BLOOMS

 

After the rotten dirty email Travel started my weekend off with yesterday...I had to go find some pretty and therapy to get the email out of my mind. It has been a glorious weekend weather wise...sun, nice warm temps, no gales, and today was spent getting the gardens empty of leaves, felled branches, and dead debris. Loosen the tanbark away from plants. The sun felt wonderful on the skin. I was happy to see many of the plants are all breaking the ground with little stems...peonies, bleeding hearts, spring bulbs, columbines, lavenders, dianthus and the herbs and delphiniums. I also can't wait to get more wildflower seeds in, especially since the garden will be expanded since the burning bush was removed. Yesterday I went to the Dame's lovely shop to place an order of some more daffodils, and to place an order for my arrangement for the upcoming Easter dinner, and another arrangement to be sent to the good folks at the dental oral surgeon and staff for their welcome, friendly and great process they assisted me with, and making me feel at ease, not to mention making me gorgeous again. I got myself a small nose gay. As always, his shop never disappoints. I hadn't been in since we did the windows.

I stayed and went out for dinner with the Dame and his hubby which was delicious. Of course his home was also looking like spring and Easter.

It has been another glorious weekend. Much to look forward too in the next few weeks. But glad the garden is now cleaned out and ready to go. My day even started out with a homemade breakfast burrito and potatoes this morning, along with a pot of coffee.

A treat I haven't enjoyed in three months!

MY NIGHTMARE

 I received THIS, THIS....from Travel Penguin in my email.....

EEEEEKKKKK NO!!!!!! I sent a reply to him to go back and burn those bastard things!!!! CROCS! CROCS!!!!  He may be lucky if he isn't banned from the Casa du Borghese, or in the very least, will have to use the back entrance. CROCS he sends. Where are my smelling salts! Get the fainting chaise ready!!!! Bring me a STONG BROMIDE WITH GIN!!!!

This will require at least a half year of therapy .....

just to get the post done, why, why...I'm felling fain..........

IN THREE WORDS

In this feature, each week I'll share a guest with you all and you tell me in only three words what come to mind. This month, all our guest are women in celebration of National Women's Month. 

In Three Words...

Gloria Steinem

POSTCARDS

 What with the weather changing back to the cooler temperatures again, it had me reflecting on last late summers trip to Barbados and Martinque. A few more snaps from the trip. It's great how pictures can bring the memories back so quick like it was yesterday. Now we are in the midst of finalizing the next location.... but in the meantime,..

St Nicholas Abbey is located in Saint Peter, Barbados and today is a plantation house, museum and rum distillery...very good rum too I might add. Colonel Benjamin Berringer built the house in 1658, and this house is one of only three genuine Jacobean mansions left in the Western Hemisphere. St Nicholas Abbey has no church connection and has always been a sugarcane and rum plantation house. Love the style of the place .

The Hotel Ville in Bridgetown.

A window grate in Bridgetown

The St Louis Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in Martinique. It was built in the late 19th century in the Romanesque Revival style and serves as the cathedral of the Roman catholic Archdiocese of Fort -de-France. The construction of the original cathedral began in the mid-17th century, and it opened in 1657. Due to several fires, and earthquakes and or natural disasters, that have hit Fort-de-France over the years, the current structure dates only to 1895.

Ain't traveling grand? 

Any big travel plans coming up for any of you?

TODAY IN SPORTS

 Never let it be said I don't feature sports here.

Call me crazy but his CakeMass index seems high.....

MY SHAMROCK SHAKE

As I said yesterday on the Mood Board, I'm not full Irish, but only a quarter Irish so that must count for something right? Tonight...time for my corned beef and cabbage dinner tonight!! It will slow cook while Im at work, and I have two friends coming in for dinner tonight. But a long-time reader here will tell you, that the Mistress LOVES Shamrock Shakes!!!! Alas this year I 've only enjoyed one, but rest assure I'll have another one today at some point! I present my Shamrock Shake!

And if we are not warmed up yet , my dear gin blossom friend across the pond Jon, reminded me it's the perfect time and day for the lovely Gardiner Brothers and their painted on black jeans!

Happy St Patrick's Day...indeed!

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MOOD BOARD

 

Where in the world did the time go today? Not that I'm complaining that Monday flew by. As you can see from the previous post my Monday morning with horrific. But what Mondays aren't? I'm gearing up tomorrow for St Patrick's Day. Am I 100% Irish? By no means no. I am a quarter Irish though. My paternal grandmother, her parents were from Ireland. I'm what they call a European mutt. My maternal grandparents were actually born in Czechoslovakia, while my paternal grandmother's family was from Ireland, and my paternal grandfather's family was from Holland. So I guess that makes me Czech... Dutch ...and Irish. I think there may be a little bit of Swiss in there somewhere too . So just enough Irish to enjoy St Patty's Day tomorrow. And yes I do have a corned beef dinner in the plans! With some mashed potatoes and cabbage.

Happy Monday kids!