Black Feather Blog
Black Feather Forward #6
Tracy Borup
March 2, 2020
Black Feather March
What happens if you cross poison ivy with a four-leaf clover? I’ll let you at the end of the newsletter.
February Doesn’t March but April May
Wow! February really flew by! Even with an extra day added. I hope everyone who has a birthday on February 29th had a birthday four times as good as anyone else’s birthday. You deserve it! Speaking of the end of February, we FINALLY got all the Christmas decorations put away! Yeah, I know. We are THOSE people. But when there are literally hundreds of nativities to sort and box and put in the shed, it takes a while. Plus, we left it up for January because we didn’t get everything up until halfway through December. My house feels so light and airy again. Spring has come early for me! Hooray!! What kinds of things do you push off until it becomes embarrassing? Let us know that we aren’t the only procrastinators out here.
One, two, three GO!
I hope all our devoted and even our casual listeners enjoyed our latest two-part episode. Episode 123
was full of tension and fighting and life and death!!! Spencer
put 10 hours into the editing of that episode to give you all a special treat. We would love to hear how you all enjoyed it. We also want to hear from listeners with ways we can improve the show for you. I know you all want more Rae, but I’ve got to be fair to the guy...
Crafty takes away the Crabbies
Did you know it’s National Craft Month
in March? So, don’t feel guilty for spending time on a crafty hobby. You are celebrating the month! Good for you. As has been mentioned on the podcast
(a great crafting hobby, by the way) I enjoy many crafty hobbies. My head and hands are itching to create a few new amigurumis
the second week of March for Crochet Month
and put together a couple of wall hangings on March 21st for National Quilt day. My daughter Emily and I also plan on using our Brother Scan N Cut
for iron on vinyl projects and other fun items all month. Get your materials out of the closet and let your imagination go wild. Feel free to share your creations with the GOTA group on Twitter, Facebook, or by emailing
it to us!
If you share something on Twitter
make sure to tag us using our handle @GatheringAges
Traditional Tastes
Not sure why so many of our family traditions
involve food. I guess we are all foodies. March is a big month for us. Sadly, we missed Fat Tuesday
in February, so we are going to fatten ourselves up in March. My hubby is going to make Gumbo
or Jambalaya
with collard greens. After the parent trip last year to New Orleans, he is excited to show off what he learned in our cooking class. We will all hope to find the baby in the scrumptious King Cake.
The house will have a slightly unpleasant smell on St Patrick’s day
when the hubby whips up his famous Corned Beef and Cabbage. Both nights involve inviting others over and chowing down. Emily, especially, enjoys the corned beef. My mouth has already started to water!
Time for some Mardi Gras mask photos!
A Peek Behind
Behind the Curtain
is back with a new fun and broad platform. Spencer
and Tracy
will be discussing games, movies, books and more. The podcast
might come up occasionally too. We already recorded one with the baby of the family, Zachary
in Behind The Curtain 32. The need for Tyler
to be a guest has been STRONGLY recommended by the entire cast. That guy definitely needs more of an outlet than Gathering of the Ages podcast
can provide! Spencer
also has a few surprises planned that I will not tell you about! Even if you twist my arm or give me a swirly. I am his mother and I have to keep my word and not steal his thunder. But I can assure you, we’ve already recorded one of these special episodes and you won’t want to miss it! Just watch your feed for the Behind the Curtain
episodes to come out.
Thanks for reading the newsletter all the way through and not skipping to the end to get the answer to the riddle. Haha! I know most of you cheated. But I can’t hide it from those who behaved properly…….
You get a rash of good luck!!!!! We feel so lucky to have such great and loyal listeners. Happy March everyone!
Read our August newsletter here! Is it really someone else's birthday? Can we take a break from the birthdays yet?
Read our July Newsletter! Lot's happening this month, gifts were given, and I think it's someone's birthday.