Spring has me hopping

Trying to keep up with all the end of the school year stuff and doctor/dentist appointments boy/girl scouts and gardening is exhausting me. The heat wave we are in hasn't helped either.
As an update of what is going on...the blackberries are blooming as is the sweet rocket along the road and my iris'. We had t-storms last night and it brought up the second planting of peas and the cuc's. The potato's are up and the bettles are already eating them. Mom and I have been picking them off to lessen the distruction. In my garden is planted the grape/cherry/pear tomatoes, basil, parsley, yellow squash, garlic, jalapeno peppers, black hungarian peppers, beets, carrots, lettuce, peas, australian butter squash and one other that I can't remember right now. In Mom's we only got in the broccoli, cuc's, peas, potatoes and beans. We need to get the cabbage, corn, and tomatoes in as soon as we are able to walk in there, right now it is really wet and they are calling for more rain.
The goats and sheep are getting along by staying at different ends of the pasture. We lost two ducks down by the house to what we think is a fox. The female duck was setting on a nest of 7 eggs too, something came and ate them too. The other duck which we call Sister Mary Margaret is now setting on eggs. We went and bought two more ducks to replace the ones we lost, both are female Indian Runners.
I haven't been doing much fiber stuff to hot. I knit up baby mittens and bought some knit magazines at yard sales that I am looking thru. Curt made me a hand spinner similar to the rakestraw and I have spun a little on that.
Now I am off to get the kids in the showers and hit the bed as all the good tv shows have already ended.

Update

Important things first....Cyndy's husband was moved out of ICU and into Special Care and then yesterday he was moved into a regular room. Now they are talking of moving him to rehab!!! Doctors say they are thrilled with his progress! Still a long road but maybe with a few less curves, that would be nice.

And to keep a list of first sitings for Cyndy-last week on the way to her house I saw a bear, then yesterday I saw the first doe with her fawn and a yellow swallowtail butterfly.

I haven't planted her tomatoes yet because it rained and rained and rained and we woke up to frost this morning. Maybe I will do some today when I am up putting up the trellis for her pea's, which will be after it warms up a little!

Homefront area- My mother and I are going to Puerto Rico in August! My daughter bought us both tickets to go visit with my sister for Mothers Day. She also bought Curt one for his birthday so you know a visit to the rum factory is going to be on the itinerary! I have never been to PR so I am very excited but not as excited as I am over the fact that Jess will be home before that!!!! 24 days and counting down I told her she should come with us but she is going to a Warped Tour instead.

Fiber area-frogged the shirt and reknit, messed up again and threw it in a heap and will deal with it when I am ready which isn't any time soon. I did spin up another bobbin of the alpaca/finn I got from Grace http://antique-spinning-wheels.blogspot.com/ . I am spinning it at 18 wpi /2 ply- thinnest I have managed so far! Another thing I got from Grace was two Finn lambs. Curt brought them home last night and he said how could someone not fall in love with them! They have beautiful open faces and such expressive eyes. We have to name them still but I am sure the kids will have tons of ideas in that area. It was too dark to take pictures last night so I will do that to day and show you how cute they are.

Now I am off to do inside work until it warms up outside.

Need to Frog

I gave in and paid for the Rowan book so I could get the pattern I wanted. But I didn't buy the Rowan glimmer yarn. I bought my yarn off of ebay, it is a bulky cotton like I need. I started the project and just kept going with it. I got to row 27 and went back to read directions....I had decreases starting back on row 16. I need to frog it but haven't done it yet as I am mad at myself for not paying attention.

I have been spinning the finn/alpaca I got from Grace and it is the thinnest I have ever spun. I can't wait to finish a bobbin so I can ply it and find out what my wpi are.

I didn't make it to MD S&W but family members did and I had them make purchases for me. I got two pounds of Cormo roving from Foxhill Farm (I LOVE this stuff) and I got a jacob fleece from Swayze Inn Farm. The cormo I'm keeping but the jacob fleece I gave away to a friend. I will have to buy myself one when I work through some of what I have because it was beautiful.

