A man is who a master of patience is master of everything else. ~ George Savile
So
yesterday was the first day of Spring. Did
you notice it? Are you waiting patiently for it's arrival? We had some melting of
the 5 inches of snow we received Monday and Tuesday.
My duck is still laying eggs as if to mock
me. I witnessed the appearance of the
first robin on March 10th. I
have hung out bits of roving and pieces of yarn so they might now furbish their
nests with wool or knit themselves some leg warmers. The man and I spent the weekend getting
firewood to set aside for next year but I am beginning to wonder if we will be
using it sooner than we thought! After a
year of above normal temperatures March has us hanging around 10-15 degrees
below the norm.
While
no seed has been planted yet I have begun cleaning up the greenhouse, raking
the garden and cutting the raspberry bushes.
I was going to burn some garden debris but while the snow may inhibit
the spread of a fire it is now inhibiting the starting of the fire with this
new accumulation. More is expected next
week too.
My
time spent inside has not been wasted. I
have filing paperwork, reorganizing the canning shelves in the basement so when
the garden does produce its bounty I will be able to get right to it. It has also given me an idea of what I need
to plant more or less of.
We
have also been tossing the idea back and forth weather we should raise our own
pigs this year or not. Financially the
meat can be purchased cheaper but I know what is in the ones I raise and I know
they are raised humanely. Then “because
of sequestration” we may or may not be losing our meat inspectors, which means
higher prices or subpar meat. Then there
the SHTF scenario, if they are unable to get the meat to the stores we would
have it on the hoof. A friend has all the equipment and has agreed to help
butcher them instead of sending them out which would cut down on some cost….so
it continues to go back and forth.
I
have been looking at the fiber that needs to be sheared and sent out along with some
more residing in the basement. I have
been spinning again
I should stick to it as the stash just keeps
increasing. I get so into knitting that
I push the wheel aside and it sits and probably waits as patiently for me as I do for Spring. One reason for the lack of spinning is I
have been using acrylic for Baby O. Now I need wool. I
have been thinking of dyeing some roving but have to find the dyes as it has
been so long! I have been knitting
another baby afghan, a mindless checkerboard design.
The Skipping Stones afghan is on hold while I
try to find more yarn. I have been
feeling the urge to knit socks so maybe when the checkerboard afghan is done #2
daughter might get her long promised pair.
I
have to start packing up projects to take with me as I am going to be gone for a
week to babysit Baby O while his sister or brother makes an appearance. The C-section is planned for April 5th
so I have to get everything written down that needs to be done here while I am
gone. Part of me is cringing to think
what this house is going to turn into but the other part is thinking it might
be a good learning experience for the #2’s who have had the luxury of having me
home to follow behind them cleaning up and do their bidding their entire lives. Not that they would ever take advantage of
that!!!!!!! Not those precious little angels.
As the #1’s would say it is time to cut some of the apron strings in
anticipation of kicking them out of the nest!
So fifteen days until grandchild # 2. Then it is #1 son's wedding, #2 daughters graduation...maybe I shouldn't be in such a rush for things to speed up as there is a ton of things yet to do!
