Our pansies are still in pots, braving wind and rain and snow and temperatures in the 20s.
I have them on my back porch tucked up against the house for shelter.
Soon as it stops raining ... in a day or two ... I will fill my window boxes
and they will lift their pretty faces to the sun.
Nutmeg enjoyed a patch of sun yesterday morning
that the new storm door that Mr Scrapatch installed
lets in to warm our kitchen.
Kitty practiced proper social distancing from the neighbor cat
who came peeking up the steps at her.
Nutmeg howled and sent him scurrying home.
My indoor kitties do not like to see those pesky outdoor cats in our yard.
The sun soon gave way to clouds and I had to close up the house.
The forsythia is valiantly trying to brighten the gray gloom of afternoon
As it is just starting to open it will be gorgeous in a few days when the sun shines.
To warm the house I turned on the oven and baked banana bread in my squares pan.
This wonderful Banana Bread recipe
I dressed these little cakes up for dessert,
I made a thin glaze of powdered sugar, milk and a drop of vanilla.
Yummy!
A day in the scrapatch would not be complete without some fabric play.
I am making progress on my Tula Pink quilt.
Maestro took over my sewing chair to help the sewing along.
Lately I have been thinking of using some of my fabric to dress up me ...
my bedtime book as been this interesting read.
Tired for her busy day being the on duty watch cat,
Nutmeg is curled up against my leg at midnight.
Maestro is there, too, hidden behind the book.
My kitties are very snuggly.
This book may be found here
on Amazon
It is written in a very "conversational" style by a life-long garnet maker and teacher,
whose grandmother was an Edinburgh tailor.
I confess I did not know what a "tailor's tack" was before opening this book.
As well as useful information, it is filled with fun anecdotes.
This one made me laugh ... "you make her round" ... lol!
May you enjoy the small things in life
and my you and yours be well and safe.
~~~~~
Morning Update:
Sally posted a link to a video of her Guinea Pigs playing.
They are cute little critters.
My black cat Maestro saw them scamper across the screen ...
Here is a video of kitty watching the guinea pigs.
At the end she looks behind the monitor to see if the are there.
Here is a still photo, if you cannot view the video.
Maestro is my "computer kitty."
<3
