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    Domesticity

    Since we were “blessed” with MORE snow today…heavy wet snow..over the top of rain and sleet…I was homebound. Not worth getting stuck, going in the ditch or getting in a wreck for basically nothing.

    I decided I’d do my best to play happy homemaker.

    I baked a double batch of spritz… happy spring colors of course.

    And put a yummy roast in the oven.

    I also had to try and save all the seeds J and I planted over the weekend.
    We haven’t had a sunny or warm day since.

    They were and should be here on the cart but it’s been so cold that I feared they’d rot instead of germinate.  So….

    I cleared space on the mantel and turned on the fireplace to warm them. Sad but true.

    I’m going to move them back to that cart tomorrow morning since it’s supposed to be sunny….not particularly warm but at least sunny.

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    Tea Tuesday

    So actually a pretty laid back Tuesday for me…WOOHOO!
    Workout, shower, laundry and art are all on today’s list. Already have a couple checked off. It’s a good day…with the exception of the rain mixing with ice pellets. BRRR!

    My Christmas Cactus  is blooming again. I’m not complaining…  It’s just odd. It seems to bloom about Thanksgiving and Easter…although Easter is very late this year.

    Check out the steam I was able to capture in my photo….
    (click it to enlarge if needed)
    I never thought it would actually show in the photos.

    You’ll find the list of my tea Tuesday friends on Kimmies blog.

    Anyone notice that my plant is in a tea cup?!?!

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    Helping out the birds

    My friend Helen sent me an email today reminding me about helping the birds now at nesting season. I KNOW I’ve seen others in previous years set out a basket of goodies for the birds to use but for the life of me I couldn’t find any of their posts. Of course I may be mistaking one blog for another in my searches. I read A LOT of blogs!

    Anyway..in my search to find the sweet basket posts for Helen, I came across another simple solution.
    Since I had a nearly empty bag of lemons, I opted for this solution.

    I added:

    • yarn scraps
    • thread
    • ribbon
    • dryer lint
    • torn fabric strips
    • Spanish moss

    I took a crochet hook to pull some scraps partially out so they’d be more visible for the birds. Not sure if this is needed but I did it anyway.

    I hope to see some nests with some fun colors while on my walks this year!!