Cyndy's husband is still in ICU but everyday is getting better. They have a long haul and lot's of work in front of them but they have lot's of people waiting here in town ready to help whenever, doing whatever they may need help with when they get back home.

We got some rain last night...first rain in over two weeks. The tree's and garden are going to go nuts!!! The next week is suppose to bring showers almost everyday! I have broccoli that needs to go in and I want to plant Cyndy's tomato plants for her. My tomatoes aren't big enough to go in yet, she got a head start on her's.

Now I am off to the firehouse to help set up for a Mother's Day Breakfast they do. Just in case I don't get in front of the computer again before than I wish everyone A Happy Mother's Day.

Prayers Needed

Today is National Day of Prayer which is an annual event in which millions of American unite to pray for our country and leaders. On a personal level, this is a prayer request for Cyndy of http://riverrim.blogspot.com/ . Her husband is having very serious health issues. Cyndy being a very private person would not want me going into detail but it is serious, happened out of the blue and will involve some long term recovery. So if everyone could just say a quick prayer I know the family would appreciate it. Thank You

A Brog...Bragging Blog

I have to brag because I am very proud of my two kids. They signed up for the ARC Bike Hike. It is a continuous bike ride of 25 1/2 miles. The furthest they had ever ridden was a mile. They both finished it! Baby Girl finished last but she wouldn't stop even when asked if she wanted to. They did awesome!

OK now motherly pride aside. This weekend has been fantastic. We got the fencing moved for the goats. The garden got 1/2 way rototilled. We finished raking the flower garden and hauled that all away. We drove and got baby turkeys and two more female ducks as it was 1 against 4 and she wasn't enjoying the odds. The lawns all got mowed. I plyed the bobbin of wool but only got two more rows knit so far. And now we are preparing for friends to come over for steak on the grill, so it should be a nice relaxing evening. The perfect end to a perfect weekend.

Week summed up

Today I learned that the huge flag that had been hung on the side of the mountain, in honor of a Marine that recently lost his life in Iraq, was ripped down in pieces. Then while reading the Hugs Group posts I read this....Poor is the nation that has no heroes. Poorer still is the nation that has them and forgets" I hope that this town never forgets and that another flag will be put back up if not in that spot than in another.

In happier news I finished another bobbin of the Jacob roving. I have wanted to start spinning the finn/alpaca mix I bought from Grace http://antique-spinning-wheels.blogspot.com/ It is so soft compared to the Jacob. So far I have persevered, we will see what the weekend holds.
I have also started to knit a ponchette, capelet what ever. I have about 5-6 inches done on it. Very easy except for some cabling on a front panel, not that it is hard, it just makes you watch what you are doing for a second.

In the garden, some plants got transplanted as they had become a problem in the old area. The biggest thing to happen was that it got rototilled.

I got a call from my niece that I will be staying with for the MD S&W. She recently celebrated a birthday and said all she wanted was trees for her yard. So I have decided to buy a PA tree to take down to her, PA being her state of birth. I have also decided to go to my Grandmothers house and dig up some columbine, cowslip, peonies and whatever else I can find still growing over there. These plants have stood the test of time and three generations, hopefully they will survive her black thumb! Almost all the plants in my yard are from my grandmothers, mothers or friends yards.

And saving the best for last....two duffel bags have returned home and a foot locker is on it's way!!!!!! YAHOO!!!! Time is ticking down!!! She thinks she might be sent back to MS for debriefing...I don't care, just as long as she is back on US soil I will be fine. Funny that I wrote that, a friend today told me that means f***ked up, insecure, neurotic and emotional. I think that would sum up anybody with someone over sea's.

FO's from a Wet Weekend

The man took the kids to the Shriner's Circus with the Boy Scouts on Saturday. I didn't go because we had a small guest staying over and the tickets were already purchased, so I stayed home and finished the shrug. Their favorite part was where the elephant sat on a kid and the kid was fine. Our neighbor was a Shriner and I use to go to all their picnic's with him and his wife. They were like my grandparents. I made my first crocheted project at her house. It was a doily for my mother in red. I did an embroidery project there also, which hangs at my mom's. They even took me to Montana with them for a pow-wow. A long long time ago.

