Yellow Crocus, Maidens Dance

Spring, the sweet Spring, is the year's pleasant king;

Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,

Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing,

Cukoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo!

Thomas Nashe

Double Primroses

Beautiful double primroses seemed to call my name from the supermarket flower racks. They were so pretty; I just had to buy one in each color! Today I planted them in the boys old Radio Flyer wagon. Cheerfully they brighten the front landscape and give a beautiful accent to the yard from my front window view. Today it's primroses. . .soon the petunias, marigolds, and more. Welcome, sweet spring!

Happy Birthday, Gwen

Happy Birthday, Gwen!

When I saw this picture, I thought it perfect to help you celebrate your special day. Violets come in all shapes, sizes, and varieties. I hope you like this one!

May the year ahead be filled with many special blessings!

Rock On, Girlfriends!!!

This month is 'birthday' month for me and many of my friends. My high school friend, RuthAnn, sent me this birthday card and it's so cute, I just had to show it to you. We never outgrow who we are, do we! I have named the 'friends' in this picture. RuthAnn is the beautiful woman in the green stockings. I've decided that I'm the one in purple with the red stockings. The lady in the back in blue and green I've decided is Margie. And Janna is the one in the crazy purple and orange outfit, which, by the way, looks pretty much like the gym suits we had to wear in high school for all our PE classes. Although our hair color has changed somewhat, and our middles are a little less sculpted, our zest for life remains just as quirky and fun as ever. Rock on, girlfriends!

Pompous Teapot Quilt

My friend, Anjeanette, has five-year-old twins who are enthusiastic kindergarten students this year. Their school is having a fund-raising auction in April, and their Grandmother Lois from Arizona sent them this beautiful quilt to be auctioned at their school benefit. What a loving grandma!

Isn't this a fun quilt? Set on black, it is quilted with gold thread in a fun, scrolly design. Smaller blocks are in bold, bright colors and a variety of teapots in wild and wacky shapes are featured on blocks in various sizes. Lois has named this "Pompous Teapot Quilt". Quite an appropriate name, I think.