Monday, March 19, 2012

Monday Morning Musings


Good Morning and Happy Monday!
Was your weekend a good one?
Did you celebrate St. Patrick's Day?
We celebrated it a day late.  I've been making the corned beef and cabbage dinner ever since my boys were little guys.  This year they were busy on the 17th, but still wanted the traditional meal, so we had it yesterday instead.  I did something different this time with the Irish Soda Bread.  I follow Betty Crocker's recipe, but this year I added some orange zest and it was yummy.  A subtle yet delicious change which I will do from now on.


In my last post I was anticipating the first bloom on my tulip plants.
It turns out I didn't have to wait long.
Yesterday morning I looked outside and saw them popping out.
A Kodak moment if ever I saw one ;-).
I don't know about you, but I have a deeper appreciation for my flowers since I entered the land of blog.  Prior to blogging I would have thought they were pretty and might have taken a picture or maybe not.


But there's something about taking a multitude of pictures in hopes of ending up with one that looks good.  I guess after getting down to the flower's level and really looking at them I gain a whole new appreciation for every beautiful detail.

It's a perfect opportunity to really take time to smell the flowers.
In my pre-blogging days I rarely took pictures.  I find that hard to believe now.  In fact I don't think I even know that person any more :-). 


Speaking of picture taking ...
have you heard about the Note Card party at Vee's?
In a nutshell, we are to pick out 4 note card worthy photos from our multitudes collections and do a post about them and then we get to visit all of the other participating blogs to enjoy everybody else's favorite photos.  This is all happening on Wednesday, March 21st.  I'm so glad I don't have to work that day ;-).  More time to party blog hop. 

You can read more about Vee's party by clicking the link on my sidebar.  It sounds like a fun and inspiring way to kick off the spring season.  Although, it is feeling more like the start of the summer season in a lot of the USA.  How's the weather in your "neck of the woods?"  We're headed for 82 degrees today.  From what I read in the paper this morning a lot of the Midwestern states are going to be in the 70s and 80s too.  This is March, isn't it??  Does anybody still have snow?

Well, I'm off to do a little Easter decorating now.
Despite what the temperature reads, when the tulips are blooming I know that Easter can't be far behind.



9 comments:

  1. You are so right about being so much more aware of picture taking once you start doing blogs. Everything I take now I have in the back of my head... is this good enough for the blog. Crazy!!

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  2. You are so right about being so much more aware of picture taking once you start doing blogs. Everything I take now I have in the back of my head... is this good enough for the blog. Crazy!!

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  3. Actually I forgot it was St. Patrick's Day and missed it!
    Love the tulips. One of those would be good for Vee's Note Card post. I'm having a hard time deciding which 4 of mine to pick! I like you I hardly ever took pictures before blogging and when I did they were awful!!
    I haven't seen any tulips here yet that are blooming.
    I love that spring as come early!!

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  4. The flowers that grow in your loving care, absolutely need to be photographed. These tulips are no exception to that fact. Your growing and your capturing skills make for a happy me. I so enjoy seeing what you grew and how you share what you grew. As for the St. Patrick's Day meal, it reminds me that my mother used to make that on rare occasions. What a delicious meal corned beef and the cabbage makes. Thanks for the memory you brought back for me.

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  5. Lovely, lovely. The simple pleasures are often the best!

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  6. Your tulip pictures are beautiful!! Seems like everyone is photographing everything nowadays...a great hobby, and making memories with our pictures.

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  7. These photos are GRAND! And I find myself taking more pictures just in case it is blog worthy :)

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  8. These photos are GRAND! And I find myself taking more pictures just in case it is blog worthy :)

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  9. Such lovely photos! Happy Spring Kim!

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