Holy Hemlock!!

Holy hemlock Batman, I think a leprechaun has played a trick on us! 

It's snowing, AGAIN** and I don't mean just a little, we are buried again. 

HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! 

Possibly with a little luck of the Irish, the pot of gold at the end of this snow-rainbow will be Spring. 

Yesterday we celebrated Dans Irish roots with my Mom.  For an Italian Momma, she sure can cook up a delish corn beef, cabbage and potato feast!  We also had soda bread and bread pudding for dessert!  Yum!

Signed, Hopeful for Spring!

This is my indoor begonia I purchased from Trader Joes last Easter.  It is no longer a baby now it is blooming in its second year.  Of course, it is from Canada.  We do love Canada, of course! 

Signed, 

Hopeful for spring

PS - it's 63 here today,  just saying

Vietnam

Of course every woman needs one of these...

OF COURSE!!

Reading room

Found at decoist.com
This is so much fun!  What a wonderful idea to encourage reading for kids...and adults!

Ash Wednesday

Avert your eyes from the sinner!  

So today is Ash Wednesday and I received this ...

And this...

And I'm having none of this...

Or this...

For 40 days and 40 nights.  

Snow day

Home again for another snow day.  A not so productive day on the couch catching up on the HBO series Girls, learning about killer bees from Africa on the History channel, renting on demand the Academy award winning foreign film, The Great Beauty and finishing the evening with Phantom of the Opera.  Below is a review of La Grande Bellezza, we enjoyed it however it may require a second viewing.  

 http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-great-beauty-2013

If I went to the Oscars

Jennifer Lawrence stole the show in red Dior

But since we couldn't possibly wear the same dress ...

There is this beauty

Or this vintage lovely