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20{4}40 – Spring

Tete-a-Tete Daffodils
I know that spring is officially here when these babies show up in the back garden.  They are miniature daffodils, each delicate blossom about as big as a quarter. The bulbs were shared with me many, many years ago by a very dear friend who is now gone.  I think of her every spring when mine poke their yellow heads up out of the ground.  In memory of Jean…today I am thankful for



 
 
 
 
161. Green grass arriving in the spring, reassuring us that the cycle continues
162. Robins
163. Geese flying over in huge V’s, yes my friends to the north, spring is coming!
164. Ferns that always surprise me with their curled sprouts
165. Boston ivy covering the back wall
166. Kites, especially the dragon
167. Remote control airplanes
168. Rockets
169. Recovering rockets, even after launching them with a charge that is a little too large
170. The wisteria that shades the back patio
171. Holly ferns
172. The sweet house wrens that build a nest every year in the hanging baskets on the patio, which means that every year, I don’t put new plants in them until the babies fly away.
173. The cardinal that nests in the holly tree
174. Warm breezes
175. Pulling the cover off the grill, cleaning her up and putting her back in service
176. Hamburgers with drippy cheese
177. Eating outside again
178. Fire pit on the deck for the chilly spring nights
179. Roasting marshmallows over the fire pit
180. Spring

 Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. EMail Anglea Pea

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20{4}40 – St. Patrick's Day

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141. Irish forbearers who immigrated to the United States making me officially Irish on St. Patrick’s Day
142. St. Patrick himself
143. St. Patrick Cathedral
144. Hearing Adult Daughter#1 cantor at St. Patrick Cathedral
145. Beer, but not green beer because it’s gross`
146. The color green; it’s my favorite
147. Corned Beef and cabbage
148. Oatmeal, the steel cut variety
149. Irish Soda Bread
150. Wool sweaters
151. Friend who ships me worsted from Ireland
152. Wool Mittens made from Irish worsted that were given back to the same friend
153. Four leaf clovers
154. My favorite green sweater
155. Having green eyes (that exactly match the green sweater!)
156. Imagining that a pot of gold could really happen
157. Full Arc Double Rainbows
158. Pancakes for dinner
159. Leftover corned beef, made into a sandwich on rye bread
160. Cabbage…in slaw.

 

Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

EMail Anglea Pea
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20{4}40 – Spring Break!

It’s Spring Break!  Here are our family’s blessings today –  

101. Six plates at the table instead of five – We’re all together again!
102. Cast Iron Panini Press handed down from Grandma…I’ve owned it since before Paninis were “in”
103. Garlic Bread
104. Fresh Tomatoes
105. Sleeping late
106. No homework to supervise for a week
107. No papers to proofread
108. No tests to help kids study
109. No flashcards
110. Time to read just for fun
111. Riding bicycles all day long
112. Bike trails
113. Padded riding pants and squishy bike seat covers
114. Sunshine and warm days!
115. Sunscreen – and a special blessing to whoever invented it
116. Nalgene water bottles
117. Sunglasses
118. A hammock strung between two huge trees
119. Matinees
120. Movie Theater popcorn

 Lenten Challenge Following Ann, counting my blessings. 

EMail Anglea Pea