Spring

Things are stirring in the yard. Early blossoms include bulbs, hellebores, bergenia, and of course the crab apples. Herbs were among the first things up and it's good to have those available for food preparation again.

This weekend we have our afternoon teas, a private shower and a private wine tasting party. Next weekend is our May Fine Wine and Dine. We plan eight to ten courses for these events. This month we are featuring Mediterranean foods with wines specifically paired to enhance the flavors of the foods. The "Wine Guy", Robin Day, will be on hand to tell about the wines he selected.

I was up in the wee hours this morning so I spent the time researching old Wyoming newspapers for information on the Warren family. Senator Warren was a fabulous character and I'll be talking about him a lot because there is much so very much to tell! He had a huge influence on Wyoming as well as the U.S. and his son-in-law, General John J. "Black Jack" Pershing, was no slouch either! F.E.'s daughter Frances "Frankie", was an incredibly bright active young woman who was encouraged by her father to develop her talents. One can only speculate as to what she might have accomplished had she not perished in a fire at the Presidio, along with her three young daughters. Only her six year old son, Warren, survived. No matter how much I learn about this family I continue to be intrigued.

Florals prepared for a Baby Shower Tea.

Monday at the Nagle

Weather has improved...sunny and warm. The herbs are coming up nicely in the garden so we can start using those in the kitchen. Bulbs, bergenia, vinca and hellebores are blooming. Trees are ready to pop. Time to transplant some perennials this week. Cant wait for more flowers.

Heading out with a friend to do some hunting and gathering at the flea markets this afternoon. That will be a good time. It's one of those good relationships where we have lots of laughs per minute.

I read in "themes" and I always have several books going at the same time. Books are located everywhere so I can pick one up if I get caught waiting for something...then of course there is the bedside book. I have reached the age where I have to place a pair of reading glasses in each of those spots too! Am currently reading several books on women who were living in the west just as it was developing. One is the first woman governor in the U.S.; one is diaries and memories of women who moved west to the mining camps and homesteads; one is more general -- about women's inpact on the development of food and food preparation methods; and one is letters and diaries of a Wellesley-educated schoolmarm who taught in the area near Muddy Creek, Wyoming during the early 1900s.

I have a large floral project due later this month and need to start working on that tomorrow. Attaching a photo of one I used with our baby shower tea setup recently.