Spring Notes- Monday, March 18th. St Patrick's Day. 44 degrees and cloudy.

 My daffodils look a bit like this- with leaves scattered around.  Mine don't have color yet.  These plants are tulips....I don't have any of those- they don't like my yard.  Tulips. Or...more likely the deer ate them leaves, flowers and bulbs.....and I gave up on tulips.

We are getting our corned beef up to simmer.........well, two people doing stuff makes it all twice as interesting.   Looks great so far.

I will keep an eye out for the simmer getting room "much".

I had to thread the sewing machine this morning to make a second tuck in the waistband of the pants I pulled from the closet.....to wear today.   Son is doing laundry so I have to wait until he is done to do my own.....

I worked on husband's alarm clock...got it to the new Spring Time...hopefully the tinkering won't mean the alarm goes off at some unspecified time.  Always fun around here.  I'm working on adjusting the "simmer" speed.  With gas it's easier with electric it calls for multiple adjustments.

When I sign off, I am going to peel carrots and wash potatoes....which will be added to the broth with wedges of cabbage when the meat has finished cooking.  I haven't had Corned Beef and Cabbage in YEARS.  I used  to make it when the kids were home....and a few times for the two of us...but after awhile my husband refused to eat less and less "home cooking".  Unless it was chicken soup or pasta.

It takes courage to grow up and be who you really are.  EE Cummings.