Fresh Basil

mmmm found this in the grocery store and it was just so attractive compared to all the snow we've had, that I got it thinking we could have tomato, fresh basil, mozerella salad one of the meals for guests.

And you can clearly see the matted down grass is now showing on the south side of the house...can spring be far behind?

Question is, will this plant be alive until the company comes and then what do I do, harvest the whole thing and hope it sprouts more leaves?

I am breaking new ground here having a kitchen window sill that holds live herbs.

Ready For Jack

Just one week to go until the company comes.

Time to assemble the brand-new car seat, shown here in the wing back chair.

Now we are ready to pick you up at the airport, Jack!

The bright window is due to the sunshine bouncing off all the snow. We still have some on the north side of the house.

Baby Allen

A blast from the past because I got home late and the movie is starting!

Neil's baby brother when he was a baby.

Snow Update

The same snow pile I measured at 34" in my last blog, is now only 26.5", melting fast!

However, I walked along the sugar path and measured the pile of snow by the new Bradford pear tree. Ah, much better measurement to show you that we still have 34" of snow in some parts.

If it is melting 3" a day, we should still have a trace of snow by the time the company arrives on March 13/14. We'll see.

Quilt Preview

Preview of Miss Kelly's quilt. Center square ties will be orange, red and green depending on the center color in the body of the quilt.

Made for boys. Oh boy!

It will be done Sunday.

Fadin' Fast

We've had a couple of 45-50 degree days and some rain. The alleys of snow lining the driveway have shrunk considerably.

I reached out 20" to put this near the top of the pile below the front door driveway side.

34"

No longer four foot alleyways. Not sure we will have snow if this keeps up for the next ten days!

Bye Bye, Baja

Shocking news from the neighborhood. Baja closed. No one asked me.

Saturday I walked past on the way around the block, and was shocked to see it empty!

I took a picture Sunday on the way to the Mother/Daughter tea in Virginia, and a young man with a six year old boy in tow, crossed the street and asked me, "when did it close?" I said I was just as dismayed as he was. He volunteered, "we just had lunch here last Thursday."

His wife and 4 year old daughter caught up. "What happened?" We didn't know how to answer.

Husband to wife, "now, what are we going to do for lunch?"

I just called King Farm and good news, but seven miles away - Baja is still open there.