The Stone Rabbit

Happy Pink Saturday APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!

My earliest memory of an April Fool's prank was the one played on all of the students at the little one-room school house I attended in grades one through six.

OK....I know most of you regular readers are probably choking on your coffee right now...trying to recover from my "one room school house" tidbit, but it's true.   That was how I spent my very formative elementary school years. . . in one room, grades separated into rows across the room. . . all taught by ONE teacher.  

 I have so many memories of my years in that learning environment. . . one of which stands out so vividly in my mind.....The April Fool's Prank.

We were lucky to have a separate room attached to our main school room. . . it was our "cafeteria".  We had our very own "lunch lady", too. . . Julia Mae. . . who was our wonderful cook.  

On that particular day, we filed into the "cafeteria" for lunch and took our seats, preparing to dine.  As I recall, one by one, we prepared to enjoy our lunch, but promptly realized we couldn't get any milk to come up through our straws.  

There we were, sipping away. . .little eyes popping out from the strain of trying to pull milk up from the cartons, through the paper straws and into our little thirsty mouths.  The entire room was filled with little kiddos who were pretty stunned that their straws "weren't working" that day.  It was then that we realized "someone" had spent a great deal of time stuffing a bit of paper in to each of our straws. . . as her own little lunch time prank.

In my "little child's mind" I can still see Julia Mae chuckling over her April Fool's surprise!  How lucky am I to have such a wonderful memory. . .thank you one-room school house.. .thank you Julia Mae.

THE STONE RABBIT has heard my April Fool's Story so many times,  he had to make a little escape to our neighbor's tulip patch. . .no doubt dreaming up a little April Fool's  prank of his own!

Please visit Beverly of HOW SWEET THE SOUND!  She will have a long list of bloggers who are ready to share with you this weekend!

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!!!

 

Thank you, Beverly!!!

 

DANA

 

NOTE:  My banner was created by Jill of  Bittersweet Cottage Design.  Thank you, Jill!!!

A SPRINGTIME STROLL. . .with a touch of PINK!

THE STONE RABBIT was so excited when he read about Beverly's PINK SATURDAY theme this week. . .. SPRINGINESS!!!

 

Here he is. . . enjoying the gorgeous bouquet of daffodils our friend Patty gave to us!!!  She knows they are one of my all time favorite flowers!

 

In keeping with our SPRING PINK SATURDAY theme this week, Izzie and I made a little video for you. . . and after you watch that, please go over to Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND, to see the long list of other bloggers who are sharing their special Spring and/or items of PINK with you this weekend!!!

 

 

DANA

PS  I'm not great at this video loading stuff.....so please be patient if it takes a bit of time to start playing and you will probably need to turn up your volume!  :-)

 

 

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Happy PINK SATURDAY St. Patrick's Day!!!

 

Don't you think THE STONE RABBIT looks pretty festive in his sparkly wreath of foil shamrocks?

So do I!!

When I left to go the store this morning. . . he was already outside, enjoying our amazing Spring weather while thinking about the fun he will be having on St. Patrick's Day!

 

He just about fell over when I returned from shopping and brought him a box of his favorite St. Patrick's Day friends!

Yes, indeedy!  Those little green PEEPS are flocking around on the store shelves in full force. . . so ready  for St. Patrick's Day and Easter! 

 

 

The PEEPS wanted out of their box so  you could see up close how really cute they are. . . and they also wanted to be able to wish you a HAPPY PINK SATURDAY ST. PATRICK'S DAY. . .because they know you can't hear them as well if they were stuck in their box trying to tell you that!!!  That cellophane muffles their little voices!!

So there!  They've said it. . . .and now I will, too!

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!

 

 

 

 

Please visit Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND, for a long list of other bloggers who have special shares for you this weekend!!

DANA

CRANBERRIES ARE PINK-ISH!!

 

 

I am involved with my Spring Sale this weekend...and of course I am down to the wire getting ready for it....and it just dawned on me (at a bit after midnight on Friday morning) that I didn't have my Pink Saturday post ready.....in any way, shape or FORM!!

SOOOOOO....a quick look at some of my old photos brought to mind a WONDERFUL dessert I made a couple of months ago. . . and THANKFULLY, I had snapped some photos!  

It was an APPLE-CRANBERRY CRISP that was so danged delicious!  Cranberries are pretty much a dark PINK...don't you agree?  :)  

OK....I'm sorry.  I'm stretching that PINK this week, but I'd appreciate it if you'd just go along with me this time!!  I'm a desperate Pink Saturday Woman!!!

