Spring ?! with snow

We celebrated spring equinox yesterday. It was a wonderful time with family and the food was delicious. I made pulled pork for the first time and it is amazingly simple to make, its gonna become a favorite I think. Amanda made pan friend eggplant for Danae, we created the recipe for the breading and it turned out pretty good, next time we'll try it with less thyme and maybe add a it of dill. Amber made a fabulous Blueberry Buckle (a pudding like cake) from the blueberries we put up last fall... MMMMMMmmmmmm!

We talked about what our goals and aspirations are for the upcoming growing season. Very exciting stuff! I am so proud of all my girls and the young women they have become. We talked about looking forward to starting seeds for the garden, and getting outside once again. It has been really nice here lately and the yard was nearly free of snow. The nice black dirt in the garden started showing and looks so inviting.

THEN, this morning we woke up to a white blanket of fresh snow over everything. Blargh! At least it shouldn't last long at this time around and with any hope this means we won't get snow in May like we usually do. (crossing fingers)

Its a Good Day to make a batch of bread, Amanda is home from school to help me watch the little ones and its always nice to come into a house that smells like fresh bread when you have been out i a snowy cold world. Himself and the other girl's should enjoy the smells when they get home later today. Its been far too long since the smell of fresh bread has drifted through the house. Since last fall in fact when we did all the canning and freezing of fresh fruit and veggies. I hope this year I can juggle it better so it doesn't take so long to get back into the swing of things.

I haven't found organic ingredients for our homemade bread that is at all affordable yet, so I have opted for locally produced ingredients where I can and no additive flour. Organic yeast, lard and flour are so horribly expensive, it is cheaper to buy pre made organic bread... its sad.