jammin’ into june

June 1, 2011 ~ jama

"Then followed that beautiful season . . . Summer . . .
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape/Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood." ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Okay, how did this happen? It’s June already?

Doesn’t matter what the calendar says. Summer has already hit Virginia with my "favorite" menu of H’s: hazy, hot, humid. Hell’s bells, if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen!

Since I can’t and don’t want to do that, I’ll just have to requisition a few extra hunkalicious hotties to cool me off with palm fronds and tall glasses of sweet tea. (It would help tremendously if they all resembled Colin Firth and/or George Clooney and had the songwriting chops of Bob Dylan.)

Ooh, ooh! Have to share this video that was posted on the When Bob Met Woody Facebook Page. Hubba hubba! Hopefully, this will temporarily silence some of the misguided folks who constantly complain about Dylan’s singing voice. Every word is intelligible.

Okay, where was I? So, what mischief have you been up to? Did you have a good Memorial Day weekend? We took it easy and slow; actually, we were forced to on Sunday since we had a morning power outage. Couldn’t plug in, charge up, cook or flush — when the power goes out, our well pump doesn’t work, so no water to wash or rinse. You’ll be happy to know we somehow managed to remain fair of face. Amazing what bathing in a few dewdrops will do. ☺

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a marriage, a meeting, a menu and a little may madness

May 4, 2011 ~ jama

"I stuck my head out the window this morning and Spring kissed me bang in the face." ~ Langston Hughes

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Ah, May! The merriest of months is here.

Mmmm, mmmm! But you do get better looking as the days go by. What’s your secret? Have you been bathing in dew drops again? Whatever you’re doing, let me just say it’s really working for you. ☺

The view outside my office window couldn’t be more perfect: sun shining through the trees, soft breezes tickling newly opened pale green leaves. We have a bird’s nest on our front porch again; after looking through my field guide, I’m guessing it’s a catbird. She’s a very devoted mother, sitting on those eggs through high winds and rainstorms.

All our favorite yard pets are busy with their spring activities: cardinals, bluejays, robins, nuthatches, woodpeckers, sparrows, chickadees, and bluebirds chirping the latest news, happily singing and flitting about; Fuzzy the fox tending to her kits, squirrels up to their usual mischief, deer grooming each other in the back yard, Boxcar the land tortoise wandering onto the street (don’t worry, Len rescued him).

Our dogwood trees look especially beautiful this year. The blossoms seem bigger, fuller, whiter . . .

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poetry potluck 2011 complete menu and giveaway winners

May 2, 2011 ~ jama

Happy Monday and Happy May!

Can’t believe how fast time flies — Poetry Month is already over.

But what a time we had — welcoming Spring, kite-fishing from lighthouses, communing with elephants, flirting with the devilishly dangerous Mr. Dark Chocolate himself. We read about several beloved grandparents, traveled to Vienna with Mozart, even crowned a Pineapple Princess. And I got to try six new recipes: Lemon Waffles, Chili Dip, Cheatin’ Shells, Chocolate Shortbread, Carrot Soup and Lucky Pea Soup. Nom nom!

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