Inside: Ah, spring! No more cold, dreary days. The earth finally wakes from its long winter nap. We’re celebrating the season with my five favorite spring posts.
Spring! How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. . . Er, on second thought, let me give a sampling of my five favorite spring posts for your seasonal reading pleasure.
Picture courtesy of Emily Moore.
My Top Ten Must-do Spring Activities
Ah, spring! We’ve gotten a nice dose of it this week, and it feels as though we’re finally leaving the heavy coat of winter behind us. I am more than ready to move on! Now I’m turning my attention to the new season, watching the stories of budding leaves, flowering trees, warm winds, and green grass. Eagerly listening to the melodies of birds fiercely belting out their morning tunes and peepers rising from slumber to add to the chorus.
Here at the blog, I’m dusting off words and airing out posts from springs’ past. One of my favorites from last year was my Spring Bucket List: 25 Ways to Celebrate the Season. While I’d like to do each and every entry on the list, realistically I’ll probably only get to do a few of them. What follows is my top ten must-do activities. See if your list matches mine. CONTINUE READING
Spring Forward
Is it possible to be homesick for spring? If so, I am.
While most years you can count me in with the folks eagerly awaiting robin sightings and tulips pushing up through the cold earth, this year I’m lacking in patience. Signs aren’t enough. I want spring now. Now! And the weather is just not cooperating. Like Tuesday night’s snow–thankfully brief. Okay, I’ll admit it was pretty, but I’m done. Memories from one particular Easter from my teen years came back to me as I recalled women and girls in their pastel dresses and open-toed shoes gingerly walking in the snow to church.
It can happen in Missouri. . . CONTINUE READING
A Dozen Uses for Eggs
The incredible edible egg–do they still say that in commercials? Probably not, but it remains true, nonetheless. This time of year eggs often go on sale, so why not take advantage? As for Mom and me, we share the duties of feeding and watering a ragtag flock of chickens on an alternating schedule. The one feeding gets the spoils. During winter months–unless you provide a source of light to trick them into laying–production tapers off. In our case to zero or one egg per day. Now with the longer hours of daylight, we’re up to six or seven. With better temps and still more light, that number will increase.
Out of necessity, my preoccupation with eggs has led me to finding creative uses for the chicken fruit. What follows is a list of a dozen ways, some fitting in the odd or strange category. Have fun!
1) Make Tempera Egg Paint. Who knew? CONTINUE READING
Starting Seeds Indoors
Seeds intrigue me. A little miracle inside a small package. Potential. Possibilities. I love this!
I get excited when I see a rumple in the dirt, tiny shoot pushing its way to the sun. A seed does its magic unseen, underneath a dark blanket of soil. It takes faith and waiting. And waiting and waiting. I never tire of the miracle.
At my cousin Phil’s funeral recently, his brother-in-law retold a story from Phil’s mother, how as a small boy he used to put seeds in the ground to see if they would come up. I tucked that story away to take along with me. As a child, the “seed” of what he would become, a farmer, was inside him, too. . . CONTINUE READING
A Simple Fruit Dip for Strawberries, Plus 5 Ways to Use Up the Harvest
So it’s June and my strawberries have stopped bearing. (They’ve always been more May-bearing, actually.) It was a lovely harvest with plenty of fresh berries as well as a few gallons in my freezer for future use. The problem, if you can call it that, is I have limited room in said freezer. I need to start using up some of them to make room for the rest of the fruit and veggies coming my way this season. What follows are my suggestions for five delicious ways to use up strawberries. (Excerpt taken from the middle of the post.) CONTINUE READING
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Enjoy our selection of spring reading and get ready for the warmer, better days ahead.
Yes, I said it, better days ahead. Count on it!
Resources and related posts:
Spring Bucket List: 25 Ways to Celebrate the Season
Leggy Seedlings: Don’t Let This Happen to You
Uncovering Strawberries in Spring
Posts from a year ago:
You’re Never Too Old for a Tea Party
My Top Ten Must-do Spring Activities
From two years ago:
Spring Bucket List: 25 Ways to Celebrate the Season
Patsy Reiter
Amy, love this post! I’m trying to start some seeds inside this year. Past years haven’t worked out
well. I’ll see what grows. . . . Patsy 🙂
amy@amyharkemoore.com
It’s fun to see little heads pop through the soil! I love it! 😀