Wednesday, February 18, 2009

a few of my favorite things...and



Sometimes it is interesting when you get those emails of people's likes and dislikes, then you pass it on and put yours in, you know what I am talking about. I like to read them because even if you feel you know a person very well, they may surprise you.

Here are some of mine.  Feel free to comment and give me yours if you like.

Likes:
-Coconut cream pie
-Listening to rain on the roof, so peaceful to me
-Looking through clean panes of glass after I have laboriously washed them
-Seeing the first buds in the spring when you have lost all hope of having warm weather again
-The work ethic of my husband, he never stops
-Listening to my dog snore, only one of them does
-Hearing my husband whistle or try to, not his strong point
-Looking at freshly painted walls, makes you think differently about your surroundings somehow
-The smell of freshly picked lilacs in a home
-Anticipation of getting together with my sisters for a fun outing
-Clean sheets on the bed after having them hang outdoors
-Going on a stamping outing with Beth
-No dirty dishes on the counter
-A drive to the ice cream parlor in our old car, Sophie
-Breakfast out, I like it better than dinner out
-Hearing and watching creeks come to life in the spring
-Listening to the last bird singing before bedtime, it makes me feel as if I had just been tucked into bed
-sheep, birds, cows, chickens, cats, dogs
-The connection I have with my friend, Maria, sometimes we don't even have to speak to know what the other is thinking

-Going to Ireland!!

-Hearing my son's voice on the phone









Dislikes:

-SSSSSSSSSSSnakes!!
-Backstabbers, especially when you think you are safe around someone
-GERMS, everyone that knows me is aware of my phobia
-Mountains of laundry
-Hearing my husband lose his cool
-The phone ringing, someday I am going to count the number of phone calls I get at work in one day!
-Dry heels
-Leaving home because of another phobia I have, fire!
-A weed filled garden
-Lawns waiting to be mowed
-Smelly houses
-Dirty refrigerators
-Milk 
-Sci-fi
-People who are cruel to animals

Things I miss and can't get back..
- a slim figure
-my mother's voice
-my cat, Donald, my dogs, Missy and Pepper, my mare, Poetry and many other pets that  I have known and loved
-my son in his toddler years - His explorations and comments always made me laugh. "How far can you throw up, Uncle George?"
-Cheap gas
-Good vision without glasses
-Unending energy, I used to run everywhere, now I feel lucky if I don't fall down!
-Good shopping close by - "out in the boonies" shopping is for the birds!
-Weekend trips, if we can't take our dogs, we don't go!
-My memory

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Monday, February 16, 2009

It's Sap Season!





One of our traditions is the annual trek to Cartwright's Inn.  It happens about the time you when the birds find their spring voices, the red osher looks really red against the snow and we've had a couple of days where we think 30 degrees is WARM!

For those of you unfamiliar with the place, it is THE place to go for pancakes when spring peeks it's sunny head around the corner. I have been going there since I was 13. I know because that is the year they opened. It was a one room shack and the first restaurant I ever went to with my mom that I can remember. It was very primitive, odds and ends of kitchen tables and chairs. Silverware that would have ended up in the garage sale by today's standards and lost plates from settings of eight.

The pancakes are awesome buckwheat, that melt in your mouth and the syrup is made on the premises.

It has changed over the years. Mr. Cartwright died but his wife, children and probably their children carry on. Now there are many dining rooms and it is run so efficiently, your pancakes are on your table in a flash. We always order the "unlimited" pancakes from the menu so there are as many as your stomach can hold. 

People come from all over to go there. When it closes for the season, it is kind of sad but then, that means that spring is definitely here and winter is gone. Who can shed tears over the loss of pancakes, when with it, comes the loss of snow!

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