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Good morning, my friends. Before I go on, I need to mention that today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.

Good morning, my friends. Before I go on, I need to mention that today is Tortoiseshell Cat Appreciation Day.

Good morning, my friends. It's another beautiful day today. I was able to get out early yesterday for some pictures.

The cherry trees are in full bloom right now, although the Bing (on the right) has a little catching up to do. The Black Tartarian (on the left) is beautiful right now.

The blueberries are sprouting some flower buds. We planted these several years back. We still don't get enough blueberries to do much with them beyond ...

Good morning, my friends. It's another beautiful day today. I was able to get out early yesterday for some pictures.

The cherry trees are in full bloom right now, although the Bing (on the right) has a little catching up to do. The Black Tartarian (on the left) is beautiful right now.

The blueberries are sprouting some flower buds. We planted these several years back. We still don't get enough blueberries to do much with them beyond ...

Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, as it was yesterday. I'm very tempted to get outside for a walk this morning. Also this morning, I'm making some Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with Arrabiatta Sauce for our dinner with the neighbors tomorrow. It's not difficult to make, but there are several steps, and it is time-consuming. Tomorrow I'll make a salad and a dessert. Today, it's all about the pasta. 

Yesterday morning, I finished up April's block for A Year in the Garden.

Good morning, my friends. It's a bright sunny day, as it was yesterday. I'm very tempted to get outside for a walk this morning. Also this morning, I'm making some Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with Arrabiatta Sauce for our dinner with the neighbors tomorrow. It's not difficult to make, but there are several steps, and it is time-consuming. Tomorrow I'll make a salad and a dessert. Today, it's all about the pasta. 

Yesterday morning, I finished up April's block for A Year in the Garden.

Good morning, my friends. It's something of a red letter day. The sun has moved into the propurr position for Smitty to get his morning sunbath. When I left him downstairs just now, he was grooming himself. When one is settling in for a nap, one must have every single strand of fur in place.

Happily, I've finished the quilt top for The Story of My Day, and I can move on to something new. I didn't really expect to finish it when I made my way to the ...

Good morning, my friends. It's something of a red letter day. The sun has moved into the propurr position for Smitty to get his morning sunbath. When I left him downstairs just now, he was grooming himself. When one is settling in for a nap, one must have every single strand of fur in place.

Happily, I've finished the quilt top for The Story of My Day, and I can move on to something new. I didn't really expect to finish it when I made my way to the ...

 What’s for dinner? 

Good question! In my anticipation of retiring earlier than the Hubs, I promised to have dinner ready upon his arrival after a long day’s work. After 4 months, I’m keeping my promise—but it does cut down on quilting time. We were discussing his retirement plans earlier this week and he said he was ready to return to being the primary provider of meals. YAY!!!! I told him I’m happy to share the duties, but he said the magic words, “I want you to go sew…” That man knows me. I can’t ...

Spring is arriving when the ajugas bloom, although this week has been a full-on Blackberry Winter with lows near freezing, and that will continue into next week. It may damage the plants that have already begun to bloom, like the azaleas, but these ajugas can take it. We have lots of clumps all over the lawn out front and the back yard. Most are purple like these.

Here and there are white ones.

The dogwood is blooming, this year a pretty white. Some years the blooms tend to a greenish color.

They are just lovely, looking like springtime at the ...

Good afternoon, my friends. I'm late with today's post because I went to the Beaverton Farmer's Market with Erik and Mae this morning. I was on the hunt for rhubarb, and SCORE!! Happy about that. We stood admiring the beautiful daffodil bunches that were for sale while we waited for our breakfast.

Look at the pretty centers on these daffodils.

So, it was a successful trip to the market. Everyone got what they wanted. It was raining ...

Good afternoon, my friends. I'm late with today's post because I went to the Beaverton Farmer's Market with Erik and Mae this morning. I was on the hunt for rhubarb, and SCORE!! Happy about that. We stood admiring the beautiful daffodil bunches that were for sale while we waited for our breakfast.

Look at the pretty centers on these daffodils.

So, it was a successful trip to the market. Everyone got what they wanted. It was raining ...

Now that spring is here, lightening up the home decor with fresh flowers and garden themes suits me. Today, I have a roundup of ideas for tablescapes along with some delicious ideas for meals. So, let’s start with setting a table. I did this one for Easter dinner in 2017. It has the fun Easter Egg plates and bunny crackers I got at Pier 1. See the whole thing on the post Easter Tablescape.

Warmer days means being able to eat on the veranda. This tablescape from 2020 is set for two. Spring green placemats with yellow chargers hold ...

I recently joined a delightful new club in our Florida community called Girlfriends’ Happy Hour. The premise is simple and charming: the first 100 women to sign up bring an appetizer or dessert, their drink of choice, and spend a few … Continue reading →

Good morning, my friends. It was a day like any other rainy day here. We had a few strong wind gusts with the added bonus of all the kitty beds and kitty towels flying everywhere on the catio. We had to clean up their house this morning. Must be nice to be a furry four-legged person with maid service on demand.

Warm and dry inside, I took the first stitches on April's block for the Sewing Room

Good morning, my friends. It was a day like any other rainy day here. We had a few strong wind gusts with the added bonus of all the kitty beds and kitty towels flying everywhere on the catio. We had to clean up their house this morning. Must be nice to be a furry four-legged person with maid service on demand.

Warm and dry inside, I took the first stitches on April's block for the Sewing Room

Good morning, my friends. It's a blustery day at the Three Cats Ranch. We were expecting rain. No matter the forecast, the wind always surprises me. Our winter was relatively mild, and so we got lucky with this unusual stay-at-home year. As of today, it will be 7 weeks until we head out for Alaska. We have dinner scheduled next week with two of our neighbors who will be keeping an eye on the place while we're gone. We'll be giving them keys and teaching them to use the alarm system. It's probably safe to say ...

Good morning, my friends. It's a blustery day at the Three Cats Ranch. We were expecting rain. No matter the forecast, the wind always surprises me. Our winter was relatively mild, and so we got lucky with this unusual stay-at-home year. As of today, it will be 7 weeks until we head out for Alaska. We have dinner scheduled next week with two of our neighbors who will be keeping an eye on the place while we're gone. We'll be giving them keys and teaching them to use the alarm system. It's probably safe to say ...

One of the great benefits of my collaboration with Milk Street is sometimes getting a new cookbook before it publishes. One came last week, and I have been devouring the recipes and stories it contains. It is Milk Street Backroads Italy: Finding Italy’s Forgotten Recipes by Christopher Kimball and J.M. Hirsch. It was apparent that both spent a great amount of time in Italy.

I loved the backroads stories of the recipes and sources of the ingredients used in Italian home cooking and small trattoria restaurants, tiny mountain eateries in small towns and coastal recipes handed down through ...

Monday is my usual breadmaking day but we have a lot going on this week – almost every day there’s something, and I need the entire morning to get bread made. I only make whole wheat breads now – with fresh milled flour. Usually I’ll make plain sandwich bread and something else. It may be...