these days

We are so eager to be out of doors that we bring out snacks our whenever we can.

Are so happy to see a bit of virgin green peaking out of the dead branches of our thyme.

Were surprised when winter came to visit us for one last time....I think.

Are spending countless hours feeding grain to our ewe, Miss Ella, who will give birth in a few short weeks. I can hardly wait!

Are so, so happy that the sap is running over from our few, plump maple trees. Maple syrup may very well be one of my favorite things!

breakfast

i n  t h e  m o r n i n g  s u n .

egg hunt

oatmeal thumbprint cookies

When I was a Waldorf kindergarten teacher, I spent many, many mornings baking away with a tableful of eager little hands, so I was happy to see that many of the recipes had been gathered into this one, sweet book, The Waldorf Kindergarten Snack Book. I find  this cookbook handy and nice for a couple of reasons. One, is that all of the recipes can be baked or cooked in a morning (even the breads!)because they all come straight from Waldorf classrooms where one is challenged to bake an apple-crisp with twelve children in the midst of a busy classroom and have the table neatly set with a warm crisp in the center by a certain time! And secondly, they are all quite healthy, nourishing foods, sweetened with honey, and syrup and often made with whole wheat flour. We recently made these oatmeal thumbprint cookies and they were really quite delicious warm out of the oven and with a cup of tea! Do let me know if you would like me to post the full recipe, okay?

Have a lovely start to your week!

and of sea

of air

witch hazel, birch bark, lace hydrangea & snow

miss mouse

We had a visit from this little lady. Isn't she divine? There may be nothing sweeter than a plump woodland mouse. I think her name should be Eloise or Petunia or maybe Lola. Anyway, she made us very happy indeed.