Spring has sprung, and snow's in the air!

Hooray! The clocks changed a few weeks ago so the daylight is lasting longer, crocuses and daffodils are blooming, the garden is waking up (especially the strawberry plant and chives!), this year's seeds have been ordered and will be here today, robins are back, and new baby chickens arrive in 4 weeks! Clearly, all the signs of spring abound - but, oh, wait- is that snow? And snow in the forecast for the whole week? Ugghh..... C'est la vie...

Aside from that, we made the best ribs ever yesterday. I think we finally figured out the secret to great ribs... I had a little schooling from a Louisiana bayou a few years back on the 'right' way ('cuz yankees don't know how to BBQ), and put some of his tricks to work with my spice combinations and holy crap did magic happen last night! Take a look:

I'm sorry, but this is the one recipe I will not share with y'all...

I can't wait until canning season again -not only because I am getting all new equipment, we are going to make our own BBQ sauce from scratch. [Even though I'm going to me a meanie by not sharing the recipe, I foresee next year's Christmas presents and a roadside stand market for the rib rub & sauce combo in the works, lol].

Anyways, I can't till the baby chickens arrive!