Art, Sunny Stars, Ned News, Comfort Soup

 From reading blogs, I'm quickly realizing I'm not the only one thinking February flew by. The weather outside my windows is back to frightful so nothing is indicating a new spring like month. Here March is an in between month anyway and can go either way, keep us snowbound or bring on rain and melting. Weather is not that important to me. I would never move somewhere just for weather though I might avoid some areas because of the kind of weather they have. I don't think I'd do well where there is high humidity a lot of the year, for instance. I wonder is there a place on earth that does not have acts of bad weather/insect/animal/civil unrest/gun issues, etc. challenges. 

I love The New Yorker iconic covers. This one below is the March 10, 1980 one-the artist is Eugene Mihaesco who designed more than 70 New Yorker covers. This looks like a watercolour piece, my favourite art. 

I enjoy their online site where you can find many interesting things such as podcasts, cartoons, do the daily jigsaw puzzle of these covers and also a crossword puzzle, all for free. At this link, The New Yorker, you have to scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page to find these items if you'd like to check them out. 

I've been doing some prep for my ongoing projects. Lots of diamonds and some in yellows for my EPP Stars. My side work table in the tv room. I am so pleased to keep using up scraps for these.

Two finished. Yellow is definitely a sunny colour.

I've started tracing the templates for Liberty's Birds. In the spirit of sometime is now, I've gotten out the fancy freezer paper that I've been hoarding for years, to press into use. I'll share the fabrics I've picked out next time. Among my quilting books is this one below by Kay Mackenzie. I sewed a number of these simple flower appliqued blocks a while back. Kay has a book of wonderful teapot applique blocks that I love. You can take a look HERE.

We took Ned to the Vet yesterday for his annual checkup. He got three shots; the only one I can easily pronounce is rabies. He also got his medication to take monthly that prevents heartworm, ticks, etc. (Wish there was a medication for humans to repel ticks.) Ned was so good but we had a long wait and then both the practitioner and the vet saw him and he became very, very stressed. They were tied up with an emergency and operated on a dog to remove an athletic sock, a big one, from him (second time having to do this!) and there were a lot of stress smells in the air. Poor Ned! I took him outside as soon as they were done so he could have a walk about before getting in the car. He slept all afternoon and is still low key this morning. 

I have my crockpot out to make a pea soup with leftover ham. True comfort food on a windy, wintry day. I plan to make tea buns later this afternoon. Comfort food is still needed...how about at your house? What would be comfort food for you?

I always add chopped onion and carrots.

The Alberta Clipper that arrived overnight making March blow in like a lion is still making the wind whistle around our windows. Sounds worse than it really is so Ned and I are heading out. 

Hope your weekend is going great!

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