Random Beauty of Spring...

Sometimes its hard to slow down and smell the roses. There always seems to be something which should be done, needs to be done, or absolutely must be done at once. So here are a few moments of Spring beauty I managed to enjoy. I hope you will enjoy them as well...

Baby bunnies!

MORE baby bunnies. They are everywhere this year!

Rhododendron buds from the garden by the shed...

And here is the full Rhododendron bloom. We just planted these last year.

Hope you enjoyed these Random Moments of Spring Beauty and you find some of your own as well...

Padding the Nest

I'm in an all-out war with Mother Nature this month. It happens every March. It's finally Spring, but the cold weather just won't let go... Last year I won the fight, but Mother Nature is a sneaky creature. She totally took away most of the lovely temperate Spring weather and launched us right into Summer. I'm ever so sure I heard her giggle about that on several occasions... So while I quietly wage my war with the great lady, I am all about padding the nest. Today I got my sewing machine back from servicing and will be stitching up some uber-cute tea towels. Look for them in future posts and on my Etsy site http://www.theartnest.etsy.com/. Meanwhile my response to Mother Nature's chilly blast is to make a big pot of chili and home-made cornbread. Didn't the cornbread turn out so nice? Once you've eaten home-made cornbread you'll never look at those boxed versions again. So to get you started I've included the recipe. Enjoy!!

Click on recipe to enlarge for easier reading.