A shady patch next to the doorway now with hostas. One can hope they will crowd out the weeds. And the grass needs filling in.

Our garden. The neighbour took pity on us digging it out by hand and walked over with his rotatiller--twice! We have just to rake it now and try to pick out the worst of the sod. I know, we should sift it all, etc. but the seeds aren't growing in their little packets on my kitchen counter.

Wee little bunnies tucked in behind a lettuce box next to the house. Convenient. For the bunnies that is.

Can you tell me what this is? It's so pretty. One of the many surprises we've found in "corners". Another was asparagus. Three stalks. The rabbit got one.

The new ride-on, much loved by its new owner.

wind and sun

With a forecast of cool temps and rain, we were preparing to spend the day indoors. Indeed the beginnings proved the forecasters right. But by noon the sun was out and the clouds fluffy white. They are moving along at a prodigious speed, however, but the gang has accommodated themselves.....






More garden dug. We have room enough for the carrots now. Can't wait to pull that first wee orange...or in this case purple!....carrot.

A busy week

I composed numerous blogs and uploaded dozens of photos last week...mentally. Here is the nutshell version:

Pieman and I celebrated 15 years of marriage this week! It feels like such a large number and yet as though we've hardly begun to know each other. He gave me a dozen red roses, I gave him white chocolate, we are going to South Carolina in a few weeks. BTG made us yummy strawberry shortcake while we went out for a walk after a special Indian dinner.

BTG did super well in her ballet recital and exam. We're so proud of her! She was as pretty as a flower. (Ok, her costume was of seaweed--the most graceful seaweed ever. We thought her class's routine was the prettiest of the whole 3 hours.)



The next bedroom is finished. BTG is the happy owner and CTM and K2 are pleased to rearrange their beds so that they have more floor space for Lego and suchlike.

And finally, the children had their gymnastics recital and did exceptionally. Of course! Plus there have been all kinds of new flowers and green growing things. We have a new ride-on lawnmower. Yippee! The garden is coming along. We are digging a new garden and having a goodly amount of exercise getting that sod lifted up. There must be an old rotatiller or two lying in someone's old shed that we could just go pick up....

FYI

From where the Pieman was standing to video and facing the road, there are two more lots towards the left before the house. There is one house to the right and then the lot that is now sold. It was a fun excursion and fun too to imagine the nature walk possibilities along the river. A beautiful location. The subdivision is fairly small and the houses aren't the huge mansions often seen.

It's been nearly a month since I last blogged. The time has gone.

First it got hot and sunny. I spent time outside sipping coffee and looking for windless shelters in which to sip my coffee. Then I started working on the garden. We have to dig a new one and the grass is well established. At the same time I read a couple of books on organic and local eating. It has influenced me emphatically. Part of me doesn't want to change but I am drawn to it and eager to see what is around me. And what I can grow. I'm apprehensive about the canning and "putting up" part that will inevitably be a part of this. And winters here are long to wait for the next garden. But that is not yet.

Then it got cold again and we had company and before the company came we had to finish the 2nd bedroom. It is now nearly finished. Pieman is waiting for me to help paint. It was my idea. He wanted to watch a movie. He has been working fulltime in the theatre scene shop and it has gone much later than anticipated. So he didn't get to the bedroom any earlier. He got his one-week layoff notice today. Thankful we are that he had work there till May.

I planted out some seedlings today that apparently can tolerate the colder weather. They were nearly dead anyway. They had been moved away from the cat's sleeping place and thus got forgotten and dried out. Hope they survive. It felt good to be gardening. It's so....earthy. I think I sound like my father.

Time to paint. My boys are sword-playing in the kitchen. Where else?