These First Days of Spring

The plum tree is covered with little white blossoms.



The sheep at my parent's little farm had their babies.





Rainy days make for lush green grass.


I am finding snippets of time (sometimes even large snippets, thanks to Phil) to refine skills and practice on art collages.  I am thinking this will be some thing like photography for me....I may have to make several collages (just like I need to often take tons of pictures) to find that one gem that really "worked".  

Making details with freehand quilting.

Freehand machine quilting "sketching".

Working on dimensions.

Layering.

None of these pieces are done.  I have them on corkboard.  I tend to get stuck adding the little details at the end that bring the piece together.


I get to live HERE!  This is driving home from the grocery store.



This week has been very nice.  It is the public school system Spring Break but Phil has worked odd hours and watched the children a lot so I had time to get some household organization and planning done.  In my further attempt to make things run smoother and transition into this busy season of dedication to homeschooling (and outside activities that are a part of our homeschooling week) is to do some more experimenting with freezer and crockpot meal.  I have not had a great deal of success with these in the past so I spent an afternoon researching out meals and forming a plan, then did grocery shopping and food prep.  All in all, I have 11 meals in the freezer ready for quick and easy dinners on the days when we need them.  If all goes well, I can get some family favorites to stock up on and make a rotating meal plan that is fast and simple.



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