trudy's Blog

Rainy Days
Dec 30, 2007 | 9:57 AM PST
It has been raining since 3 am Sat. morning, it is now Sunday an finally a break at 10:40am, but only briefly like 2 minutes. As much as we need the rain here in S. Ga, as most anywhere I am not complaining. My yard is underwater right now, talk about "A River Runs Thru It".

My chicken coups have a good bit of water on the ground, as do my hog pen. A couple days ago I dug a trench at the low end of the hog pen so some of the water could drain out, which has really paid off. Now they do have some dirt showing thru all the water standing whereas there was none. I had planned on doing some yard work this week end while I was off, but so much for that. I did get out to the veggie garden an planted some red onion bulbs I had recieved in a Round Robing I participated in right b4 Christmas. An cut back some of the dead Asparagus.

It has given me time to do some inside chores I'm good at putting off. Yesterday I got my juice done up from the kumquats I had picked at DFIL's house on Christmas Day. I like the tart/sweetness they give in the jelly. I really like the homemade jellies, an they make great gifts to. An today I made the jelly, 2 batches. I am also reheating the homemade cranberry sauce that was left over an will jar that up. No need to let it go to waste, its to good!

I am wanting to get outside an check to see how bad my beds got washed, usually when we have this kind of rain the mulch in my flower beds get washed pretty badly. Rains like this is why I don't wintersow seeds. They will wind up at the creek or in the woods by spring. I had planned to transplant some of the strawberry plants that had been taking over the pathways. I have probably given away 100 plants already an still have plenty left over for myself to extend the patch with.