Sunday, April 8, 2012

Be still and count

"Possibly, I thought, as I set the miniature bouquet on the old trestle table, possibly God knows that if spring came all at once, we should die of it. So, the fairy-size bells ring a chime to make it possible to bear the beauty that will come in May."

Gladys Taber, Stillmeadow Sampler


485 - first blooms on the apple tree

486 - candied violets

487 - finding this at the library

488 - kitchen alchemy

489 - Saturday baking

490 - new additions Tasha and Pepper Ann

491 - time to till





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25 comments:

  1. NiamhApril 8, 2012 at 11:13 PM

    Umm...and it's my birthday...

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  2. JodiApril 8, 2012 at 11:25 PM

    OOPS! :) xox # 492 Niamh's Birthday.

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  3. angelinaApril 9, 2012 at 12:05 AM

    easter blessings to you.. i've recently participated in botanical alchemy :)
    good to the grain is an excellent book - i loved it. x
    love laura

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  4. It's Just DottieApril 9, 2012 at 12:22 AM

    Your posts are always so beautiful and
    satisfying to the soul.
    Smiles,Dottie

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  5. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Angelina, botanical alchemy sounds interesting. :) Love you. ~Ruby

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  6. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 11:06 AM

    Hey Dottie, Happy Easter! And thank you.

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  7. LeslieApril 9, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    I love the names "Tasha" and "Pepper Ann"!

    (and I hate to admit it, but I'm jealous of your apple tree blooms...)

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  8. UnknownApril 9, 2012 at 12:20 PM

    this rarely happens to me lately but the quote made me tear up. It sums up exactly how I've been feeling.
    I've been so irritated with myself for not having any words, but my words don't seem to be ENOUGH for the whole thing, and God is overwhelming me, and so is Spring. I'm overwhelmed and so so grateful for fairy sized bells.

    I love your list.

    I love the chicks.

    I desperately want a vegetable garden.
    The end.

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  9. AnonymousApril 9, 2012 at 2:13 PM

    i want some chicks too...maybe someday when i don't have a pepper jane (my rotten dog) i can get me some pepper ann's. and bunnies.

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  10. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Les, I was shocked because it was the first time our little apple tree had bloomed.

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  11. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    JoAnn, I love Miss Ostrich.

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  12. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 3:59 PM

    Vicki, Pepper-Jane? Heh heh, awesome.

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  13. LisaApril 9, 2012 at 5:30 PM

    Love your selection of poetry!

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  14. Thickethouse.wordpressApril 9, 2012 at 5:43 PM

    What a blessed life you live! And one of the best blessings is to recognize it.

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  15. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    Lisa, hey. Gladys Taber is a writer I've always enjoyed. Her books are still easily found in most libraries.

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  16. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 6:15 PM

    Kristi, thank you kindly. :)

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  17. CherylApril 9, 2012 at 6:35 PM

    Love the signs of Spring. I'm still guessing what's in the pan. Nothing mundane I'm sure.

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  18. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 6:41 PM

    Cheryl, I was teaching myself how to brown butter without burning it to make brown butter scones! yum.

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  19. Mommy EmilyApril 9, 2012 at 10:14 PM

    i think i'm in love with tasha and pepper ann :)

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  20. JodiApril 9, 2012 at 10:21 PM

    Emily, they are pretty irresistable. :)

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  21. RaeApril 10, 2012 at 4:54 PM

    Just stopping by to say hi friend!!
    Have a happy week and loads of fun!!
    Much love,
    Rayanne

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  22. NancyApril 10, 2012 at 7:44 PM

    Okay your quote is making me feel a little better about spring taking its sweet time getting here. A little.

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  23. Connie SmileyApril 11, 2012 at 6:05 PM

    What a delightful quote, and I love all the joy in your post!

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  24. Southern GalApril 13, 2012 at 7:23 AM

    Sometimes it seems like spring unfolds too quickly here in the South. I enjoy every minute of it.

    I'll take a slice of bread, please?

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  25. UnknownApril 13, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    JoAnn kind of wrote my heart...

    xoxoxo

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