Today is a work day for me, but alas it’s also a Monday and hence the beginning of a new school week, whether I work or not! I’ve got most of the lesson plans written out, all of them thought out, and my planner is full of our menus for this week.
On Saturday I took my lunch break in the garden. A glorious half-hour with Princess of the Universe close by.
In spite of the cold, there are some things that stay green year-round. (Green plants in winter, where would I be without you?) I got down on the ground and simply admired the green.
I also took a few minutes to clean out my mosaic birdbaths. Saturday was warm enough to fill them up with water and it was so pretty! Spring, where are you?
Yes, I’m still dreaming of spring and all the blooms that are sleeping.
Repeat.
They are only sleeping.
In the meantime, gardening books and catalogs will do, as I plan the changes I would like to make for 2009.
So, Michele, I did make my way by the thrift store for a few minutes on an errand this weekend. I found a beautiful Ralph Lauren duvet cover that will make some perfectly-shabby-chic curtains for Michaela’s room. She wants her room painted green — wanted that from the start, so we are going to paint soon. She will love it! Do you like the fabric?
Well, I better get to my work desk. I don’t really want to, but I’m very thankful to have a job at home.
Oh! The menus for this week. I found some great meats on sale for this week and put them in the freezer. Planning makes like so much easier!
Monday – peppercorn, garlic pork tenderloin in the large crockpot, butter peas in the small crockpot, pasta and a tiny bit of cheese (just a tiny bit), chocolate chip muffins
Tuesday – porkchops in the large crockpot with a new steaksauce I want to try, sweet potato casserole, cooked cabbage
Wednesday – browned ground deer with beans in the crockpot and the fixin’s to make tortillas
Thursday - Chicken and dumplings, apple sauce
Friday – London broil in the large crockpot, black-eyed peas in the small crockpot, apple sauce
I’m thankful to have food.
Have a lovely Monday! Enjoy this day.
Lynn
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What a lovely find. I love that Tasha Tudor pic with the daffodils.
I have always wanted that look.:-)
Dear Lynn,
How wonderful that you still have so much green in winter! Our only green is the pines and spruces in our front yard right now.
Did you make the mosaic bird baths? They’re quite lovely.
And do I spy “Tasha Tudor’s Garden”? My copy has been toyed with lately as well! Can you imagine putting in 2,000 bulbs?
The duvet cover is very pretty as well, what a wonderful find! Your daughter is very blessed.
I hope your work day goes well, and thanks for your visit to my blog.
Love,
Marqueta
Hi Lynn…
That is the exact Tasha Tudor book, that I took to the hospital last summer for my gall bladder surgery…it was so soothing to read as I waited in the cold hospital bed…waiting to be wheeled in!!!
I love the fabric! It would look great in my home! What a great deal!
We’ll be over for dinner on Thursday night…as I like the looks of the menu!
I stocked up Saturday on Tyson chicken…and made freezer meals, yesterday with them….I also made suet feeders (homemade) and will have the pictures up on my blog, tonight.
I need to go get on the treadmill.. it lifts my spirits and I’m feeling plump.
Michele/ivy
Hi Lynn,
Thank you for sharing your applesauce recipe!! I made it this weekend with a mixture of apples. As you said it is easy and so good warm or chilled the next day.
Susan
Hoping your busy week will go well Lynn – you are so organized, how can it fail!!!
Love the fabric for the curtains in your daughter’s room – they will be fun to make. I was looking at some readymade linen curtains today – very nice but at $250 a panel I can’t imagine anyone buying them!! I will make my own – will be for the dining room after the painting is done – which reminds me, must call him as I’m still waiting! I’d do it myself again but the ceiling needs scraping down – I’m not about to tackle that now I’m officially a senior citizen, ha! ha!
Take care dear.
Good morning Lynn. Thanks so much for the prominent link you put to Betty Blonde here on your blog. I think today was a particularly appropriate day to find this here. The topic of today’s comic is gardening in the winter!
I love the duvet fabric. You’ll need to give us a before and after.
Kate, a friend bought me that book. It’s one of my favorites!
Marqueta, I cannot imagine that! Well, maybe I can.
I want to put in more bulbs this fall for next spring. I messed around last fall and didn’t do it.
Michele, I’ll be looking for you! Okay?
Susan, thank you for your comment! I miss you.
I’m glad you tried and liked the apple sauce.
Mary, something MAJOR would have to happen here, i.e. striking oil in the garden, for me to ever pay that much for a cutain panel. tee hee. I’ll surely post pictures when we’re done.
Ken, we love Betty Blonde. Today I think the comic strip was just for me.
Mama Hen, I will! I want to do it soon.
Lynn