A Little Too Much Nature

Yesterday was BEAUTIFUL! Really, one of those days that reminds you why you suffer through the winter and heating bills and outrageous NY State taxes. Spring. Spring is the reward for it all. But... we got home (H and I) yesterday afternoon to find a bat flying around the living room. All well and good, we just left the doors open and went out side. He must have found his way out  since he's not here now. Out side we weeded and swung and generally had a good time :) Upon re entry to our humble abode I noticed... yes they are here already, mosquitoes, in the house! (I hate that, add that to the winter and taxes...) But they are still slow and not as blood thirsty as later in the season so we carry on... A tickling on my thigh during dinner which I assume is an ant (we were weeding) so I shake my self about and think nothing of it... Until later when I go to investigate what I assume is the first mosquito bite of the season and... a tick! The first tick bite of the season, ah mother nature. Spring has sprung!  ( It's still worth it all to be here this time of year! :)

A Cute Picture

Harriett is mad for my camera...

This is a self portrait, with jelly on her lip. 

(I love the look of concentration, and we really didn't plan the finger-in-the-lens thing)

Hi, can't talk now...

Beacause it's spring! Finally, I think it's really hear, I think I can safely put away the winter coats without fear of the wrath of Jack Frost... We'll see. 

So today I...

Today I sorted through my freezers. We have two, the one in the fridge and a small chest freezer in the basement. 

I have always been a food saver/storer, even the beautiful Los Angeles sun shine couldn't keep me from stocking up on frozen peas in September. 

I was raised to clean my plate, regardless of how full I am and "waste not want not". However, I was never taught the domestic arts of cooking, planning, organizing and so forth. (yes, I'm sure some one tried)

I found some great resources on about.com (Ooops! This link is not working, sorry) for determining how much and what one might want to have on hand. The information is posted by the Later Day Saints who feel you should have a years worth of essentials on hand. (they make no mention of pet food etc. please don't forget your pets!) I found this a good starting place and went on to more gardening oriented information, root cellering cold frames and so forth. My motives aren't quite the same as the LDS community, I am more interrested in being able to "put by" as it were, but they have really thought things through, check it out. 

Which brings me back to my freezer. I was pleased to find the oldest item was only 3! (years that is) Maybe it will still be OK in a soup, I can't throw it out!  

So, one organizing project knocked of the list in less time than it took to write about it! Yeah for me! 

Getting it all together...

I have come to the realization (yes, rather late in life, but better late than never?) that I REALLY need to get my **it together. I have known this all along but just couldn't bring my self to do it. Not entirely true, there seem to be phases... The point is, I have been looking for a point for this Blog and think I've found one. How'd you like to watch me transform myself from 40 year old struggling pathetic weenie into 41 year old successful organized FABULOUS weenie? You would? Great! So lets start with where we are now.... The above photos were taken during the last couple of weeks of the various spaces in my life. I own my own home and have never settled into it really, never set about to decorate, never really made it my own. Would you like to know why? Perhaps another time, for now let's just say I never gave myself the time. Well, the time is now. So here goes! :)

Hair Today...

...wig tomorrow. Yesterday I took my long orangey hair to Shapers in New Paltz, NY (they are so nice!) I was planning on a cut, just some style for my long newly unorange locks,(if you have "friended me" on facebook you may have heard about the argument I've had with the boxed color over what one means by "light ash blond") when the lady washing my hair asked if I would be donating. Donating? I hadn't thought of it. I've given my hair away before ( I have a very talented puppet making friend) and I went to art school so my hair has been in paintings and journals and... you get the picture. But with 10 inches or more you can donate to Locks of Love and provide materials for wigs for children. So here's my hair drying on the bathroom table waiting to be mailed off and here I am growing my next donation. 

Open hearts

Here they are! This is a kitchen table photo shoot, so not too professional, heart confetti and everything. I really need to get some help with my glazing. But I am really fond of the shape. And I did actually get them done on time. (not all of them but that's good since I don't like the glaze!)