Happy Friday all! What a quick week this has been. This past Sunday afternoon, we paid a visit to Paul Ciener Botanical Gardens in Kernersville, North Carolina. This small town is about a 20-minute drive from where we live, so not a lot of our outrageously expensive gas was wasted on this drive. This was our first time to visit these gardens; they're small, but very pretty. We passed under this arch to get to the main flower beds,
Our first few days of spring have been cold ones -- 26° F yesterday morning and only in the 40's throughout the day. Brrrr! Things are looking green and flowers are blooming, but it's still cold. However, if our weather forecast is to be believed, the temps. will reach 80° on Friday. Seriously?! Yesterday, while talking with my mom, I reminded her it was the first day of spring, and "Friday is the first day of summer," I said. 😁 Welcome to North Carolina.
Did you have a fun St. Patrick's Day? We ate at Hal's parents' house on Friday evening; we had corned beef and cabbage with potatoes and carrots, rye bread, and an Irish apple cake I made for dessert. Have you seen this recipe? It's all over the internet, and I finally decided to try it. I'm sharing the recipe with you, and if you like apples, it would be good any time of the year, not just for St. Patrick's Day.
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