In the blink of an eye...

 Last weekend I was snowshoeing.  This weekend started with Saturday in the 70's!  The foot of snow we had last Sunday melted, under a warm southernly wind.   It was great getting in the garden and cleaning up the flower beds.  Dollor even took a few minutes to sit with me.  Not for long though, then he was chasing chipmunks.  Dollor was not happy when I picked up all of the sticks, twigs, pinecones, and bark that he has left in the yard.  He couldn't understand why I didn't think they were necessary. 

After cleaning out the beds, I planted my seed trays and the greenhouse.  I have searched high and low and I cannot find the tops to my seed trays.  This is very upsetting.  Especially since I still haven't been able to find the mosquito repellent I bought in August.

Carrots, lettuce, peas and spinach are now incubating in the greenhouse. I ran the sprinkler for quite a while before planting anything.  It made for a nice humid and warm.  

Of course, things can change in the blink of an eye.  Last night the fog rolled in and it rained.  Then it snowed.  

And after a glimpse of spring, winter set in again.  It did end up melting before the end of the day, but it wasn't the same.  The air had a chill that it didn't have yesterday.

Last weekend to ward of the chill, I tried warm vanilla custard:

Ingredients

    2 c. milk

    ¼ c. sugar (or more or less to taste)

    2 eggs

    pinch of salt

    ⅛ tsp. vanilla

    ground nutmeg

Instructions

In a small pan, heat the milk and sugar just until it starts to simmer and come to a boil. (see Notes below).  In the meantime, blend the eggs, salt and vanilla. Once the milk mixture starts to bubble, remove it from the heat and add a small amount of the milk to the egg mixture. Blend immediately.  Add the rest of the milk to the egg mixture and blend well. Pour the warm custard into two mugs and sprinkle with nutmeg. Enjoy!  Warm Vanilla Custard Drink - Thrifty Frugal Mom.  I really enjoyed it. 

What was your weekend like?  Have you been able to garden yet or are you still snowshoeing?