Something little that makes me happy: tiny bowls to soak nasturtium seeds that match the color of each variety. 😍
Didn’t have matching plates to keep them dark. But it’s still fun to see all the color sitting on the counter.
Mourning not getting to spend the day outside because even inside I’ve sneezed probably 70 times.
My cousin and her family came to visit us the past few days. So, we decided to do a swamp tour on the Atchafalaya Basin. Had a(n unexpected) private tour on a really beautiful day!
Saw a mama and baby great horned owls, ospreys, and some gators (still a little chilly for a plethora of gators).
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Today, I finally sowed some seeds. 🎉
Marketmore Cucumbers ✅ Clemson Spineless Okra ✅ Red Burgandy Okra ✅
Yesterday 💛💜💚
Birthday eats from yesterday: crawfish hand pies w/ crispy Brussels + blueberry cream cheese and Biscoff king cake cookies (and @Mtt’s choc chip cookie)
My dad called me earlier this evening and asked if I wanted a goose. 🪿
Louisiana’s “second winter” arrived (“almost, but not quite Spring” will be here next week, though, so it won’t last long), so cat snuggles this morning. Pretzel 🐈 was appreciative.
Some impromptu extra “school” time outdoors this afternoon: Finding tracks and identifying them 🦝 + picking dandelions, etc. and watching a timelapse video of how they morph from bloom to seed.
Cute lil’ hedgey Valentines Ro gave to co-op pals this week. She also made another whole set. And B made his own set with personalized pictures on each one. ❤️
My 5 year old daughter gave my 8 year old son a bag of coffee for Valentine’s Day, and I’m pretty sure B was happier about the coffee than the LEGO we got him (though he appreciated that too).
Letting my kids bake some cookies on their own. I feel both slightly nervous, but also really proud of them on multiple levels. They’re so excited. And I am too.
I’ve so enjoyed cuddling up in bed every other night with my bud and reading two chapters of (our 1970 thrifted edition of) The Chronicles of Narnia series. We finished The Silver Chair last night.
Tried a new to me coffee this morning.
Another dinner photo 😌
Duck fat fries. Couldn’t set them on the table before little hands started reaching for them. 💛
What’s for dinner: Homemade red beans & rice with homemade cornbread and homemade ginger-ale-ish lemonade ✔️
Made a quick stop for some coffee in Texarkana (Nash), TX. Local Habit. Got The Hive, which is a honey, cinnamon, and vanilla latte. It was really good.
Rowyn learned the word, “twinge,” a couple of weeks ago. She used it correctly at first. But since, she’s had trouble remembering it exactly and come out with “plinge” and “pidge” instead. And it’s just really cute.
Pretty sure I’m gonna be sore from building a snowman today.