Four in Four Days

I can hardly believe that my baby is going to be FOUR (!!!) in only four days. We are busy planning and preparing and hoping for sunshine. We have family arriving on Thursday so posts may be light around here but I will have lots to share soon. I am giddy with excitement and thrilled to be celebrating such an amazing little girl.

Just Call Me Vera Wang

Stillwater in proper attire.

Grace: "You're right Mama. They can just call me Vera."

Maybe she has heard me say it a few too many times, but I just adore her skill (!) and love (!!) of making clothing for her animals, big and small. She can take a piece of construction paper, scissors and tape, and in lightening speed has new attire for her friends. It is amazing.

Hawk costumes for Kanga and Roo

In The Garden :: Paper Pot Maker

I am loving THIS Paper Pot Maker. I just hope we have newspapers for a long time to come. 

Loving....Klutz Chicken Socks Books

Klutz makes the best little activity books. Gracie loves her Super Scissors and Paper Puppy books (thanks Irene and Laura!) and has literally cut them into hundreds of pieces. I thought these also look great for spurring imagination and creativity so I may pick them up for a little girl who is turning four years old (!!!) in two weeks. Tissue please. 

**If you join their email list, they give you 20% off your next order. What a great deal!**

Slow Red Beans and Rice

I always seem to crave Creole food this time of year. Maybe it is the beginning of spring that puts an extra kick in my step, the spicier the better. This is such an easy and delicious supper and Mardi Gras beads make it even better!

Soak overnight in your slow cooker:

4 cups kidney beans

In the morning add:

1 Tsp thyme

1 Tsp paprika

1 tsp oregano

1 tsp basil

1/2 tsp white pepper

1/2 tsp cayenne or mild chili powder

2 red bell peppers. chopped

1 sweet onion chopped and sauteed

12 oz chicken andouille sausage (TJ's) thinly sliced

4 oz pancetta (or a ham hock) sauteed

Cook on high 6 hours, low 8+

Serve over brown rice with hot sauce and a crisp green salad with radishes and fresh spring carrots.

In The Garden :: Early Spring Green Fix Seed Collection

HAPPY SPRING!!!

We are WAY BEHIND in the garden these days. As in we have not done a single thing. Wow, does another baby change everything. This time last year we had a full garden, we were harvesting, jumping in puddles and already had home-sown tomato and pepper seedlings. We will be buying more seedlings this year but this spring seed collection caught my eye. 

Click HERE to get this fun seed collection and you will be harvesting in as little as 21 days!

Includes:

Parsley Italian Dark Green Flat
Broccoli Raab Organic
Kale Dwarf Blue Curled
Mache Corn Salad Big Seeded Organic
Mustard Greens Mizuna
Pea Snap Super Sugar Snap
Radish French Breakfast Organic
Spinach Bordeaux

Happy Birthday Grandpa

Happy 65th Birthday Grandpa! We LOVE you!!!