Happy Easter

The weather was perfect to enjoy a cup of coffee outside today in my little corner of the Garden State.

Farmer Dad and I sat and enjoyed the flowers blooming all around us...

Then we got busy transplanting some swiss chard,kale and lettuces into the garden and

some other seedlings into larger pots inside the mini greenhouse.Between working, enjoying the view,and chasing the frisbee around with our Princess, the

day passed quickly. Soon it was time for Momma to head inside to start Easter dinner.

Good music and a glass of wine are a must for me. I made a loaf of bread in the morning, so I passed

on making rolls or biscuits for dinner.
Lamb Oso Bucco,Greek potatoes, asparagus and a cabbage salad.

What did you celebrate this weekend? How did you celebrate?

I hope you are all enjoying the spring!

In my garden

Have you all been enjoying your time in your gardens so far this spring?

We sure have in our little corner of the Garden State!

I have peas, lettuce, mustard greens,spring onions,arugula,radishes,carrots,beets,fennel,broccoli rabe, swiss chard,kale,asparagus,garlic, and onions in the ground.

I have broccoli,cauliflower,brussel sprouts and potatoes ready to go in.

I love being in the yard during spring..all the trees are flowering and lovely.

What do you have started? Planned? Planted?

Thanks to my friends at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festivals,  I have 2 tickets for the 19th Annual Spring Sugarloaf Crafts Festival being held March 9,10, and 11th at the Garden State Exhibit Center in Somerset, New Jersey.
I know, they are so good to me! Want to hear even better news?? I have two more to give away !!

The hours are Fri and Sat 10-6, and Sun 10-5.
Children under 12 and parking are FREE.

There will be over 250 artisans  displaying and selling their jewelry,fashion,home and garden accessories and furniture,glass,photography,pottery,and sculpture.

As always, there will be live music and children's entertainment. 

Just leave a comment by Wednesday, March 7,2012 at 10am and I will pull a name out of a hat at 10:30am and announce the winner!!

 

 

Garden State Depression Glass Club Sale Show

The Garden State Depression Glass Club is having their 32nd Semi-Annual
Depression Glass Show and Sale on March 3rd and 4th 2012.
The Show/Sale is held at the Lakeview School at 10 Oak Drive in Edison, New Jersey.
The school is located behind the lake in Roosevelt Park.
Show Hours are  11am-5pm on Saturday and 11am-4pm on Sunday
Admission is $5.00 

There is a club display, this year it is milk glass!  (my fave)
The raffle prize is for a service for 4 of green "Block Optic"

There are always light refreshments available for sale.

The show is presented by The Garden State Depression Glass Club
If you wish to contact them for more information you can do so at P.O. Box 344, Metuchen ,N.J. 08840
Telephone (609) 240-3765
thelegantable@verizon.net

 The show features Depression Era Glassware,Pottery and China.
My Princess loves talking to the vendors about the pieces they love the most and we always find something we "need" to add to our collection. ;-)

Snow Day 2012

We finally got a snow day here in our little corner of the Garden State.It was far too cold outside for me to enjoy playing, so I made donuts and hot apple cider

Farmer Dad took our Princess outside to play while he shoveled the driveway.

We stayed in for the rest of the day,watching movies on Netflix and eating
 Croque Monsieur and homemade New England Clam Chowder.

Snuggled under blankets keeping warm, taking turns picking our favorite movies.
How did you spend your snow day? Didn't have snow? How was the weather in your little corner of the world? I must admit, I had a pile of seed catalogs tucked next to me to flip thru as we hung out.
I am excited for spring..big dreams of big changes here..how about you?

SOPA STRIKE

If you haven’t heard about the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) so far you are bound to notice today when you are unable to get to many of your favorite sites from Wikipedia to Reddit to WordPress to Mozilla to Craigslist.
Think it doesn't matter? Watch this

I am unable to black out....but do wish to show my support to the cause I believe in.
Please protect our internet freedoms
Click here

I find myself with not quite enough time to blog as I would like of late.

The holidays came and went...I hope yours were lovely.

Then we have had the flu or a bad cold...I am not sure.

It is cold out. The house needs a good disinfecting and I can't find time to get my morning

yoga in, let alone blog. I miss you all. I will be back soon.

Hoping to do more of this soon!

TNT Mystery Movie Night

I love mysteries! Do you? If you are also a fan of the genre dear readers, you may be interested in this new presentation from TNT. TNT Mystery Movie Night, 4 weeks of original movies based on best-selling novels by your favorite authors. 

-              TNT Mystery Movie Night begins with Scott Turow’s Innocent, a legal thriller starring Bill Pullman and Marcia Gay Harden on Tuesday, November 29 at 9/8c.

