One Sizable Egg

And some people say size doesn't matter. Oh, it sure does when it comes to Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs! Isn't Husband a doll for bringing this home to me? I think I might need a knife and fork. Yeehaw!

Have a wonderful Easter. Hug your family, eat lots of chocolate (preferably with peanut butter inside) and don't leave any eggs left unfound!

Laugh Out Loud Funny

Have you seen the new SNL cast? My favorite addition is Aidy Bryant. She is hilarious! She's from Phoenix and daughter of my favorite local shop owner, Georganne Bryant of Frances. Her dad, Tom Bryant is a highly regarded Phoenix real estate agent and just a very cool guy. Aidy comes from good stock!

I follow Aidy on Instagram. The other day she posted this photo that she had taken a few years back. It made me laugh out loud. I kept showing it to Husband and laughing. It is still making me laugh. Some things are always funny. This is one of them.

Thanks for making me laugh, Aidy!  Keep up the funny. We need it.

Spring . . . at the Market

I have never been so excited for Spring than this year - my first year in the East. I think snow in March should be illegal and Spring should appear on the date it's listed on the calendar. I know, I know, you can't control Mother Nature but I really don't know any mother who would tease this much!


I was at the Lancaster Central Market yesterday and couldn't help but snap a quick pic of this little hint of Spring. How cute are these little creatures in front of the happy, yellow pansies?

Bird House for Rent

Husband drove me out to Amish country this weekend promising me a milk shake in Strausburg if we could stop at this knife store he had heard about. Milk shakes make me move and he knows this. I hopped in the car right away. Make a long story short, the knife store was not close to the ice cream store so Meya never got her milk shake and Husband never heard the end of it.

Husband was savvy enough to stop at the Bird In Hand Farmer's Market and made up for the ice cream debacle by buying me this heavenly creation:

One of the other Amish vendors at the market was selling the coolest little bird houses. They were made of recycled material and came in a variety of shapes and colors. My new Amish best friend told me that a Blue Bird family was most likely to nest in the type I bought and for sure by mid-spring I would have my own little birdies living on my porch. I made Husband mount this little house as soon as we got home. I hope the Blue Birds come soon. Maybe I should put a "Vacant" sign up or maybe I'll just leave the light on for 'em.

On the way home from the market, we drove by an Amish family in their horse and buggy and I snapped this picture of the horse. We see these on the road all the time but I will admit these horses impress me each and every time. Isn't she gorgeous?

Spring Snow

I woke up to this:

And then I had to melt snow balls off my dog's paws:

So, I think this is a totally acceptable breakfast for today:

Farmer Meya

Yesterday we did some Spring planting which is hilarious because this morning its snowing.

Sigh.

We had to take out of my favorite little plants because it had white flies. So, we planted lettuce!

I'm farming!!!

Here are my little lettuce plants. They are just babies now but I'll keep you posted on their growth and the salads we make from them. I'm really excited about these. I've never grown anything edible. I think my Amish neighbors' traits are rubbing off on me.

The Art of Shopping

Mom taught me how to shop. It's an impressive skill that you just can't teach everyone. I'll also say that not all students might be as interested as I was at age 5. Mom was a superb teacher and learned from the best, her own mother who not only shopped like a super star but sometimes just went home and whipped up on her sewing machine whatever she saw in the windows.

I know Husband is impressed with what I can find while I'm out and Dad has always been overwhelmed by Mom's and my accomplishments. Even Cousin J will call and remind me, "just by two of whatever you find - one for you and one for me!" Friends call our skill inherited, I call it mastered.

When I lived in Phoenix Mom and I used to shop with each other for each other. Some of my best shopping skills are shown when I shop for Mom. I think she would say the same about her own skills when she shops for me! Now that Mom and I live 3000 miles apart, we've had to change our shopping habits. When I'm out or get a catalog at home and I see something that I know she NEEDS, I take pictures of it and text her. It's important for her to be on her phone when I do this or she could miss out on a very important item.

Yesterday, while I was in Philly, we showed how well our new technique is working. I found the perfect iPad case for her. I sent her this photo.

Then we text.

Do you want it?

Yes!!!!!

What color?

Orange!!!!!

It's on sale! :0)

Thanks. Love you.


Our shopping is done quickly, effortlessly and always with style. I'm sure Grandma is so impressed with her two students.