March Coming In

It’s a new month. March. Changeable weather predicted but isn’t it always changing?

Is there truth to “In like a lion, Out like a lamb?”

Here’s a piece in the Farmers Almanac

There have been big snowstorms in March. Blustery winds. Time will tell. According to the Weather Bug “The “official” first day of spring is widely known as the vernal equinox. This year, the vernal equinox will commence on Sunday, March 20th, at 11:33 a.m.

It’s the groundhog who predicts when Spring will arrive.

Silent Sunday

Thanks Laura for sending a photo of the picture at your home
Tiny glass beads detail
This one is at my house
Embroidery (no beads) at my friends home
Embroidered holy picture

The beaded art holy pictures and embroidery are stitched with loving hands and passion by my DIL’s Grandmother in Kyiv.

Swine Show Handlers and My Grandfather at the Fair

Lincoln Illinois Fair

My paternal grandfather Floyd M. Hendricks is the man in the middle with the microphone in hand. Perhaps he is congratulating the man with the prize winning pig. The men on either side have been showing their swine based upon the canes they hold.

If you want to brush up on how to Swine Showmanship click here

Steer your hog out of corners and away from crowds. A cane makes an excellent steering device.


Make all your moves slowly, smoothly and naturally.


Don’t turn the pig sharply; let it walk naturally. Be on the lookout for trouble from unruly hogs in the ring and try to avoid the area they are in.


A nervous, jumpy show person makes a nervous and jumpy hog.


Never put your hands on the animals back when in the ring. However, you may use your hand to help turn an uncooperative pig.


A soft push from your hand is more desirable and easier than another tap of the show cane.

My grandfather in the hat holding the microphone

It’s Tuesday 2/22/2022

You know how much I wanted to write that date 2/22/2022. I’m not waiting til 2:22 am to post though.

P.S

Did you know that today’s date is a Palindrome and an Ambigram? The date will read the same from left to right , from right to left AND upside down! Won’t happen again for millions of years. 22022022

Oranges in winter throughout the years. In fact I had Oranges and Orange as tags.

2022 Orange in Winter

Past posts featuring oranges-

One Good Thing in Winter

Sinking Light Through Citrus

Fresh Squeezed

Cranberries and oranges

Portuguese Orange Olive Oil Cake

My Happy Place

How to Relieve Stress Make marmalade

At First the Oranges Seemed Hard snd Uninviting

Silent Sunday (orange)

Fruit Still Life 1and 2

The Zest of an Orange

Post from 2011
2016
The Portuguese Orange Olive Oil Cake

Annual Presidents’ Teapot Shot

Last year I had the handle to the right. George was a bit more in focus. It sits in my China cabinet on the top shelf.

From last year’s post

PRESIDENTS ON A TEAPOT – 1966

LBJ is the last president printed on it. 

My friend Joanne give me the teapot.

Presidents’ Day -a Federal Holiday on the 3rd Monday in February clickHistory here

The date imprinted on the bottom of the teapot is 1966. Not sure if newer versions of Presidents on a teapot exist. This one is enough for me.

Yes that’s George Washington on a plate