Someone is hopeful…
Frog & Toad: The Corner
"I went back home. When I got there," said Frog, "I found another corner. It was the corner of my house."
"Did you go around it?" asked Toad.
"I went around that corner, too," said Frog.
"What did you see?" asked Toad.
"I saw the sun coming out," said Frog. "I saw birds sitting and singing in a tree. I saw my mother and father working in their garden. I saw flowers in the garden."
"You found it!" cried Toad.
"Yes," said Frog. "I was very happy. I had found the corner that Spring was just around."
By: Arnold Lobel
My dad used to read me Frog & Toad books when I was little. I even have a cassette tape of me reading them out loud! I will have to try to find that and upload it…somehow!
It may be 34* outside, but the high today is 54* and it feels like spring out there! MAN do I miss warm weather simply for the outdoor photography!!
The Mix
- 1/4 cup oat bran
- 1/4 cup oats
- Milk, water, half banana, pinch salt
- 1 tbsp ground flax
- Coconut
- Salty peanuts
- Nutty’s Butterscotch
- Butterscotch chips
Not sure what the day will bring. Likely a visit to the hospital, a run, soup for dinner.
And the enjoyment of this glimpse of spring before winter comes rolling back.
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Wow what gorgeous weather to welcome in 2010! High of 50 up here in DC – so awesome!!
I hear you about the weather! I’m in Florida and when I went out for my run this morning at 8 it was already almost 50 degrees! The high today is in the 70′s!
LOL — I’ve been saying spring is just around the corner for three weeks. It’s going to be 76 degrees in Little Rock today, but it will be back to normal in the forties soon.
Happy New Year!
Ahh your post made me laugh a little…spring is definitely not around the corner here yet! As I’m writing this, its -9F outside, with a windchill of -33C! Coldest day we ve had so far!
As always, you re meals look delicious!
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I loved Frog and Toad books too! I don’t think I had any, but I loved checking them out from the library!
Spring really will be just around the corner. Time is flying so fast.
It’s going to be in the 60s here today! I cannot wait.
I was shocked at how warm it was this morning. 4 degrees! Wow, isn’t this supposed to be winter?
We went for a walk this morning and it felt amazing even if it was 39 degrees outside! I hope you have a great day Kath!
We have some nice warm weather here, too!! All the snow melted!
Oh and Ill sit and dream of springtime for the enxt half hour or so! with the end of a season comes the possiblities of a new one, just like this new year i guess! xx
The Frog & Toad books used to be my favorite! I read them to my campers in the summer before bed.
im in seriously hibernation mode.. i want spring noww!
Aww I bought Frog & Toad for my stepsister last Christmas!! So cute
nothing like salty peanuts for a topper…love!
cathy b. @ brightbakes
I used to love Frog & Toad! I’ll have to see if I still have any of the books!
Your breakfast is making me hungry!! Silly me forgot to plan ahead for my breakfast, so I’ve been surviving off of pretzels on this morning flight I’m on!
I can’t wait for spring, either. After the holidays, I wish the snow would just disappear already…though it always seems to stick around. Oh, and Frog & Toad books were the best when I was younger!
ah, the mere mention of spring gets me excited
wishing you a happy healthy and safe new years eve!
Happy new year, Kath! xoxo
I would love for more opportunities to be out side.
It definitely doesn’t feel like spring here! I’m in Arizona and we’re having a freak cold front right now. Its 40 degrees outside. Not cool.
It’s only 38 degrees in California right now! Insanity!
It’s actually unusually warm here for this time of year as well (5 degrees C/41 degrees F – but not really ‘springy’ – I wish we had some of that C-ville sunshine!). Hope you’re having a great last day of 2010!
I just miss the sun shining through my windows, making photographing everything so much better! Even when I cook dinner now, it’s dark dark dark
Must get a light box. It’s super warm here today too but rainy and we have a tornado watch!!
Happy new year!
I love Frog & Toad! I passed all of those childhood books down to my nieces and I can’t wait to read them to my children one day. I love springtime and sunshine! It comes early in Texas.
Today is making me feel like it’s spring out as well. My windows are open and it’s nice to be airing out the house a bit!
I love Frog and Toad
Such wise amphibians 
i wish i could have a teeny glimpse into winter – it’s more fall-ish here though we have glimpses of spring regularly.
Despite the fact that it is cold today (it dropped in to the low 20s overnight and is only supposed to hit 40 today) in Oregon, we have seen sunshine for 2 days now. It does look like Spring!
I MUST know where you got that napkin!!
i can only dream of warm weather when i am sitting here in -34!!!!!!!!
i know, i know…you’re SUPER jealous!
Frog and Toad! I used to love them
That was one of the one books my dad would read to me. Mom usually read to us but dad always liked reading their adventures. Happy New Year, Kath!
It is SO nice outside today! I drove with the windows down.
Happy new year!
I simply LOVE all your cute bowls, plates, mugs, and silverware! Do you want to do a dish swap?!? Ha ha! Happy New Years!
I love Frog and Toad. I love the lines when Frog says, something like, “I am glad I am a frog. I am glad that I am green.”
Man it’s been a LONG time since I’ve had anything butterscotch. It used to my be favorite pudding flavor. When was the last time you had a pudding cup?! I have no idea for me! haha Happy New Year Kath!!! xo
Oh I cannot WAIT for spring. Three months- it really is “just around the corner” in the big scheme of life, though!!
Awwww I LOVED Frog & Toad. My parents always read it to me
I used to LOVE Frog and Toad children’s books! I read them all throughout primary school, such a milestone of my childhood
Do try to upload a scene from the book- that would be way fun to hear and watch!
Sounds like wonderful weather for you today and beautiful pics.
i loved frog and toad when i was younger!!
HOLLA about the need for spring to be back! your pic looks like fall ahah but I’m seriously waiting for the warm temps to be back
I start talking Summer up on January 1. Maybe if we wish hard enough…
love the photos of your breakfast!!
trader joe’s just got miniature chocolate peanut butter cups. They’re the size of m&m’s and are perfect in oatmeal.
I can’t believe how wonderful it feels outside!!! Just last week we had 3 inches of snow and the entire coast had a blizzard..and today it’s 60* and sunny!
Spring seems a long way off for me I live in in Frisco, CO. In the heart of the mountains and today it was a high of 4 degrees but I never saw it go above -11! So COLD!
It’s over 95 degrees here in Australia
As a result, I’m camping out at my parents’ place where there is air-conditioning! This way, I can make hot oatmeal without sweltering…
we’ve had some nice weather the past few days too! a nice way to ring in the new year i think! those oats looked splendid. i am planning a pretty low key new years eve as well…..actually i am kind of looking forward to spending the night curled up by the fire with a boatload of movies!
Today the high in 53 here in the NH – craziness!