Lions and lambs

Well, here we are on 3/31 and lo and behold it IS sunny and around 50. Not quite what I asked for, but close enough. And it's even supposed to stay nice tomorrow. Thursday is when the April showers start. Now I'm just waiting on those May flowers...

But seriously, tomorrow is April. 2009 is already flying by.

Berry Pancakes

So far I think most of my entries have been brunch related. Brunch is easily my favorite meal, and if it were acceptable to eat it for every meal, I would. It is also the meal I'm the most comfortable making. As I've said, I look forward to the weekend to make brunch and take a break from mornings of quick breakfasts of oatmeal, frozen waffles and granola.

This morning I made cranberry/blueberry pancakes. I have pancake mix that you just add water to. I know it's not the best, but it's the easiest and I've gotten it down so I make exactly 2 pancakes. I don't think I'd ever make pancakes if it resulted in leftover batter. I also have a pancake pan that my aunt gave me for xmas a few years back. Both my mom and my aunt bestow wonderful kitchen gadgets on me, perhaps because they've both been homemakers and know the benefit of cutting some corners. I think I could probably make pancakes the old fashion way, but the pancake pan makes it so easy. It's pancake size and folds down over the pancake, so you just turn over the whole pan to flip the pancake. It is a bitch to clean tho, but that's more the fault of the fruit I add to the pancakes that kinda burns and carmelizes than the pan's fault. This morning's pancakes came out great. I like the tartness of the cranberry and the sweetness of the blueberry. I also do banana pancakes if I have bananas that are a bit overripe.

As a side note, cranberries are one of my favorite foods. I love them. I love the tartness. I love the juice, them dried, in salads, in oatmeal, etc. It's weird my favorite flavor profiles are fall flavors and fall is not my favorite season... I may like it more than winter, but only cuz of October. The rain and progressive coldness really grates on me. It's also weird cuz I'm not a Thanksgiving fan, yet some of my favorite flavors/foods are pumpkin, cranberry and fall/winter squash, especially butternut. Each year I buy a bag of cranberries and put them in the freezer so I can enjoy them all year round. I guess I really am a Massachusetts girl...

DST=Spring?

So less than 1 week after Mother Nature dumped a foot of snow on us, it is pretty much all melted. Today is the third beautiful day in a row. I think yesterday takes the cake, being 60, albeit overcast. Today its around 55 and while it was supposed to rain, it looks like the skies are crystal clear. I'm tempted to take the book I'm addicted to and to finish it in the park across my st, but I'm afraid of all the mud! I'll take a walk for sure tho. It is WAY too nice not too. I cannot wait for Spring to really be here. For buds on the trees, flowers poking thru and regularly walking home from work. Unfortunately that will also mean baseball season and hordes of drunk, obnoxious, rude Red Sox fans in my neighborhood... But for today none of that, but all of the excitement when Boston awakes from Winter and everyone comes out of their apts and walks Newbury and Boylston to window shop and enjoy the weather...

UPDATE: I did go read in the park across the st. I got a little cold and ended up strolling further into the city, stopping by a restaurant I used to work at to drink some sparkling lemonade and to say hi to my friends who were working. Once moving, I was perfectly warm and even took off my fleece. The sun felt great beating down and I stuck to the sunny side of the st as much as I could.

But, surprise, surprise it's supposed to snow tonight and tomorrow. Go figs...

Roaring into March

So while I'm sick of the lion/lamb March references that have been made all over the place, it is pretty fitting considering we got one of the worst storms of the year on March 1. That being said, March 31 better be at least 65 and sunny. Even if it pours all day and is 40 on April 1. March, you owe us.

I was lucky and got a late opening today. I didn't really know that was possible and I would have preferred a straight up snowday, but hey, at least I got to roll over at 730 and go back to sleep until 10. We were supposed to be in by 12; I rolled in around 115. Anddd, I left a 415. Not too productive. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. And if the moonbats of the Herald ever find this blog, I'll come off as a normal, lazy state employee. Except that I'm a girl. And I didn't get my job thru my dad. But whatever, they'll look past that to complain abt my lack of work ethic and my big fat paycheck (ha).

But here are some pics of the wintry wonderland we now inhabit. Btw, I walked home from work on Friday. It was 60. No coat, no socks. Now that's what I'm talking abt.
Walking the freedom trail.