Life Lately: March 2017
Spring has arrived and I'm so happy to see sunshine and colour. Nature has been teasing us a bit though; it feels like Spring one minute and Winter the next. Scott and I have finally had some weekend time at home.
Eating
I haven't tried many new recipes this month, we've mostly eaten old favourites. Like this lemon cake I made for Mother's Day. As a kid I use to call bundt cakes "monkey bum cakes".
I posted a recipe for these white chocolate Jazzies. As with all good things, they didn't last long!
Watching
The last of Mountain Men :( We hit a drought since this finished but are looking forward to new Twin Peaks and Orange is the New Black.
Enjoying
Slivers of sunshine creeping in to rooms at the back of the house. The building next door blocks the sun during the Winter — but at this time of year it's high enough in the sky to clear their roof. Sunshine on the bed is a sure sign warmer weather is on the way.
The robins are getting very tame and are now brave enough to hop around by the back door when all the food is gone. I then know to go out there and fill it up. I'm under the thumb…
Growing
All the things! So far I've sown sweet peas, calendula, violas, basil, love in a puff, chillies, runner beans, parsley, rocket, chives and cosmos. Our sunny kitchen windowsill is fast filling up with seed trays of tiny seedlings. I'm sure most gardeners will agree that seeds are amazing little things and seeing tiny green shoots push through the soil never gets boring.
This seedling is cosmos, one of my favourite plants for attracting bees. I hadn't planned to sow any yet but I accidentally left the seed packet outside overnight and it rained! Fail.
Exploring
We've tried to be more disciplined with going for a walk at lunchtime. Working from home makes it easy to stay housebound all day and do chores when it's time for a break. Now the weather is looking up and I've settled into my job we're getting out and about more often. When the sun shines, the grass and leaves look luminous at this time of year. I love this shade of green.
I finally got back on my bike, wooooo! My MIL pointed out I was very co-ordinated in this photo but it was a total fluke really. The thing around my neck is a Hövding helmet (read how it works here). Not wearing a traditional helmet will take some getting use to but it's much comfier.
That's all for March!
