![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
The first crocus
Mar. 10th, 2018 03:02 pmSpring has sprung! I went for a walk this afternoon to see what destruction the snow earlier this week might have wrought, but the green daffodil spears seem uninjured, and indeed have begun to swell with flower buds: if you bend close, you can see the yellow still hidden away within the leaves.
And the crocuses have begun to bloom! I found a lonely white crocus not quite opened - and then, a few blocks later, a whole stand of crocuses, deep golden yellow.
It would be nice to have a first crocus festival - or at least some private ritual to mark it; but I don't know what that would be. I shall have to give this some thought.
***
My quest for a St. Patrick's Day dish is going well, though! I don't like corned beef or cabbage and was therefore pleased to find an Irish cookbook that helpfully explains that those are a regional dish within Ireland anyway, so I've dispensed with them with a clean heart and have been trying other recipes.
I'm leaning toward potato pancakes. Nothing is more festive than crispy golden potato pancakes (served with sour cream & chives, although I haven't managed to arrange the chives part, whoops). However, my friend Caitlin has also suggested Guinness cookies, and I've heard tell of Guinness chocolate cake, so... Well, in the name of science I ought to give those a try too, don't you think?
And the crocuses have begun to bloom! I found a lonely white crocus not quite opened - and then, a few blocks later, a whole stand of crocuses, deep golden yellow.
It would be nice to have a first crocus festival - or at least some private ritual to mark it; but I don't know what that would be. I shall have to give this some thought.
***
My quest for a St. Patrick's Day dish is going well, though! I don't like corned beef or cabbage and was therefore pleased to find an Irish cookbook that helpfully explains that those are a regional dish within Ireland anyway, so I've dispensed with them with a clean heart and have been trying other recipes.
I'm leaning toward potato pancakes. Nothing is more festive than crispy golden potato pancakes (served with sour cream & chives, although I haven't managed to arrange the chives part, whoops). However, my friend Caitlin has also suggested Guinness cookies, and I've heard tell of Guinness chocolate cake, so... Well, in the name of science I ought to give those a try too, don't you think?
