Spring is finally here. Although there are lingering signs of winter which still need to receive the message. But I am loving the blue sky and the sun that is currently streaming through my living room window. My roommates cat George is by the looks of it enjoying it as well as he has lazily stretched himself out in the sun's raze reflected on the floor. I am sort of tempted to join him:)

For New Englanders and esp. for Mainers tomorrow is Maple Syrup Sunday. Now while this day may sound very hick like to the rest of the world it is actually quite fun. As you watch the gallons and gallons of sap boiled down to form delicious fresh syrup at your neighboring farm. You get to sample its sweetness on fresh made ice cream or on snowcones. And then try a piece of maple syrup candy. Then its off to the barn to visit the animals or into the farmers store to buy your first jar of maple syrup and perhaps some homemade donuts. Normally my friends once a month have Soup Sunday at their house where everyone from church (granted we have a small church) is invited over to enjoy homemade soups and breads. In light of tomorrow it will be a Pancake Sunday so we can enjoy maple syrup:) You know you all wish you were in Maine:)

I have been working on a project for the past several months. Using the medium of pastels I have been creating 4x4 cross sections of birds specifically near the head and one eye. So far I have about 16 different birds. I am planning on about 30 t0 40 and framing them all together. It will be donated to camp and will make for great fun for the campers as they have to try to identify the birds just by looking at the colors. I saw a similar idea at the local Audobon Farm and got inspired. I have also been working on some coloring pages which will have camp cherith's logo printed near the bottom, so that when they go to camp fairs they have something else to hand out. Actually New England Camp Cherith is no longer they have changed the name to New England Camp Cedarbrook. Mostly because they are no longer connected to Pioneer Girls and so can no longer use the name, we are not the only cherith camp who is making a similar move.

Well its time to get back to the drawing board:)