are any of them good-looking?  Maybe beavers. 

 

In the kitchen I tried a new-to-me recipe that I found in Kirsten's lovely blog__  A Letter from Home. It's for a Welsh tea cake dense with dried fruit and soooo good.  It's called Bara Brith which apparently means mottled bread. I will definitely make this often. Both of us love it...(in fact along with a pot of tea it made my supper last night).
The one I made looked slightly different because the recipe called for currants ( which I dislike) so I used raisins and dried cranberries. I threw in some glaced fruit that had been soaking in rum since Christmas. As you know, I can never stick to a recipe. haha.

That's about it for today. I'm off to enjoy the sunshine.

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