leafette's Blog

Not your average spring day!
Apr 26, 2008 | 1:01 PM PST

Looks like a regular snow storm!  Ground is becoming white.  Dh and I attended a workshop on trees and shrubs presented by the agricultural people today.  There was to be some outside activities but we did it all inside.  brrrr  Very informative.  Dh wants to get a small nursery bed going so we can put these 60 cent tree seedlings that are available into a  protected and monitored area till we are ready to transplant them.  I was pleased to hear about blends of trees.  When you order 20 poplars they give several of the available varieties to encourage diversity.  I hadn't thought about introducing new tame poplars to our native poplar stand.  And then underplant with other shrubs to get some more diversity.  But the question about the poison ivy raging thru that bush has no solution.  drat!  Dh studied how to make cuttings.  One tree and you can have a million starts.  That appeals to his thrifty nature and I can then get on with more perennials. 8^)

I think I'll continue to play with fabric.  Spring looks like it will resume at a later date!

 

 

Springing into action????
Apr 24, 2008 | 4:27 PM PST

I was just thinking I could maybe switch from sewing fabric to sewing seeds mode.  Shouldn't have thought that as a major spring storm has swung by with lots of freezing rain.  Hope it kills that smart alecky dandelion under the south window!  The snow is pretty much gone and I even have a few crocus waving about.  I did put my ducks out and some of Dh's fowl friends are wandering over into the yard.  The new lambs are skipping about and they and their mothers were the only idiots that stayed out during the rain.  sheesh  No leaves on the trees but I did see a slight green haze over at a neighbouring town.

Our wee Joshua is 9 days old.  6 lbs. 8 oz. so I won't be getting him a wheel barrow and rubber boots till next year.  Seems to be a good baby and has hardly disrupted the household at all.  So far so good!  8^)

This rain should get things greening and then it'll be time to be outside.  I'll try for balance this year as I do have some sewing projects that need finishing.  Dh is also inserting his 'must haves' into my garden budget.  This could be the year of the fruit trees!  I gotta keep him somewhat interested as he has said this could be the year of the potting shed!  Yay!

So I guess it is :  "on your mark, get ready, set, GO!"