Anyhow I did the ribbing, the lace on the cuffs and then sewed it together (need practice there). But it is done except for the steam blocking they call for.










Then I got in the mood to spin. It's odd how the moods strikes and I have to spin, nothing else satisfies me until I get in front of that wheel. So I wound off the yarn jokingly called bozo vomit and I plied the mohair I had spun up and came up with 125 yards of 2 ply at 14 wpi.









Then I moved on to the Jacob roving I got from Copper Moose. I wanted to do a lopi style but it wanted to be spun thin. I had an idea in mind for this yarn but the color was more gray in the ad than what I got so maybe it is best it didn't spin to what I wanted. Even in this pic it looks gray but it is really brown with gray in it.

We also took the kids to see Ice Age 2 the Meltdown. They loved it. Our guest had never been to the movie theater before so for her it was a grand adventure. She loved it!

And now the kids are back in school again, Boy Scouts tonight, school play on Wednesday, Girl Scouts on Thursday and then we will be back to the weekend again and both kids in the Bike Hike on Saturday. But for now I am going to go ply the jacob before the sun comes out and puts me back in the garden.

The above was written yesterday but Blogger was being a pain in the tush to be nice. Since then the bobbin has been filled, the yarn plied into 175 yards and the pea's have been planted. Oh and I was on IM with Jess for almost 2 hours. I love that thing but I like hearing her voice more....61 more days.

Earth Day

Mother Earth is giving a great big sigh of relief right about now. She is singing "Oh what a relief it is!" It has been so dry that the counties have issued burning bans. But last night it started to rain and it has continued today. We are suppose to get two inches.

I went and picked up the rototiller from the service place this morning and now I have to cool my heels until the ground gets dry enough. The cabbage is up and some of the tomatoes.

The other night we sheared the goat. What a difference having the right/sharpened tools makes. We used a great pair of shears of Mom's with new blades from Caprine Supply www.caprinesupply.com What awesome service extremely quick shipping. He was done and over with in 15 minutes. And what beautiful tweedy looking mohair yarn it will make. It is all different shades of gray. I am going to send it out to get processed into roving as I don't have the time right now. I got two of the three rabbits done also.

Other than handling the fiber animals I have the shrug done except for 3 inches of 2x2 ribbing which I should be doing now while everyone is gone!

Belated Easter Wishes

I hope everyone had a great Easter. Along with it being Easter weekend it was also our first day of trout season. We went fishing. After little success (one fish in two days) in the river we ventured into the woods to a stream


to try our luck on brook trout and came upon this......

I have contacted the DOI to find out about it. It interests me because

1) I found this on State Game Land which was privately owned in 1965

2) I wonder what information they were trying to find at that time and why at that spot in the woods

3) are they still getting information from this site

4) What did they use the information for.

The fishing and the garden have take time away from the fiber. I have only knit four rows on the shrug but the broccoli is coming up and so is the asparagus!!! It is suppose to rain later this week which should give me knitting time.

Good Friday

I have finally planted something! Mom and I have been outside working in our yards, listening to the birds and getting lots done.

Yesterday I moved inside the greenhouse and got some broccoli and tomatoes planted before we went for a walk. Today I need to plant some more tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage and pepper.

We got a little rain which made a double rainbow but wasn't enough to stop the burn ban from going into effect. I knew this burn ban was coming but that didn't motivate me to rake the leaves out of the pond garden until yesterday when I was no longer allowed to burn them. Now I have to haul most of them away as it is too much for my compost bins. Then the full moon came out and that made a pretty picture.
In fiber I got the second bobbin spun and ready to go on the loom and I got 1/2 the sleeve knit on the shrug. Fiber is always struggling for attention when Spring comes. The fact that I hate to wear gloves when in the garden also makes it hard to handle the fiber. I do use gloves when pulling the briar only because I am not into pain. Each time I go out I put them on but then I have to get a better grip or something and off they come and I walk out of the garden with hands looking like a roofers.
The younger kids left for the weekend and that makes me home for this holiday with no kids. I can't wait till next year when we will all be together again. Only 10 weeks (73 days actually) to go before we are all together and then they can all start squabbling again. It is much easier to deal with than the tears. The younger ones send her emails and she calls me saying tell them to stop sending sad emails. I said what do they say..and she says they write I love you and miss you, when will you be home! I think someone is a bit oversensitive right now and time is ticking too slow for her but after 1 1/2 years of not being home I guess that is to be expected. This is why she is the armored marshmellow, tough as nails on the outside but mush on the inside.

