Ahhhh, Vermont

Susan's Grand TWIN Quilts!

"The ice is slowly melting."

Buds

Beautiful Springtime

Believe...

It's April Fools Day!

I don't know about you, but after March, I'm a fool for April!  :-D

Enjoy the best April Fools Day pranks in the history of design...

http://blog.psprint.com/designing/best-april-fools-day-pranks-in-the-history-of-design/

Good-Bye March!

Happy Sunday!

Taking it Easy

The view from my window...

Vesper Light

Sunshine Makes all the Difference!

Oil Spill in Galveston Bay

“Galveston Bay has the highest concentration of nesting American Oystercatchers in Texas.”    

~ Dr. Shiloh A. Schulte

Manomet Scientists Warn of Oil Spill Danger to Nesting Shorebirds (click)

25 years after the Alaska spill, 3 years after the BP spill
Valdez is still happening (click)
The latest on the BP (Gulf) spill (click)

When will we ever learn?

MMMAPLE!

Fun Fact: It is now legal for Vermont Maple Syrup Producers to sell their Very Dark syrup!  It used to be considered sub-standard, but the truth is that locals prefer it, for its stronger taste.  Sooo delicious!

Our new wallpaper (the real kind, not the computer kind), for our living room...

The background is cream/pale golden, not grayish as it seems here.  Picture it with rosewood stain on cherry woodwork and mantle, all painted surfaces the same as the background, and a brown carpet similar to the berries here.  We have really had to think about the carpet, as we've always had light colours.  But they are also miserable to keep clean. Ha!  I think it will look smashing at Christmas!

Lazy Saturday

Seascape, by VT*Grand

SPRING EQUINOX!!!

12:57 p.m EDT, 11:57 a.m. CDT, 10:57 a.m. MDT, 9:57 a.m. PDT, and 8:57am AKDT

Alan's photo of a Carpenter Bee hard at work pollinating the Wisteria.

Alan's photo of a Honey Bee pollinating some Cherry blossoms.

Winter's Last Day!

Golden Rose

♧ Happy St. Patrick's Day! ♧

Sunlight on the Sledding Hill

What a difference a week makes...

Spring always wins!

Chippy Channel

Happy Birthday #25 World Wide Web!

http://newday.blogs.cnn.com/2014/03/12/happy-birthday-internet/

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/03/11/happy-birthday-world-wide-web_n_4942535.html

http://www.statetechmagazine.com/article/2014/03/happy-25th-birthday-world-wide-web

I can't believe Google doesn't have a fancy logo in honour of the Web today!!

Tulips...

Even one makes a difference...

Quite the Rose

Coming up on Mudtime!

Intertwined

I can almost smell them from here...

HOPE

Ash Wednesday

Renee, if you can't have ashes on your forehead, you may appreciate knowing that it's also okay to have ashes simply sprinkled on your head.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday

It's Town Meeting Day!

Today in my little town in Vermont, we have an number of contested local races on the ballot, including several seats on the Library Board of Trustees!  (There are at least two Republicans running ~ a first.)  There is also a right-wing Republican seeking to be elected to the Selectboard, and we need to decide whether we are going to redesign our town plan.  It matters!  I will be working at the polls and, for my first time ever, helping to count the absentee ballots. Wish us luck! 

We just need a little Blue...

We're getting there...

Welcome March Lion!

Good-Bye, February!

Need a little Blue Sky?