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Thoughts and Quotes: April prepared her green traffic light, and the world thinks “Go!” Christopher Morley

Yes, it finally feels like spring. Unfortunately my April green is all weeds.

Time for Others: I have a lot of friends and family who have time for others. Friend Linda in KS is one of those people. She loves to bake and cook, so her church is always blessed with one or more of her efforts at their after-church coffees. She's also the Go To Lady when there's a celebration. She entertains beautifully, and her cakes are pure delight. She recently made this one for a baby shower. She explained it as -

10” diameter and about 5.5” tall.  Three layers chocolate cake with two thin layers of orange cheesecake in between and thin coating of chocolate ganache between the layers.

And - "The father-to-be is a linguist and told me that Calix (for a boy) is a word in both Greek and Latin, meaning "Chalice" in one, and "Handsome" in the other."

The invitation

The cake

Thank You: To Friends Audell and Linda E for the lovely comments on Amazon. Your support means much more than you'll ever know.

I've had a nothing week, so this will be a short post. I'm working on cleaning up my computer before I run out of storage, and I'm also working on cleaning up my Pinterest posts. I love Pinterest and it shows. I have so many "saves", I need to sort them so I can find things, and also delete the duplicates.

Yesterday I cleaned up my Spring Bucket List saves, so here's your list for April:

Holidays

1 - April Fool's Day - Does anyone actually celebrate this day?

4 - Easter - A special religious holiday for Christians, but regardless of your religion, we can all celebrate New Beginnings as the earth reawakens.

National Days

4 - Burrito Day (since it falls on Easter, we might want to postpone until later.

4 - Also Walking Day 

11 - Pet Day - Boy, will I be busy.

12 - Grilled Cheese Day

15 - Tax Day has been delayed to May

20 - Pineapple Cake Day

22 - Jelly Bean Day - save some from Easter

23 - Picnic Day - wonder if it will be warm enough?

23 - Zucchini Bread Day - take some for the picnic

28 - Arbor Day

Bucket List

Treat yourself to a mani-pedi

Make Coconut Lemonade

Go window shopping or walk the mall to check out the latest fashions

Invite friends for brunch

Give your yard a treat - lights? stepping stones? new shrub?

Make an herb garden

Try a new egg recipe

Visit a nursery and buy at least one new plant

Search the super market for a new product to try

Tales: I just finished a book called Of Windmills and Wars by Diane Moody. It's the first of a WWII trilogy. I was totally engrossed, and I learned a lot about the Dutch Resistance and Operations Manna and Chowhound. We can only imagine the horror these brave people suffered, and the sacrifices they made to save as many Jewish people as possible. Smart people. They were very organized and totally committed. They were also instrumental in returning Allied downed airmen or escaped prisoners of war to England. You have to love the Dutch. They had little land, but they created a country by reclaiming the land from the sea; they had little left after the war, so they recreated their country. The book is part of Kindle Unlimited so you can read it free if you're a subscriber. 

Timewasters: These are for Susan E. She enjoys my internet finds. I think everyone else is too busy to click.

Torvill and Dean (watch to the end) CLICK

100 Must See Places in the USA CLICK

  You can click on each one to see where you rank

Photo Scavenger Hunt: See if you can come up with a photo of each by the end of April. 

1.   A robin

2.   Tinsel

3.   Outside lighting

4.   A star

5.   A lawn blow-up

6.   A puddle

7.   Berries and/or nuts

8.   A wreath

9.   A tree that has lost all its leaves

10.  A windy day

11.  Your favorite dessert

12.  A fancy button

13.  Street art

14.  Afternoon tea

15.  Candle light

16.  A chimney

17.  A ladder

18.  An arrow

19.  A fountain

20.  Cutlery

If you find any of the above hard to get you may substitute one or all of the subjects below.

Alt A A supermarket trolley cart, filled with shopping

Alt B An animal statue

Alt C Metal railings

Blog Archives from Victoria Magazine CLICK

Susan Branch Willard Archives CLICK and scroll down

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Time to Get Busy: Friend Linda and I are trying a new point system to get us motivated. Goodbye Covid blahs - we're up and at 'em again, starting tomorrow. 

Perhaps I'll have something to report next week. Here's hoping. . . . . 

MAKE A WISH ON THE FULL WORM MOON TONIGHT

HAPPY EASTER

WORK IN THE YARD AND GET SOME SUN

EAT YOUR APPLES

STAY HYDRATED

DRINK YOUR COFFEE AND GREEN TEA

LET'S SEE HOW MANY RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WE CAN RACK UP THIS WEEK

GIVE THANKS FOR YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY

THANK YOU FOR SHARING MY LIFE