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Has anyone else seen that Facebook photo/joke that shows a snowy yard with snow-covered trees and the caption says something about not dyeing the Easter eggs and just saying “good luck!” to the kids? I laughed, like, really hard at that one.
The talk around the Great Lakes is that our long-awaited beach time during the summer may never come to fruition. Lake Michigan is still very frozen and it’s um, almost April. No bueno. And let’s be honest, I want to talk about something other than the weather. It’s….time.
At least artichokes are 3 for $2? I know, a steal! (Not really, but kind of. For artichokes.)
The asparagus is delicious. And $1.99/lb. The stalks aren’t bamboo-like, but instead tender and…crying out for my…
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