June 18th- A few of my favorite things... ~The first of the strawberries ripening in the garden ~Learning about the real Annie Oakley while watching "Annie Get Your Gun" ~Listening to the rain fall with my fellow night owl
May 8th- A few of my favorite things... ~Spying three holes left by a hungry woodpecker ~Spying a wild strawberry patch for a future hungry hiker ~Spying flowers that ask you to remember them
July 17th- A few of my favorite things... ~Four Berry Pie with 3 out of 4 berries picked from our yard ~Listening to railroad tycoons build routes ~Sunflowers to stand in for the sun
July 15th- A few of my favorite things... ~A tiny woolly bear hiding under a goldenrod leaf ~Snow pea blossoms that look like prairie bonnets ~Strawberries that are still producing sweet berries after all the rain
~Tea Time with Turtlelbunny ~A strawberry rhubarb pie made with my Sous Chefs Lissie and Thea ~A little girl who likes to go to sleep with a cup of tea and a stack of books like her mommy :-)
June 11th- A few of my favorite things... ~4th day of picnicking in 5 days ~A porcupine who knows how to put all those needles to good use ~The first of the ripening strawberries hidden in the foliage
May 18th- A few of my favorite things... ~Moriah finding a first edition copy of the book that Chris carved out to hide an engagement ring nearly 22 years ago...now I can read the missing poems ~The promise of strawberries ~The taste of maple syrup made by a friend from this year's sugaring time
May 16th- A few of my favorite things... ~Fining dewdrops and not frost on my strawberry plants this morning ~Taking my girlies downtown Syracuse to the fountain for the first time this spring ~Finding the sky painted Van Gogh-like on the back of a van
June 15th- A few of my favorite things... ~Shaniah taking the left over berries pieces to grind and make ink ~Watching her make a new quill pen and try it out the new ink ~The sparrow who decided to be a tree top ornament near sunset
May 29th- A few of my favorite things... ~The promise of strawberries ~Finding artfully arranged shells ~An excited Lissie showing me her chalk portrait of her with mommy heart emoticon