How was your week? Have you done anything fun this weekend?

The weather here in Pennsylvania has been awfully nice, so I’ve been motivated to get outside. The lawn is dotted with purple and yellow from all the violets and dandelions. I’ve been picking both until my knees have had it with me. (Aging is a privilege, aging is a privilege, aging is a privilege.)

One of our favorite springtime treats is drinks made with homemade violet syrup. It’s so pretty and changes color when you add an acid to it, like lemon juice.

And the dandelions will be made into mead. I love making a batch now, knowing it will be ready to sip this winter.  

It never fails to remind me of the day the dandelions were picked or that spring will come once again.

And now that the present spring is finally here, well, now that the weather has caught up with the calendar, the days of sunshine and gardening are in full swing. This year will be filled with projects. I want to fence in the new raised beds. (Sorry, deer and bunnies.) I’m also slowly reclaiming the overgrown flowerbeds I inherited this year.