embracing spring

Well, the super (weird) warm weather was hear for just a minute.  Spring is slowing unfolding, a pace I like much better.  A chill at night but walking in the sun during mid-day feels bright and nice.

Before going to Northampton for Passover, Donna made a early batch of my absolute favorite easter bread, the best part of the holiday.  We got a whole loaf of easter bread and I shared a tiny bit with Mike.

Then we went to visti in Northampton, my mother-in-law, sister, and niece.  We walked around downtown and had yummy, vegetarian lunch.  I fit in a tiny nap. And then we celebrated Passover with Libby and a few of her good friends.   I attended my first ever Passover Sedar.  It was really great, it involves loved ones, rituals, symbolisim, learning, and teaching, all during a very interactive meal!

I am also working on my 2nd ever quilt!!

{this moment}

Inspired by soulemama: {this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.

A simple moment to savor...

happy birthday babe!

Love you! Happy happy day and year! 37 is going to be awesome!

stable, YES!

Well, another 3 months of status quo...I had a CT scan and it was stable - everything looks the same with no new suspicious spots!!  Fantastic good news!  I came out of the doctor's office and the sun was shining strong.   I don't have to get one of those scans for another three months!  Party, people!

whirlwind weekend

We made a quick run to RI this past weekend to see the family and it ended up includying a little st. patty's day party at mo and dad's, a little auntie and orion time while his parents were otherwise engaged, and a lunch party at mom's.

the builder 

block city

nanni and orion fish watching

little nolan being extremely cute

chillin in the corner with lion and cat

pretty st patty's day table

brunch table

a few of my sisters enjoying the sun

dessert table!

weekends passing by

The warm weather appeared and all of a sudden, the flowers are popping up and it seems like weekends are just flying by.  I love the warm weather for a hundred reasons but I always feel like warm weather months go so much faster by me.  Do you notice that?

Two weekends ago, Donna made mini cheesecakes for dessert.   I think I ate about 6.

A few sewing projects on the weekend...

Donna's kitchen table with birthday table runner.  

Picnic mats for Jessie's birthday!

random product placement here

I am not big on advertising but I just found the most amazing product.  Before getting it in my hands, I was reading through my blogs quickly and saw this post.  I thought...goat cheese, my fav so I went into the website of Belle Chevre and found that they have BREAKFAST goat cheese.  Hello, goat cheese, breakfast, and figs? Yes please.  Oh and cinnamon?  Come on! So I decided to see how much it was.  It was about 5 bucks for a tub of breakfast goat cheese, so I put the cinnomon flavored one in my cart.  When the shipping was calculated, I realized the shipping was 3 times the price of that tub because they iced it all the way to your house! Darn, I couldn't spend $23 on this tiny tub so I left that site quickly.  The next day, I was in my local grocer and there was Belle Chevere Fig Breakfast Goat Cheese sitting on the shelf, waiting for me!

And voila!  It really is the little things...

I was greatly in need of a restful weekend.  We didn't even leave the driveway on Saturday.  And I thoroughly enjoyed my breakfast!