Chicken Turnovers

Part way through the Things I get to do today, I'm taking a break to cook up a little fun.

Recipe for lively spring chicken dish:

• Start with 5 whole chickens, still live and feathered.   Breed and temperament do not matter.
• Place them gently in 1 spacious hen yard.
• Sprinkle them with average hen intelligence. 
• Add 1 spring storm, being careful to not wet the chickens excessively.
• Turn chickens away from each strong gust of wind
• Add element of surprise with especially strong gusts
• Watch carefully as hens lose balance and tumble over in the wind
• Add 1 generous scoop of good-hearted laughter
• Carefully gather befuddled hens to sheltered, dry space.
• Warm slightly if needed
• Enjoy!

A Dribble of White

We define objects by contrast.  We know hot from cold, light from dark, smooth from rough.  If everything were smooth, tan, and monotone, there would be little meaning.

Dribbled with white

My mother-in-law loved contrast:  black and white was her favorite color combination for clothing.  Brilliant flowers in the garden made her coo with pleasure. Planning which blooms accented best the ones snuggled next was a delight for her spring.  One principle she followed in plotting out the plantings was to mix in "a dribble of white."  The contrast made all the flowers look smarter.

Moms love pink

All philosophical wanderings aside, remembering the importance of contrast at this time of year while one moment I'm bundled up for winter and then next working in shirt sleeves helps define the Things I get to do today.








So Mom Nature's been talking to my mother-in-law and this morning decided to accent the first flowers of spring by dusting them all with "a dribble of white." The delicate crystals kissed all the garden, but only the flowers remembered it long enough to sit for their portraits. Sweetly stunning, indeed. Both these moms know what they're doing.