~SPRING OFFERINGS~

This weekend...



 the sun is to shine...

and the temperature is to climb...

 

it is time to drink in...

 all the sights...sounds...

and splendor...

that spring...

has to offer...

Travis gladly lends a helping hand with my spring organization...enjoy...

~TASHA'S CORGI COTTAGE~

Well...by accident...I've gone and deleted my last post...I have no idea how to retrieve it or if perhaps it's even possible...Sadly...I am so technically challenged...but... I thank you  for all the kind comments in regards to my latest hooking venture...my interpretation of the "the early bird"... 

It is a raw damp day in Maine today...however...a bit of sunshine arrived in the post ...tickets to  Corgi Cottage, the beloved home of Tasha Tudor...a Sunday in October Mr. Dog Trot and I will tour Tasha's enchanted home and gardens...I feel as though I have won the lottery...a second time...If you have  followed my blog for any length of time you may recall Mr. Dog Trot and I toured Corgi Cottage last spring...it was a dream come true...and to have the good fortune to do it all over again...I am a very lucky gal...Vermont is simply lovely in October... but right now, all I want is spring...

SPRING ARRIVES~

When one stores her computer in a seldom used room...blogging tends  to fall by the wayside, as does reading one's e-mail...sadly, blog followers leave... but, rightly so...You see a certain little someone has become quite mobile and inquisitive... precautions must be taken... 

 Spring has been slow to arrive here in Maine...but color is quietly becoming evident...fields are "greening up" while trees and shrubbery now sport their newly formed buds...Thursday the temperature  reached a high of seventy degrees...I broke out the sunscreen but, tonight  there is a fire in the wood stove...April is such a fickle month...an indecisive month...but we "here" have learned to be tolerant...dusk falls with the serenade of Spring peepers and dawn begins with birdsong...daffodils now dot the landscape...by all accounts Spring has arrived...

 Now Travis Lloyd is an outside kind of child...at eleven months he's got the world by a string...everyday he discovers something new and  I feel so fortunate that I get to witness this...during  story time at the library he blurted out the word "BOOK" you could have knocked me over with a feather...Travis has definite likes and dislikes and can either vocalize or show you first hand... 

 see...he's showing me first hand...and if he could speak...

I'm sure it would be "no more d***hats Granny"... Hope to be catching up with you all soon...Have a great week...~BOSTON STRONG~

WE'RE ON A ROLL~

Spring is a coming...not only did I spy these sweet pansy faces today...um...I didn't buy them...I didn't want to jinx myself...we have been known to have major snowstorms in April...

but... this evening... the peepers were in FULL chorus...Yippee...

CAN IT BE SPRING?

This morning I woke to the most amazing sound...a sound not heard for quite sometime...the sweet song of  a morning robin...I thought perhaps I was dreaming...but as daylight came... there in the birch tree... the bird of spring appeared...as morning progressed so did the robin population, scattered about the yard digging for worms...could spring have found us here at Dog Trot Farm?...

 Speaking of birds...my little flock of fifteen have endured a long hard winter...but surprisingly the majority of the girls have continued to lay throughout those long dark days...four year old LuLu Belle...

 and her sister Charlotte were the first to escape the confines of the coop... happily... they sample  newly discovered bits of green...

 Sadie Mae was on the prowl...and

  bundled up with our winter coats and hats...Travis and I head outdoors to enjoy the sunshine...

 ten months old...

 and ever curious...

 Travis is discovering the great outdoors...

and though not walking independently...

 he has his own means of transportation..."hey little buddy wait for granny"...

a plain and simple day..okay....sorry...gotta go!!



EASTER BLESSINGS~

Spring is certainly taking it's sweet  time coming to Maine. Winter coats have not been put away nor mittens or gloves. Sunday, Easter morning we woke to a brilliant blue sky and the waters of Casco Bay calm ...

it was a perfect morning for a ferry ride down the bay...destination Long Island...Home to my mom and dad aka Nanny and Papa...

I had traveled out to the island the day before...

while the rest of my family came on the 10:00 am ferry Sunday morning...A first boat ride for Travis Lloyd...

who was greeted by the Easter Bunny...



Together we enjoyed a lovely day...

 and the Easter Bunny did not disappoint...

even Peter Rabbit found his way to the island...

I do hope your Easter day was as blessed as mine...