March 21, 2010 – 11:48 pm
The first church bouquet of the season…made with daffodils and bush honeysuckle stems from our yard. The stems work great in the bouquet, providing structure to hold the daffodils in place.
I’m so glad spring is here! ~~Rhonda
March 20, 2010 – 12:23 pm
Cheeseburger soup. A family favorite. When I posted the recipe a few weeks ago, I didn’t have a picture. So here you go. 🙂
~~Rhonda
March 18, 2010 – 11:14 am
Once the flowers begin to bloom, there’s no going back.
DH picked a few for the kitchen table.
And he trimmed a branch from the Southern Oak in the back yard.
And he and DD burned the tall grasses. This is a job they usually do in February, but the available February days were either too wet or too windy.
After burning the grasses, DD spent some time enjoying spring in the yard.
Even in the woods, the daylilies are coming up thick and green.
A solitary crocus blooms in the woods. It must have been planted by a squirrel.
Two years ago, we divided and transplanted the Lenten Rose and it doesn’t seem to have minded.
Springtime potential…
Plant daffodils. You will never be sorry. I promise.
See what’s blooming in other gardens at Tootsie’s Fertilizer Friday.
~~Rhonda 🙂
Yesterday afternoon, when the sun came out, I sat on the back steps and enjoyed the sunshine. From there…lots of daffodil shoots to enjoy.
The mini daffs ‘Tete-a-Tete’ opened yesterday.
The oak tree is getting a faint fuzzy haze as the buds swell.
A light breeze ruffled the water in the birdbath.
And the cats sat in attendance.
Zak
Happy
And Oreo, who has had a few altercations with a feral male who comes through the yard now and then.
Late afternoon, early spring. Lovely.
~~Rhonda
Wednesday was a fine spring day. Temperature in the low to mid 70s, sunny, breezy. Twenty degrees above normal for this time of year, but who’s counting?? It was a beautiful day. On days like that, I look at the sky and wonder…how can it possibly be that blue?
We spent some time outside, of course. DH worked around the yard, cleared a flower bed or two, cut down a tree, planted some lettuce and spinach. I enjoyed the flowers…crocus blossoms and daffodil buds.
There are a lot of promises in the garden.
Daffodil promises…
Dogwood promises…
Star magnolia promises…
Just to mention a few. It reminds me of a larger promise. One I can rely on.
” And this is what He promises us–even eternal life .” 1 John 2:25
~~Rhonda
This time of year, when it’s not quite warm enough to dig in the dirt, but warm enough to know the time is almost here, I love to look to my gardening books for inspiration. Currently I’m browsing these, among others.
I’d like to redo the beds behind the house. They are such a mess. And they are what we see every time we step outside. This picture was taken in June of last year. Things look fine in the photo, but in real life…not so much.
That peony bed in the foreground has to be moved. The peonies are in too much shade. I’m perusing my books and pondering the possibilities.
~~Rhonda
DD likes poppy seed muffins, and a friend gave me some fresh poppy seeds the other day, so this afternoon I made a batch of mini muffins, using this recipe at Seasaltwithfood. The zest and juice of a fresh lemon make them extra delicious.
An easy recipe. Mix the dry ingredients together. Mix the wet separately, then mix both together. Add the poppy seeds when the other ingredients are mixed.
The batter was thicker than I thought it should be, so I added an extra tablespoon of water to the batter.
I used a small scoop to fill the mini muffin tins.
While they were still warm, I dipped the tops into a mixture of powdered sugar and lemon juice.
So good. We’re having company this weekend, so I am going to put some of the muffins in the freezer (to keep them from drying out) and serve them Sunday morning at breakfast.
~~Rhonda
