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May first time to get more of the garden in. As you can see from the above photo I have some vast acreage. What? You don't believe me? OK it's actually at a greenhouse that I shop at. But I did do a l ot of work today. Most of the herb Garden is in. …
When the frosts start yielding to the sun, I begin to revive.
I try hard to, shall we say, "stay on course" during the cold weather. I try to keep busy, but frustrations build when the shop is too cold to heat in January and early February. That's why I seize on things like making maple syrup at the middle and end of February and March. It gives me hope that …
In preparation for the first day of spring this tough trout lily has dared to send up it's first bronze and green leaves. soon it's small yellow flower will follow. Well it's spring in New England, and we male do with small signs of progress. Soon it will be this:
Time management is always an issue. But late February is the time it starts the springtime ramp-up. The challenge? is to avoid chaos and be constructive, creative, and productive. For the most part, it's all hands-on activity. Maple syrup starts things off, but I've also started seeds for the garden, and the workshop is starting …
New England is picturesque in three of the four seasons. But please note you'll not find upbeat commercials for springtime in our region unless dour is your thing.
The back area of our lot abuts part of a wildlife sanctuary. It's a sort of wing or peninsula off of the main property that juts up into our street; it's a few house lots deep. Just big enough to provide privacy and the comfort that no one will build behind our old house.
The problem with anticipation is not allowing it to keep you waiting.
Every year, I delude myself that this is the year that it will all be different. I become an eager recruit to the conceit that I will keep control of the weeds
I'm posting this as part of Fandango's Flashback Friday. Originally published on April 2 of last year:
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