Here's the little 8"X8" dish full of apples and cranberries...all ready for the "crisp" topping!

 

 

And here it is.....after baking away...and finding itself in a bowl...all ready for MY first glorious bite!!

 

Of course, THE STONE RABBIT had his own bowl of this amazing treat, too.  

Then I had another.

And another.

And another.

And it was GONE!!!

 

And that's why I can't fix that dessert very often.  I have NO will power against crisps.  They have complete and total control over me as long as they are in the house!!  :) 

This is such a scrumptious and easy treat. . . .and you can find that recipe right HERE  !!!

For another  treat. . . please visit Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET the SOUND.  She will have a very long list of bloggers who have lots of PINKS to share with you this week!!

 

DANA

 

 

The Circle Journal Part II: Yes, You'll Find Pinks In It!!!

 

 A few days after I sent my Circle Journal off to Kay Ellen last month ,  I received Grace's journal!!!  The theme she selected for her journal was MARIE ANTOINETTE. . .  it was so perfect that she had wrapped her treasure in tissue paper full of FRENCH words and graphics!!  :) 

 

She also included a sweet Valentine's Day card!!!  What a special surprise!!

 

Grace's front and back covers are FULL of bling and lots of PINKS!!  I'm sure Marie would approve of those lavish touches!!  It certainly is pretty, Grace!!

 

 THE STONE RABBIT was crazy over her journal from the very first time he laid his eyes on it!  I think he must've been a French Rabbit in a former life!

 

Here are the two pages Grace created for her own journal. . . featuring the Gates of Versailles and the Eiffel Tower.  SOOOO very French and such pretty PINK background paper!!

 

I have to confess that I was fairly clueless about Marie Antoinette until Grace inspired me to investigate a bit.   After reading several on-line biographies about her, I felt a little more knowledgeable . . . and finally ready to create my two pages for Grace's journal.

I decided, that Marie needed a party, so that's what my pages were about.  

On the left, I am dressed up in period attire and donned a wig.....then I made a banner for our honoree!!  Of course, I will wear PINK to the party!

On the right is a "flip book" of sorts that presents some of the activties we will be participating in during our Marie Antoinette Party!

 

I made little papery tabs to lift each page.

 

 

While my research indicated there was no proof that she really said "Let Them Eat Cake", she was still given credit for doing so.....and it stuck.  Therefore, no Marie Party would be complete without lots of cake!!  It was pictured above the text on that flip page.

Party games were also included in the little book, among which was playing "MARIE ANTOINETTE FUN FACTS"!

Sample questions were written on this page, with the answers on the next page.

Sorry that the text was so blurry on this photo....but the last question was "What color of shoes was she wearing on the day she was executed?"  Do you know the answer to that?  Nope, they weren't PINK, but close to it!!  :)

 

That's a partial peek at my addition to Grace's journal.

I have to say "thank you", Grace, for this theme of yours.  It challenged me in many ways that I really enjoyed and it gave me a  little more insight into the life of Marie. . . it certainly wasn't a "piece of cake" in her final years !!

Oh, and Grace, yesterday when I headed to the post office to mail your journal to Kay Ellen, it was 70 degrees . . . .

 

 

Today. . . it's in the 30s and it's SNOWING!! So, your little journal dodged a bad weather bullet and is now on it's way to sunny California. . . .

 

 

that lucky little journal of yours!!!!  Not only is it going to warm weather.....it's going to Kay Ellen!!!  She's certain to put some special touches to her pages for you!!

Yes, I am an "over-taper".  Sorry, Kay Ellen.  :)

THE STONE RABBIT decided to get into to Marie Party Mode, too.  He created a little wig and even found a little party horn!!!  Actually, that's why he and I get along so well. . . we both love a good party!!

 

I am looking forward to getting the next journal that Grace has coming my way!  It's from Kathryn Ross and I hear it is wonderful, too!!!

Since there are 10 of us in this "circle", it's like "starting over" each month when we get our new journal/ theme to work on.    

Of course, all of the themes are different. . . and so are most of the sizes/shapes of the journals themselves!   This all makes the individual journals so  special when they "circle" their way back to where they started come October. . . all of the pages will be filled with individual touches from each of us in this unique group!!!

Something else that's unique is our group of PINK SATURDAY participants!! Thanks to Beverly, we band together each Saturday to share our special PINKS!!

Please head over to Beverly's blog, HOW SWEET THE SOUND, to see a long list of bloggers who are ready with their shares this week!!

Happy Pink Saturday!!

 

DANA