Homeward Bound

The light is what guides you home, 

the warmth is what keeps you there. 

Ellie Rodriguez

A pleasant Spring day outdoors-

perfect for some gardening 

and a cup of tea. I just discovered

straw bale gardening on Pinterest, and stepped out onto our patio to look for a good spot to place a bale. 

Brambly Hedge by Royal Doulton


There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort.
Jane Austen

For charm and whimsy you can't beat Royal Doulton's Brambly Hedge beakers and teacups! I sipped a bit of Assam while dead-heading Pansies and drawing up gardening plans.

Assam is located on both sides of the Bramaputra River in India.

I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world. 

George Washington

Home, the spot of earth supremely blessed,
A dearer, sweeter spot than all the rest.
~Robert Montgomery

See the mouse in the basket?

Where thou art – that – is Home.
Emily Dickinson

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Good Golly, It's Holi!

It is almost spring and I wish I was welcoming it with a spring in my step! Instead, I'm taking anti-inflammatory medication and wheeling around the house in an office chair. Ugh! Sciatica! I went to the doctor and he told me to stretch often throughout the day, which hurts like the dickens. Handyman has been running himself ragged waiting on me, cooking, doing laundry. Thank goodness he is here to lift me when I need it because hopping is not my idea of a good time when my other leg is in pain. Today he helped me stand and made the innocent comment, "good thing I'm strong." I looked at him and we both burst into laughter. Yes, my love, and good thing I have a sense of humor because that came out wrong!

My only sacre du printemps this week will be  to enjoy the colors and fun College Girl and her fellow students had celebrating Holi this week. Never heard of the Hindu festival?

Every year thousands of people in India and Nepal participate in the festival Holi, which has many purposes. First and foremost, it celebrates the beginning of spring. Originally, it was a festival that commemorated good harvests and the fertile land. Hindus believe it is a time of enjoying spring's abundant colors and saying farewell to winter.

When my daughter got home from school she was a tie-dyed version of herself, and as colorful as a...

 Words of wisdom for anyone who hasn't experienced sciatica pain; stretch now before it's too late! ha ha