Hello Friends! Happy March!! ♥
We are in the home stretch of winter now. Yay!
It's the winter that will not end. Since I posted last we had a blizzard! It dumped over 20 inches of snow on us. It was crazy. Every window was covered and when we could finally see out, all we saw was white. Pretty? Yes. But oh, so cooooold!
We had three full snow days with no work or school. That hasn't happened in years. Thankfully we didn't lose power! I made pancakes for breakfast and soup for dinner.
We ate comfort food and watched movies while the snow came down ♥
It wasn't so bad. It was actually nice to see everyone slow down.
They had no choice :)
And then a few days later, the sun came out.
My daffodils started blooming and I realized that Spring is almost here.
March came in like a lion, but is slowing turning into a lamb...♥
It was 23 degrees on Monday...and we might reach 50 today.
Yup, 50!
To celebrate I started decorating for spring. Not full-blown Easter yet, but a few pastels here and there never hurt anyone. I put away the last of my winter snowmen.... packed away safely for next year, and out came some bunnies, spring dishtowels, new sheets on the beds, and new vanilla candle that is divine.
This weekend I made a banana bread with (my new obsession) homemade butter. All this is bringing me life. I feel rejuvenated.
Isn't that what spring is supposed to do?! ♥
YUM! ♥
Don't get me wrong, we are still in the throes of winter (I won't be fooled) but I know in a few weeks I'll see buds on the trees. I knew it would happen.
It always does ♥
Every morning, I come downstairs and open the blinds to see the sun shining in (insert happy face here). My houseplants are thriving and I'm thrilled they have survived the winter.
I would like to get more plants this spring. I'm redecorating a baker's rack in my kitchen that will hopefully include some pretty blooms. Once it gets a bit warmer, I'll head to the plant store and see what they have.
A day strolling the nursery with an iced coffee is something I'm very much looking forward to ♥
And of course, with it being lent, I've been practicing gratitude now more than ever. Here is what I remind myself of everyday. Along with giving up chocolate (not easy, by the way:) I am trying to be my best self during this time and let go of things that don't serve me anymore (also not easy).
♥
This morning we've got blue skies and the drip, drip, drip of melting snow.
These are ordinary days of March, friends ♥
In my next post I'm going to share a few new recipes I've made over the last few weeks and some books that I've read this winter that I loved. I just wanted to do a little catch up first. I hope you are all keeping cozy and are enjoying these last days of winter. The season is about to change and that makes my heart happy.
Have a wonderful day, friends! xx
PS just because I mentioned it last time, here are my Valentine brownies I made a few weeks ago. They were a hit ♥
