where is the sun
Where is the Sun
The calendar says spring has been here for two weeks, but winter will just not give in or give up. Even with rain, sunshine, and warmer weather, that dirty old snow just won’t go away. It is damp, rainy and the cold is chilling. Where is the sun.
Winter into spring doesn’t seem that important to be excited about. But someone told me once, enjoy and pay attention to the small things. Because sometimes it’s the big things we cannot control. We saw proof of that with the sad events of the past few weeks.
We won’t forget. Also, we don’t forget the miracles of Mother Nature.
I’m looking for the first bloom of the magnolia tree in my neighbor’s yard. I think of the one we had in our own back yard when the kids were growing up. My husband was not much for flowers, but he loved our old tree that barely made it from one spring to another.
I’m waiting to smell the lilacs in my other neighbor’s yard. When they bloom, my back yard smells so good.
Friend and neighbor, Marge, has white lilacs she shares with me. I look forward to having the bouquet on my table. Soon.
Marge. My amazing neighbor. Being in her 90's does not stop her from getting ready for spring. Last Sunday, not long after church, she was outside raking the leaves from her flower beds.
I have a lot of leaves, too. But today I saw just a few little green sprigs coming up that I know will soon be the big leaves of my hostas. I know this because they have come up every spring for the 43 years we have been here. Who knows how long before that they have greeted the spring.
This morning on my way to work, there were two big geese on the lake. They looked like they were ice-skating. Coming home, they were swimming.
One day soon the ice will be out, cabin fever will be a memory, and all will be in bloom. Spring is like that.
I looked for an easy recipe. One that can be made in a jiffy when the warm weather finally comes. And one to satisfy the chocoholics. These can be made ahead of time and frozen. Ready for a picnic,
Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes
you will need:
one 18 ½ package Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge Brownie mix
24 miniature peanut butter cups
24 regular muffin cups with paper liners
Prepare brownie mix according to directions for cakelike brownie
fill the cups ½ full with brownie batter
Press one peanut butter cup into the batter in each muffin cup until the batter meets the top edge of the peanut butter cup
Bake 18-20 until cupcakes are set
Store in airtight container, freeze, or eat while warm and enjoy.
The calendar says spring has been here for two weeks, but winter will just not give in or give up. Even with rain, sunshine, and warmer weather, that dirty old snow just won’t go away. It is damp, rainy and the cold is chilling. Where is the sun.
Winter into spring doesn’t seem that important to be excited about. But someone told me once, enjoy and pay attention to the small things. Because sometimes it’s the big things we cannot control. We saw proof of that with the sad events of the past few weeks.
We won’t forget. Also, we don’t forget the miracles of Mother Nature.
I’m looking for the first bloom of the magnolia tree in my neighbor’s yard. I think of the one we had in our own back yard when the kids were growing up. My husband was not much for flowers, but he loved our old tree that barely made it from one spring to another.
I’m waiting to smell the lilacs in my other neighbor’s yard. When they bloom, my back yard smells so good.
Friend and neighbor, Marge, has white lilacs she shares with me. I look forward to having the bouquet on my table. Soon.
Marge. My amazing neighbor. Being in her 90's does not stop her from getting ready for spring. Last Sunday, not long after church, she was outside raking the leaves from her flower beds.
I have a lot of leaves, too. But today I saw just a few little green sprigs coming up that I know will soon be the big leaves of my hostas. I know this because they have come up every spring for the 43 years we have been here. Who knows how long before that they have greeted the spring.
This morning on my way to work, there were two big geese on the lake. They looked like they were ice-skating. Coming home, they were swimming.
One day soon the ice will be out, cabin fever will be a memory, and all will be in bloom. Spring is like that.
I looked for an easy recipe. One that can be made in a jiffy when the warm weather finally comes. And one to satisfy the chocoholics. These can be made ahead of time and frozen. Ready for a picnic,
Peanut Butter Brownie Cupcakes
you will need:
one 18 ½ package Duncan Hines Chewy Fudge Brownie mix
24 miniature peanut butter cups
24 regular muffin cups with paper liners
Prepare brownie mix according to directions for cakelike brownie
fill the cups ½ full with brownie batter
Press one peanut butter cup into the batter in each muffin cup until the batter meets the top edge of the peanut butter cup
Bake 18-20 until cupcakes are set
Store in airtight container, freeze, or eat while warm and enjoy.
posted by Shirley | 5:29 PM
1 Comments:
Mom,
I bought a Magnolia tree yesterday for this new house of mine. I have planted one at each house that I could in memory of Dad and our magnolia tree on Charles St. Do you even though that I can remember a couple of springs where Dad said, "Why don't you kids go out and pick some of those flowers for your mother before they are all gone." Those might not have been his exact words, but that is the idea. A simple show of love from a simple (but complicated) man. That left such an impression that I am compelled to have my own magnolia. This time I will live here long enough to see it grow and thrive.
love you...
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