Hands in the Permafrost...

Ugh. Will this freezing, frozen mess never end? .??? Oh, I got it... It's beautiful today. My beautiful sister/cousin asked me to go on a lovely car ride today to look at the magnolia blossoms, the dogwood... We did this in early fall, and the day was magical. Well, unfortunately my procrastination had caught up with me... We had some food supplies on order... And no more can I face the limited shelf space in Mom's old upright freezer. It doesn't defrost automatically... And I'm sad to say I had let it go the whole time I've been living here. My daddy used to do this job on a truly hot summer day... Chipping away the layers of ice, grinning about the slurpy mess he was making... Flipping Mom with the wet towels...

But I.... Moí, yours truly.... Just got one horrible, frigid shelf done a year or so ago... So much for the "Swiss Cheese method"of cleaning... Today, my dear cousin blew dry, hot watered, and chopped until Voila! What was old is like new! I busied around washing, toting, and drying every dripping towel in the house, heating water... Making coffee and "frozen" mini-pizzas from Schwann... A lovely excursion indeed.

Yep, instead of gorgeous scenery... More frozen tundra. But oh, my a HUGE mess/task checked off the list. Thank you, dear one! Have a cupcake! I made these from a little cupcake kit complete with the frosting ingredients (just add butter!) for a little dinner party. Last night two of my friends had a little meal here and a work session for a student project... (Details forthcoming)... They brought several items for the supper, including home made bread, food for the gods!

Have a lovely weekend. I'm serious about having a cupcake!

Hugs and Whimsy!