I love spring time. The days are starting to get longer, the sun is shining, leaves and flowers are appearing everywhere....and there is more and more available in the produce section or farmer's market.
My hubby love, love, loves fruits and veggies and it is always harder in the winter time (of course) to find a variety of fresh eats, even here in California. He gets cranky by the time February rolls around because he is tired of the same old same old things. So when spring rolls around, I try to stock up with a large variety of fruits and veggies each week for munching on or making salads, etc. We are trying to go to many of the farmer's markets in our area so we can buy direct from the local growers, artisans, and small businesses. If you haven't been to one you should definitely make a plan to go. They are around in most communities, but if you live in an area that doesn't have a farmer's market then find a way to organize one. Some of them have a few produce stands and maybe a couple of flower vendors or craftspeople and some can be much larger and resemble a street fair with live music and food booths in addition to the produce, crafts, etc. Exploring farmer's markets can be a good way to find new things to eat and enjoy, not to mention a having a good time just being out and about. I wish we would have gone to the farmer's markets when the "kids" were younger and still at home...it would have been a fun (and cheap) way for us to spend time together as a family.
So it has been over a week since I lasted posted though I have been cooking a lot. I will be sitting down at the ol' computer this weekend so I can add a bunch of recipes as promised. I have had writer's block lately...or writer's distraction...or whatever. How do authors do it??? I mean have the discipline to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard or speak into the whatchamacallit that transfers your spoken words directly in the computer? (BTW I cannot use the whatchamacallit software how about you??? No matter how my hubby tries to set it up for me it ends in frustration cause it seems to think I am speaking some kind of jibberish and inserts words I KNOW I didn't say kind of like my cellphone when I am texting....I know you know what I'm talking about). I have written my notes on scraps of paper, envelopes, and a receipt, with ideas and subjects to write about, not to mention a whole scrapbook of recipes cards that needs to be typed. It is time for me to buckle up and get to it.
Anyway busy week ahead with Easter fast approaching and family coming in from out of town. The hubby and I are going to the farmer's market on Monday to stock up on healthy eats. I hope the beautiful weather continues because having all this sunshine really does a lot to energize and lift the spirits right? In fact I am going to the beach tomorrow with RL to have a little picnic....and fill a couple of ziplocs with sand for my candleholders. Besides the recent spring cleaning, I have been wanting to spruce up the homestead and I noticed that the catalogs I receive lately are showing "beachy" looks and since I live close to the beach...I might as well jump on the design bandwagon by adding a few new touches here and there.
Time to get it in gear and get ready to start a new day...
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