Pamplin city

One of Virginia's smallest cities incorporated in 1874.  Town of Pamplin city straddles Appomattox County and Prince Edward County line.   

A ghost town at the moment and I say that because I heard from one of the towns people that a couple of the buildings have been purchased and being renovated.  Maybe there will be some nice little eatery and local shopping hopefully in the future brought back. Like I said, hopefully.   It's such a pretty area.  Nice Museum in the train depot. 

Pamplin clay pipe factory employed many townspeople at the time and was known as one of the largest clay pipe factories in the world.    Closed in 1951.

Enjoying the last of winter

 Time to bring in a little Spring.  Doesn't feel like it's getting close. Still very chilly at night and today misty rain on and off.  Very damp outside. 

Will change out my mantle from winter to Spring when it Spring. Not rushing the seasons, I enjoy all.   Still wrapping up in a blanket in the evenings with a fire going.

In the meantime 

Vases of flowers brighten the darkest of areas.  

Picked from yard a few days ago.  The baby's breath is from my Valentines Day arrangement. 

Hyacinth scents the bath upstairs

I have started a few seeds.  Didn't start early like last year.  They got too leggy before it was time to put them out in the ground.  When the ground is warm, the seeds take off better than started in flats inside. Some anyway.

 A few I ordered that I did put in flats are peppers and a few cukes.

I like this company and they put extra free packs in with this order, which I thought was nice.

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I first saw the Burr Gherkin on Thomas Jefferson's website.   The vegetable is native of South Africa. First sold by Minton Collins, his store in Richmond.  The west Indian Burr was grown by President Thomas Jefferson in his vegetable garden at Monticello.   President Jefferson is known for keeping a pickle barrel for guests at Presidents house in Washington. 

 I have read where pests like the tomato horn worm dislike climbing over the spiny vines.   I will plant and see how I like it.  Will be worth it if pests are kept away from vegetables.   1840farm.com - is a good site to read about it.  

Sunday was soup day here at home.   Lentil soup with carrots and flavorings.  I threw in diced tomatoes also. 

I decided to make an Easter bread from "Jenny can cook" site.  I like her recipes, simple easy with good tips about baking different dishes she shares.

 Raisins are mixed in the dough, rolled into 9 by 12 in rectangle. Slice three strips, patted butter, added brown sugar with cinnamon.  Pinched together the strips, braided, then let rise.  I brushed with egg wash before baking.

The end 😉

Va Beach Feb 2023

A week and a half ago we enjoyed time away for a few days.   We took walks on boardwalk.  Late eveing walks were the nicest.  The sand was warm and it wasn't that chilly either for February.  

We had a nice room.  Middle of week so it was pretty quiet there.

Nice little kitchenette

7th floor was nice but I wanted to the 11th.  I love being up high, but Steve does not. 

He said that this is as high as he wanted to go. 

Short video and not too much else going on these last few days of winter.