Guys it is about that time of year when things start to warm up, the days start to get longer, and fun begins. Today, even though there are chores to be done, I took a few hours with my sister to have some fun. We did some errands too but overall it was mostly just to enjoy the sunshine and the company.
I’m sort of getting back into my canning hobby. It started with my Meme, she would always tell me that she couldn’t find a good pepper jelly at the stores. One night I just decided to look up a recipe and make some. I didn’t realize it would be something I enjoyed. I have a few flavors now, a name for it, and even labels. Spring and fruit seasons are coming up so Liz and I took a stroll thru our local farmers market. It is still a bit small and early so there were just a few booths that we hit. This isn’t a picture of ours, but I forgot to snap one. Oops 😊
I wanted to go down and see if there were any booths that sold jelly like I plan on doing. Fortunately, at this moment in time there was only one booth that had jams but nothing spicy like I plan to sell. Doing some recon, we talked to several vendors, asked them how they market their products, sample their products. I still have to find out the cost to get a space but I think with everything I have now I can start to cook up some inventory and get to selling. Spring farmers markets here I come. I will have a post on my day of canning soon but one step at a time.
We also wandered into a few craft stores, dollar stores, and thrift stores. The objective was to find a few decorations for a St Patrick’s Day diner we are going to host and a store display I am creating for work. We are going to invite about 6 of our close friends over to enjoy Shepherds pie, an Irish dessert, and of course Irish whiskey. Its not complete without some glittery, cheesy head pieces, you know the kind and some table decorations and banners.
We moved on to the store display I am working on. Twice a year Sherwin Williams has a Blue Bucket Sale and all the stores have to make a display. What started out as an idea to tease the reps by putting their faces on the bucket heads has now morphed into the Blues Brothers. So we picked up some shades and fedoras, a few party streamers to give it that dive bar/bad prom background and we are ready to go. Liz and I can rock the look, think so?
We finished up our morning at the grocery store but I could not leave without getting something colorful for the house. The fresh flowers really truly just make my day. And why not? But I am not a selfish person. I had to share them with the world. If you haven’t made an Instagram reel, I recommend that you try it. Its fun to find the perfect audio clip and dance around or pretend the words are yours. Make jokes about life at work etc. My audio is saying that I am addicted to the flowers. I haven’t figured it out yet how to link my Instagram to the blog but when I do you will have more to see of my unique personality.
Weekends often go by way quicker than we want. I am back in my house, cleaning, getting my lunches and clothes ready for the week. To close out this lovely day I am going to turn on the new episode of Outlander (a favorite) and bake some cupcakes for the bunch at work. Mondays are always better when there are tasty treats. If you haven’t had a Sunday funday it isn’t too late. Get out there with a friend and enjoy the weather if you can 😊
The Distracted Damsel 