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So now
Mar 22, 2008 | 6:39 PM PST
Tags: truck , seed bed , Spring , Easter

for the end of this day and its chores. I have 3/4th of the bank out front mulched. My son in another town is going to have to borrow our truck for a week or two, so any more mulching will have to wait.

Doesn't hurt my feelings a bit, as I have so many other things I want to do before it begins to be hot all the time. Lots of digging and moving and weeding to do. Plus the seed bed screen to make and I keep forgetting that I need to finish cleaning out the fence line. After all I did buy that chainsaw to help me with that job. At least I have not planned any more new beds. Just getting the existing beds ready for summer.

I am really seeing plants peeking up all over. It is just so exciting this season called Spring. I am going to take a few pictures tomorrow. That is if I can still walk around after eating Easter dinner at my sons house. The son that is borrowing the truck will be here to eat with us as well. So it will be a very good day for this ole mom/granny.

Received my Astilbes from Spring Hill this week and got them right into the ground. Also ordered some of those plant holders. A big circle with three legs to keep bigger plants from falling over. I think I will enjoy them. I have been making use of some old tomato cages until now. These may look a little prettier.

Going out to visit friends that have a greenhouse over flowing with veggie and flowers. They began growing in the greenhouse to support their gardening hobby. They sent pictures and it is hard to believe they have all those wonderful plants growing. They have over 300 tomato plants alone.

I am hoping he will let our Master Gardeners know when he is going to start selling. He has a little sign that he puts out at the end of his driveway, a small table under his carport that holds a scale for weighing the produce as it comes in during the summer. He has it all down to a gardening science.

Happy Easter Everyone, hope you have a great day. See you on Monday.

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digging
Dec 18, 2007 | 4:38 PM PST
Tags: baking , sharing , batface , spring

has turned into baking. Something I don't do often. So far there is an Applesauce Cake, Pumpkin Bread and Chocolate Chip/Pecan cookies. Making Lemon Squares this evening. Want to bake Banana Nut Bread as well. I guess you can tell how I gained those 30 pounds I lost over this last year in the first place.

Decided since we were visiting the doc, the hairdresser, the rehab gals and want to share with my Chiro guy, this would be the time to bake.

The boys and their familes will be here on Saturday for a Christmas brunch. So there will be apples seasoned sweetly and cooked slowly in the crockpot, Sausage/Egg Casserole, bisquits, bacon, perhaps waffles for those that don't do the casserole bit. There are always a few that don't do the really tasty morsels. Then we will roast some of those pecans my DH has been feverishly cracking. Some of those will be salted and just for me I will use a little sugar and cinnamon on a few.

And under my little 4ft prelit Christmas Tree will be a gift for one and all. My gift from hubby will be my pierced ears, shining for all to see and hopefully not shining from infection. I intend to keep them clean. He also has found a charcoal grey set of pearl jewlery he wants me to get, necklace, earrings and bracelet. Mind you we are not into surprises in this house. Although I do surprise him once in awhile and he did do some shopping alone today while I waited in the car. No telling what that might be. Surprise - Surprise!!

All in all it will be a great day. Any day with your kids and family members around is a good day.

We got a good freeze last night, was a reported 22 degrees early this morning. My neighbor and I were commenting on the fact that one of her new plants for the year, the Batface Cuphea does not look as though the cold hurt it at all. We are eager to see if it will be a comeback for the spring. We both really liked it.

There will be some more cutting back and pruning right after Christmas and then the gardens will really be put to bed for a few months. To think here in the south, by late February, early March the bulbs will be ready to display their beauty. Bring it on.

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