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On Day 13…

 I fed myself (yet another salad, and an improvised blt using pancetta for bacon- which works pretty well):

I planned to feed others (lemony “sunshine cupcakes” from William Sonoma Deserts cookbook, frosting forthcoming):

and I did my laundry:

exciting, no?

We’ve been having a run of rainy, dreary, damp weather here in Pennsylvania–many days in a row. After a torrential downpour in the wee hours of Saturday night/Sunday morning, the wind got wild and blew in great heaps of gray-black clouds and snow, alternating feathery dustings with whiteouts. Today we were left with numbing, branch-snapping cold, the kind of cold that takes your breath away and freezes the insides of your nostrils. The sun shining in the high arch of dark blue sky did absolutely nothing to warm the day. The cat fluffs out her fur and huddles in a fuzzy C, curling her tail over her nose to muffle the cold. I’m shivering as I write this, in spite of the space heater going full blast at my feet.  So here’s my winter Haiku:

More and more each year,

I really hate the winter.

Take me to the sun!

I planted some strawberry seeds on January 23. It was only dirt and seeds. Since then I have been singing to my plant, putting it by the window so it gets plenty of sun, and giving it water. Water and Sunshine. All it needed was some water and some sun. Here it is, sprouting out, 4 little sprouts, they are so beautiful, and I love them, and when I wake up to see the little sprouts I am surprised and fascinated by the magic of sunshine and water.