Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

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My lovely new olive oil bottle (a present from my man)

Beautiful--with little "church window" designs in the glass

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“Gradually she became aware of the moon daisies and the scent of the lime
flowers that were just beginning to blossom. Today’s sunshine, after rain in the
night, was bringing it out. She turned round and looked up at the bunches of
pale green, not unlike her vine flowers. The scent too was not unlike though the
scent of the vine flowers was delicate and this was strong and powerful as the
vibrating hum of the bees who were gathering the honey. The sunshine, striking
down in rods of light through the ceiling of green leaves, was gold as that
honey. There was goodness here, in scent and sound and splendour of light, and
if it gave no explanation of man’s tragedy it gave reassurance."

from The Scent of Water
by Elizabeth Goudge
(p.144)

moss under glass

I have a terrarium now too!

Despite the chilly temperatures I was able to find some moss growing on the north side of my house, under a bit of grass, where I hope to nurture a little moss garden in summer.

It seems to be doing well. I have tiny snails this morning.

Spring

piggy tails

Miss Greta Rose had piggy tails in her hair for the first time today! Her hair is finally long enough. Such a big girl she is. She walks all the time now and is fast enough at it that she is beginning to prefer it over crawling.
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(the thing in her mouth is a green bean)

I hope these pictures cheer Uncle Bill on to a speedy recovery!

(Wisdom teeth removal...ouchie.)

Terrarium

This picture by Will at Stream and Fencerow

used with permission

Perhaps you remember a visit I made to the farm last October during which my siblings and I made a terrarium for mama. A lovely, living sort of trifle! Perhaps you would like to know how it is doing?

.....Our terrarium last October.....

We put it together under the tutelage of some instructions from a magazine clipping that mama had. Rocks, sand, dirt, moss, with a cling film "ceiling". It has thrived wonderfully, needing no extra water and providing some pleasant surprises. The moisture collects on the ceiling and comes down in lovely little sprinkling showers if you tap on it. The moss has grown tall. We found we picked up a family of worms that wind their way through the dirt and sand and air it all out nicely. The other morning we looked in and saw tiny snails; one was slowly moving himself along the dirt, his house on his back. I am inspired by the success of this experiment and wish to make another such little ecosystem for my own home at the earliest possible time!

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(Made from those bright bits of fabric)

(from my afternoon in the kitchen)

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Tomorrow is the last day to get the free download of the unabridged audio of Donald S. Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life from christianaudio.com. It is a valuable resource; so good for listening to as you go about your day!

Care for a cup?

Today is deliciously gray again, with rain, and to amuse myself I have been sewing bright bits of fabric.

(I guess it's nap time)

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(playing with hair to go to sleep, snuggled with Mommie)

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Tea with Mommie
(actually Greta's mid afternoon [whole wheat] biscuit is being washed down with some milk)
Our new favorite thing: clapping!
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We're enjoying a bouquet of lovely new pussy willows that Greta's sweet Auntie brought over on her way to softball practice!

After Breakfast

(this is what she thinks of my focusing light)

Sweetness gets a wagon ride ~'::

The first of the season!

(from last week)

warm afternoon

My favorite man and his little girl

Joyous Warmth

It is almost 60° outside, the windows are open, and the birds are singing. Sheets are hanging from my clothesline for the first time this year!

~My pot of dirt is thawed, so I used it to pot my little sprigs that spent the winter growing roots on my kitchen windowsill.~

an elemental pleasure

smashing peppercorns :)