Good Morning all - Wishing you all a blessed Easter Sunday!
No family gathering today - daughter and her boys will stay at home, as will my cousins, Aunts and Uncles; no sense risking anyone's health when we can gather later on.
It rained through the night here; now I get to test out the old saying 'If it rains on Easter Sunday, it will rain on the next seven Sundays.' I had hesitated to plant the one little patch of garden we have tilled up so far as we are supposed to get temps down into the 20's a few times this week, and my work schedule leaves me not able to be home to cover plants if needs be. Hopefully, it will dry up soon, and I can get a few things planted. I have 8 days of vacation coming up after Thursday - if I'm allowed to take it - that I hope to spend working outside. If the weather doesn't allow outside work, there is plenty to be done inside as well - darn it!
I'm a little disappointed - got a call that part of my berry plant order was cancelled due to being out of stock - the black raspberries. I guess I'll just have to try again next year. The strawberry and red raspberry plants should be here soon, so we will need to get at least part of one of the bigger gardens tilled as soon as they dry up. I'll have to put up some sort of protection for the plants as the deer are horrible to come along and eat them down to the ground - don't know why they can't chomp down on the gully full of blackberry plants instead
If the weather cooperates, I hope to get Hubby to restring two of my clotheslines today, or maybe tomorrow as he doesn't work Mondays. I've been hanging things in the house to dry, but with the spring humidity, I could use a little help from the sunshine and breeze to get them dry. I should probably order another 150 roll of plastic coated line; all I can find around here are the thin line in 50 foot rolls; and my lines are 30' long, plus a bit for the turnbuckles; we usually find a use for the 19 feet left over, but I'd rather order some that will leave less waste.
Well, my coffee cup is empty; guess that means it's time to get up and get to work. You folks all take care out there; and stay safe!
No family gathering today - daughter and her boys will stay at home, as will my cousins, Aunts and Uncles; no sense risking anyone's health when we can gather later on.
It rained through the night here; now I get to test out the old saying 'If it rains on Easter Sunday, it will rain on the next seven Sundays.' I had hesitated to plant the one little patch of garden we have tilled up so far as we are supposed to get temps down into the 20's a few times this week, and my work schedule leaves me not able to be home to cover plants if needs be. Hopefully, it will dry up soon, and I can get a few things planted. I have 8 days of vacation coming up after Thursday - if I'm allowed to take it - that I hope to spend working outside. If the weather doesn't allow outside work, there is plenty to be done inside as well - darn it!
I'm a little disappointed - got a call that part of my berry plant order was cancelled due to being out of stock - the black raspberries. I guess I'll just have to try again next year. The strawberry and red raspberry plants should be here soon, so we will need to get at least part of one of the bigger gardens tilled as soon as they dry up. I'll have to put up some sort of protection for the plants as the deer are horrible to come along and eat them down to the ground - don't know why they can't chomp down on the gully full of blackberry plants instead
If the weather cooperates, I hope to get Hubby to restring two of my clotheslines today, or maybe tomorrow as he doesn't work Mondays. I've been hanging things in the house to dry, but with the spring humidity, I could use a little help from the sunshine and breeze to get them dry. I should probably order another 150 roll of plastic coated line; all I can find around here are the thin line in 50 foot rolls; and my lines are 30' long, plus a bit for the turnbuckles; we usually find a use for the 19 feet left over, but I'd rather order some that will leave less waste.
Well, my coffee cup is empty; guess that means it's time to get up and get to work. You folks all take care out there; and stay safe!