TRINITY ACRES

March 19, 2012

March 18, 2012

I'd like to give a fair warning to my perfect-gardens lovers friends of mine to proceed with caution as you will see our dried up mess of gardens from last year. I don't want anyone fainting by the way. My excuse is that Marigold was born in May so the gardens suffered, but that doesn't explain the year before now does it? :) This year's summer goal is to keep the gardens nice. I can do that in March.

Speaking of March do you know that we slept with the windows open last night? It's March. March in the state that can get to 50 below windchill. Yeah. I was in Florida in March one year when it was 80 degrees and it was 15 below here. And we slept with the windows open. I just wanted to brag! (let me clarify, that is we slept with the windows open last night... not the night it was 15 below)

Carrots! The kids had an absolute giddy time pulling up old vegetables. Why isn't it giddy in August?

There were raised beds of soil under all that muck.

Excuse the construction behind the scenes. We're just a constant construction project.

Marigold got in a battle with a tomato cage. I think the cage was winning last I checked.

St. Patrick's Day

We aren't exactly Catholic Cuisine which is one of my favorite blogs. It's our annual Reuben sandwich meal for St. Patrick's Day. That said, I heard corned beef and cabbage (saurkraut) is not exactly Irish but who knows. I know, I know, what are tortilla chips and salsa doing on the St. Patrick's Day plate?

And then we stooped to the lowest common denominator in baking and bought the Pilsbury Shamrock Cookies. But when you see the Blessed Trinity on a cookie... I think it should be supported. :D

March 17, 2012

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Christ beside me, Christ before me,

Christ behind me, Christ within me,

Christ beneath me, Christ above me.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

♣Eternal Rest grant unto her O Lord

And let perpetual light shine upon her

May she rest in Peace.

Agnes Julia Maher 1981

March 15, 2012

The Ides of March

When all else fails, try prune juice.

Wow.... 80 degrees

I have no idea what Poppy is doing.

March 15th and we pulled out the pool.
No, we don't live in Florida.

We live where it just might snow... tomorrow!

The question went like this, "Mom! Is this a feast day? Can we celebrate the Ides of March?"
(Sure and tomorrow is national potato day.....)
Of course the temptation was great today as the girls were busy making chocolates for the up-coming St. Joseph Altar.
The tell tale marks on the face of Poppy indicates that she sampled what was left in the pot when all was said and done whether I gave a dispensation or not. (Is the Ides of March a feast day?)

Whatever it takes to keep them busy and out of trouble....

Civilized Galadriel was drawing.

Uncivilized Pippin was.... just Pippin....

or Don Quixote, same difference.

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I was actually able to use some of my high school education today. The midday quiz question was:
03/15/12 Q: For some of his last words, this Shakespearean character reverts to his native language, then returns to English.
Julius Caesar of course!
"Et tu Brute?"

Happy Ides of March.... if happy is the right word.... probably not for ol' Julius....

Squirrel

This little guy was climbing up the side of this building playing or fighting (?) with some blackbirds. It was the funniest sight. Of course I was too slow to get my phone out to get a picture of the whole scene. And truly I've never seen a squirrel climb up a building either.