Snow in March, pretty rare event!

note the leaning tower of fir


and onto

a saturday excursion
with my friend, Cindy

 by invitation to an antique event given by 3 different
individuals from their homes located in Silverton and Salem

Molly Mo's
www.mollymos03.blogsot.com

cool chicken hut

the king surrounded by his harem

Roost Reimagined
www.roostreimagined.blogspot.com

a "cake" made from book pages

it's art!

spotted these between destinations
at first I thought they were camels, but maybe they are some kind of llamas?

there was also a zebra! but he was skittish and shot out of camera range

Vintage Trifles
www.vintagetrifles.blogspot.com

it must be spring

women who strive for equality with men
lack ambition

love these "cakes"!

really cute cart

my purchased treasures, oh! the joy!
I hope the happy frog fountain works, Cindy blew into it and it seemed clear
don't you just love these frogs? and real steal at $6!

remember the leaning tower of fir???

just missed the raised bed which has been sprouting chard all winter,
sweet!

                                                                    Baking Spree

I was inspired to go on a baking spree because it was a dreary rainy day and also
I inherited Margie's bread machine, which I was so excited about...
but I discovered the heating element doesn't work, so I just made bread dough
for calzone, I've also known them as Welsh miner's pies

in go the ingredients, it's so easy.
I love this machine because it bakes bread horizontally,
so I'm heartbroken it doesn't work. I'll just have to look into a new one.
I tried looking for a replacement element but, alas, they don't offer one. 

Anyhoo, here's the nice dough

yes, it was a Saturday 

good vegetarian fare
carnivores can add their choice of chopped beast

add a little onion and garlic, I also added some of
my roasted tomatoes from last summer which I had frozen

it really does smell good

roll out a little dough, add the chopped up mix
and some fresh mozzarella, spill a little basil on top

fold the dough over and smoosh it down,
it looks like this before you pop it into the oven

ready to eat, yummy good, and also great for the lunch pack

miner's pies on the left...I also baked some lost-then-found chocolate chip cookie dough I discovered
in the freezer from our cookie-doo (thank you Linda),
and some apple-molasses scones to use up a few questionable apples, and surprise! those are pretzels on the right!
Not so good the next day, you have to eat them fresh right away, but they are good toasted after that.

Treats to brighten any rainy day...guaranteed!