Flowering Trees Pt. II

Dogwoods, Cherry Blossoms, and White Wisteria!!!

I'm in Production Week of La Dolorosa.  

Work all day, rehearse all night, sounds like a plan to me.

Not so Still Life

I leave today for a week to Bluffton, SC with a mixed bag of emotions.  It starts a whirlwind chain of events which includes the opening of a new Panera and ends with seeing so many of my friends at Vanessa and Mike's wedding in Florida.  I cant wait!  But long days are ahead of me.  Think something like 6am-10pm.  And that's just the clocked-in hours, not actually counting my drinking time.

So wish me luck!  And let's hope my preparation is enough to get me through this.

Carolina's Flowering Trees

Oh, the glorious return of internet!!!!

We now start the journey of catching up.  So much to catch up.  So. Much.

We start by identifying that spring is sprung.  It sneaked up on me, without me realizing that the winter had finished.  I guess that's not a bad thing.  But where did March go?  For that matter, where did February go?  This seems a common theme in my life lately.  Perhaps I work too much?  

I already know the answer to this.

This marks my first spring in Columbia, South Carolina, which has filled my life with so much beauty.  It seems that every single tree here flowers.  How wonderful!  So, I give you the flowering trees of Columbia!  A set of photos that is quickly growing with each beautiful day.

I believe these are Japanese Flowering Cherry Trees.  Notice the bees that swarm them.  

I got buzzed a few times taking these pictures.

Oh, Internet, how you allude me!

I'm currently stealing internet from Panera, but when I get my own (please be Monday, please be Monday!!!), I will recant methodically everything of importance.  

Well, maybe not everything.  But at least everything that I've taken pictures of.

Starting with this:

 

And my eye is much better, thank you.

Goodbye, February!

Alas, I have not forgotten you, blog!

I promise, I have not.

This is what the last few weeks have entailed:

 

A subconjunctival hemorrhage...

or basically just stress.

I've been in the midst of trying to get promoted at work, finding a new place to live, and staying afloat with music, work, and health.  I promise there are more beautiful things to come.  I been so picture happy with the beautiful weather lately, now I just need to edit and compile them.  Coming soon, I promise.

The Winner!

Ive been called into work early (story of my life), so the Giveaway is coming to a shorter end.


However, the winner is Maureen from suburban prep!!


Please email me your snail-mail address and the cookie cutters and beautiful spatula are headed your way!!
INCaudill [@] gmail [dot] com



Thanks to all who participated, and look forward to more!

 

A Simple Breakfast & A Giveaway!

Simple enough.

Just an English muffin, perhaps of the whole wheat, heart-healthy variety, topped with browned butter sauce and some home-made strawberry preserves that were sent my way.  

And a cup of coffee.

Now about that giveaway...


I've done some work with CSN stores and could not be happier with their products.  CSN has over 200 online stores where you can find anything you need.  It could be a chic leather briefcase, modern furniture, or cute bakeware.  It is of the cute bakeware realm that I bring you the giveaway products!!


Inspired by Valentine's Day, I'm giving away the cutest heart cookie cutter set by Paderno World Cuisine, accompanied by a Le Creuset spatula in cherry!! <3<3<3


In order to be entered for this giveaway you must simply comment on this post.  Easy as pie.  Please use your actual name and no anonymous posts.


The winner will be announced Saturday by noon.  Good luck!