Readers, Welcome to my blog (formerly Birds, Blooms, Books, etc). I'm entering a new decade taking on the challenge of moving from Maryland after living there 46 years and learning about my new home here in New England in the Live Free or Die state - New Hampshire. Join me as a write this new chapter of my life.

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

2nd Shot

 Our second shot for Covid immunity was scheduled for today at 9:40.  Rather than waiting in our car this time we walked in to the closed JC Penny store.  


Even the photos on the wall were masked.





We arrived early and were actually given our shots then at 9:40 on the dot. Below is Dan getting his.  I went first this time.


Made a couple of stops before heading home. Now for some lunch and a relaxing afternoon I hope.  We got the Pfizer and from what we hear there is a likely reaction awaiting us tonight.  We'll see.

Saturday, March 20, 2021

Welcome Spring

Purchased these wooden letters for an old shutter redo. 



 On Pinterest saw lots of possibilities though mostly winter themed but figure I can do something similar for spring.

 It's going to be warming up soon so I can take a wire brush to the old wooden shutter, use some spray paint and the letters and make a spring sign for the front porch.


Inside I've got some spring decor out.

Pysanky eggs are on display. Most of these decorated over the years.

 





Signs of spring:  birds singing, sun warming the earth and melting the snow, mud season, and sap running into the sap buckets.  Daughter and family have been diligently collecting it, boiling it down outside and making maple syrup. It is really sweet.


Since this photo was taken the snow has mostly melted in their backyard.

Friday, March 19, 2021

And there's more

 AC was right when he called the picture I posted yesterday a paint by number.  We took it down and it sure enough is a painting.

There are these two finds also - flags.  Not particularly old.  The US flag has 50 stars. The other flag is a New England flag adopted in 1988.  It's sold on Amazon here.

Here they are dirty hanging over a shelf in the barn.  We found them last month when Dan turned the sign around.  They had fallen or been stuffed behind the cream separator sign.  


I washed them both.



Like the sign we will find a place to hang these in the loft recreation room in the barn.