A few tulips are starting to bloom.
Tulips are not the only spring life coming to life right now. Although most people would yank these and toss them (as weeds), I see cleavers, purple dead nettle and some chickweed. The spring herbs and flowers are working my creative mind. I've been dehydrating, infusing and such. I'm also doing more reading (herbal books). There is much to learn yet. I am learning of two new salves I may make and try, and have been learning more with creative herbal seasoning mixes.
I keep forgetting to get a photo of the purple shell blanket progress, but it's the slowest going project yet. The photo is an earlier photo of the beginning of the blanket.It's not time consuming because of the stitch, but because the weather outside is nicer (so much we can do now, and jobs to work on), and I am spending a lot less time with the crochet hook.
The yarn was in the mass amount of yarn given to me last year. I know the variegated yarn in this blanket is discontinued, so I dug through the stash she gave me, and came up with a rotation to use up 4 of the colors (using up all of the variegated, and darker purple I added in with a few rows). I am using the shell stitch and a "J" hook for the blanket. It's a bit too large and thick for a baby blanket, so I will donate this one to an area assisted living facility per a request. I'll get a finished photo as soon as it's finished.
We are getting more 80 degree days, but we are also getting more rain. Our tornado warning alarm went off due to an area spotted tornado last night. We are getting more rain, which will put a damper in my herb collecting, garden clean up, and garden prep work.
Spring Blooms © April 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart
