Come on Spring...

Ah come, come quickly, spring!

come and lift us towards our culmination, we myriads;

we who have never flowered, like patient cactuses.

Come and lift us to our end, to blossom, bring us to our summer

we who are winter-weary in the winter of the of the world.

D. H. Lawrence,  Craving for Spring

 

Just checking... it was the first day of spring the other day, wasn't it? Well, I patiently await you Spring... My Birks are by the front door...

... my spring coat is hung in the closet... my gardening bag is poised and waiting for action... and my toes are awaiting a much needed pedicure, in anticipation of bare foot strolls along the beach...

... I'm ready, when you are...

Lx

New season, updated cloche...

It must be Spring, as the cloche has been updated... there was a glimpse of it in Friday's post... All Spring-like, with it's blossom, nest, and eggs. The girls were disappointed to see the wintery cardinal go (you can see it here), making way for the nesting Blue Jay... but time is marching on and the season is a-changing.

I love the little bird scenes we create each season (you can see our Autumnal owl here), and even my two-year-old can actually name several bird species now... not sure what that says about me (unless bird-watching is the new cool thing to do...). Anyhoo, I'll make a twitcher out of her yet!

I know this is not to all tastes, but it's now become a little fun thing that me and the girls do and, it's certainly teaching them about the revolving year... in fact, we're already planning Summer...

Happy days!
Lx

More Spring Friday Flowers

Friday, at last... and this weekend, I really am going to paint. I'm avidly watching the weather forecast, hoping for sunny skies so I can get out in the garden and paint the cabinets. I will hold my resolve and not be tempted by the bike path, beach walks, gardening, or any other Spring-like activities.

Although I speak of Spring as though it were warm outside, in fact it was pretty bracing today... Outside, the sun was shining, but I was not about to be fooled (again), so I dipped my toe outside before choosing my daily attire... and, good job, too. Otherwise, I'd have been swanning around in a Spring coat when my heavy Duffle was called for...

Anyhoo, sat at my desk, how could Spring not be on my mind with these lovely violas to remind me, so cute and dainty... and these are the best flowers, as, when they've finished flowering, I'll simply pop them in the garden to enjoy next year! I love a flower which just keeps on giving!

This week, I'd like to dedicate my Friday Flower to  Steph, who writes the blog Curlew Country. I stumbled upon her blog a few weeks back and was instantly hooked. When reading it, I feel I have an insight into her beautiful life, and, for some reason, I've decided that she's like the Felicity Kendal character in the TV show, 'The Good Life' (anyone not from the UK around the 70's will have no idea what I'm talking about... to you, I apologise), in that her blog echoes the simple life that we all would love to attain.. oh, and the fact that Felicity Kendal is just gorgeous!

Anyways, on that note I will leave you all and wish you a fantastic weekend... I'll report back on the kitchen progress next week!

Take care.
Lx

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Don't be fooled...

This past week, I sat in my living room... the sun was streaming through the windows... the paperwhite bulbs I have growing in planters on the desk were shooting up.. the birds were busy in the garden and the world just appeared that little bit brighter. I was on the phone to my mum and she too remarked that her garden was full of snowdrops... So, without stepping a foot outside, I decided it was Spring.
Gathered the girls up and left the warmth of home...

... and I was greeted by an icy blast... you know, the sort where you feel you could lose an appendage if you knocked into something... as the kids meandered around inside the car, I (outside in the cold, dressed for Spring) hopped from one foot to another, geeing them along, pleading with them to get into their car seats...QUICKLY!!

Winter is definitely still in full effect... granted, the snow has stopped, but there'll be no Spring bunnies hopping around yet... I guess I'd just got caught up in the moment and forgot that it is still February, after all...

Anyhoo, I'm not a girl to sit and accept things, so I figured I would create a little Spring here in the house... well, when I say 'create Spring', I actually mean I brought some Spring-like branches for the Friday Flower this week... I'm not sure what they are, but to me they ooze Spring... and so, I can sit here in my warm house, watch the birds, feel the sun, and pretend that Spring is here! Now, where's that bunny with my Cadbury's Mini Eggs?
Wishing you all a fantastic weekend... with just the right amount of warmth in it!
Lx

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