-              The movie showcase continues with the steamy southern mystery Ricochet starring John Corbett and Julie Benz on Wednesday, November 30 at 9/8c.

-              For more information about TNT Mystery Movie Night, go to TNT.tv/mysterymovienight

 But, It gets better....

I have been lucky enough to be invited to a discussion with seven leading authors as they 

discuss taking their novels from page to screen.

Thursday,Nov 17, 2011

Cocktail reception begins at 6:30 pm

followed by the author Q&A at 7:30pm and at 8:30pm, 

exclusive sneak peek of Scott Turow's Innocent!

 

 This all takes place at the NEW YORK TIMES CENTER,242 West 41st St NY,NY 10036

 If you are planning on attending you MUST RSVP.Please  let me know and I will give you the e-mail to RSVP so you are placed on the guest list.

Winner!

We put your names in our hat and out came....SHANA!!

Congrats! If you had fun...send me a pic of you enjoying the show.


We missed it, snow in October...who expected that???

But the worst part was trees were falling down everywhere!

Sugarloaf Crafts Festival Ticket Giveaway

It's that time of year again my friends.
The good people at  Sugarloaf Crafts have sent me tickets to give away
on my blogs as well as a set for me (woo hoo!) to the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival taking place in
Somerset,NJ this weekend. Oct 28th, 29th and 30th 2011.

If you have never been, you have been missing out on one of the best places to pick up some
lovely holiday gifts for friends and family unlike the same old stuff they are selling at a mall near you

(or me). They will also have 4 puppet shows a day for the kids by Middle Earth Studio.
Live music by Ngu Mbandi . Lots of craft demos (our favorite part) and for my foodie friends..
lots of food vendors to enjoy! Princess loves to talk to all the artisans about whatever it is they do and how they fell in love with it. We will be there Sunday if you wish to meet us or avoid us. ;-)
Want to win a pair of tickets? Leave me a comment here, or "follow" me, or e-mail me!
You can do all three for up to 3 chances per day to win. The contest starts now and ends at 9am Wednesday Oct 26, 2011 when Princess will pick one winner's name out of her witches hat (per blog).
That gives me time to mail it to you! Good luck!!

In honor of National Hunger Month, Peapod is launching a virtual food bank.For every item a customer purchases from a list of nearly 20 products, Peapod will donate that same item to local food banks in the communities it serves. Up to $5,000.00.In addition, Peapod is continuing its Kids Give Back Program, which launched in 2010. Kids Give Back is a grassroots educational initiative that teaches students about nutrition and math, while supporting their community food bank.




Items include a variety of healthy, non-perishable items such as Nature's Promise Naturals Cranberry Juice, Nature's Promise Naturals Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Nature's Promise Organics Green Beans.

The food banks in the Northeast that will benefit from the Virtual Food Drive include:

•Greater Boston Food Bank
•Rhode Island Community Food Bank
•Community Food Bank of New Jersey
•Connecticut Food Bank
•Island Harvest ( Long Island , NY )
•The Food Bank of NYC
•Food Bank for Westchester

Peapod is also excited to kick off the new school year with the continuation of its growing Kids Give Back Program. Launched in 2010, Kids Give Back is a grassroots educational initiative that teaches students about nutrition and math, while supporting their community food bank.
Peapod partners with regional fourth and fifth grade classrooms, donating up to $500 in Peapod gift cards to be used to purchase food for the students’ local food bank. Working with teachers to complement curriculum, Peapod shares nutrition and math tips that help students make the most nutritious and financially sound purchase decisions.
To date, Peapod has developed programs with classrooms in Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut and New York with plans to expand to states like New Jersey and Illinois in year two. Teachers with an interest in participating should contact kidsgiveback@peapod.com.

I love when companies I support, support my community in meaningful ways.Won't you help Peapod make a difference in the growing issue of hunger in our community?

Too busy weeding to blog

just take a look around for yourselves... the weeds are trying to take over the yard. I spend so much time trying to stay ahead
of them, that I have no time to blog or to visit your blogs. This makes me sad.

Remember me telling you the pumpkin was taking over?

It has some competition from my favorite winter squash of all...

Butternut Squash!!

We are actually getting some tomatoes this year...although not as many as I would like. How are your gardens doing? Have you been canning? I have been canning green beans and

shredding squash and zucchini to fill the freezer for winter goodness.

Hopefully I will have enough tomatoes to can soon. The weeds are growing after the rain we have been getting, so off I go to pull them out by their little roots!

My apologies my friends...I will be by to visit with you all soon. I promise!