Iraqi Liberation Day

Today is Iraqi Liberation Day. I just read a comment that said the Washington Times is the only paper mentioning this - http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20060403-122152-1985r.htm

I am free

JWB's funeral was today. During the ceremony an eagle flew over and then flew away. I was talking to his mother and she said on the way to the funeral home two days in a row an eagle was sitting in the same tree on the same branch as they drove by. As he watched over America I guess the American eagle was now watching of him. They made up a collage with this poem in the middle..... http://www.antelope-ebooks.com/RELIGIOUS/free.html I met the Marines that were his honor guards. When they found out Jess was Army they asked if I knew what that stood for and I said no and they happily told me it stood for Ain't Ready to be a Marine Yet. They told me to tell her that when she called next time...I can only imagine what she is going to say!!! But on the flip side a Navy guy gave them a ziploc of bread crumbs to find their way back as some of them got lost. Told them that was why the Navy took them every where! Touche' Good hearted rivalry.

In fiber I have gotten about 1/3 of the shrug done, spun a bobbin of mohair and a bobbin of some stuff I dyed a while ago. And I got some more packed and the kids are doing their rooms tomorrow. Work on the house which was put on hold this week will begin with the new one. And as the weather is getting colder again I being the back assward person that I am is thinking of finally getting something started in the greenhouse.

A little of this and that

Things are still in an uproar around here. The whole town is stunned but the news is slowly setting in. As there is nothing else that can be said I have decided to show some pics of things that have happened in the past week or so.


I live in a valley. I live at the base of the mountain on one side. That is a zoomed in shot of snow falling on top of the mountain on the other side of my valley. We got nothing, but if you went a mile up they had all this snow. It was amazing watching it snow that close and even better that I didn't have to shovel it!






This is a picture of chicken eggs we got one morning. One of these things ain't like the other...I was told it could be a wind egg. So I looked that up and found this...A wind egg is any soft-shelled hen's egg, laid before the harder shell is formed. In the Middle Ages, they were often called cock's eggs, and the influences of the planets, the vagaries of the weather, or ill winds were blamed for them. The eggs were considered barren and unfit to eat.
The egg was hard shelled so I continued the search and found....A wind egg (sometimes windegg) is a name used to refer to an egg that is somehow lacking. Just how or what it is lacking seems to be a matter of great disagreement.
E. Cobham Brewer's 1894 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable says it's an egg laid without a shell. A popular superstition is that such an egg was fathered by the wind, as were the Thracian Mares. The usual cause of such an egg is that the hen is too fat.
Samuel Johnson's 1755 dictionary defines a windegg as one not impregnated or one that does not contain the principles of life.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary calls a wind egg ,"an imperfect, unimpregnated, or addled egg" A

A little too much information? Well we did crack it open and it seemed to have two shells, one on top of the other. The yolk was nothing more than a dot. We tossed it, nobody wanted to eat it!


This is some of what I should be looking thru but instead I have spun up some of the mohair from Storm. I finished the shrug from Interweave Knit. I misread the directions and sewed it together before doing the lace so I used a lace pattern for a sock instead. I have started another so I can do it right this time and this shrug is a mindless stockinette stitch which is right up my alley right now.




This is what I was really excited about when I saw it in the mail. I took a breif glimpse and put it aside. Before I get there I will have to plot the course I am going to take to get what I want in the smallest amount of time. Crowds and me don't get along. It would be nice if they could spread it out more. By this I mean the inside of the booths. They are so crammed full of stuff to buy that you can't get into look. But then the vendors would be required to pay more for the bigger space and would add that on to the price of their product. I am a want it my way person aren't I?

Well I did the kids taxes and now I should go pack some more boxes but I think I will make chili instead and knit. Then sit and watch Narnia when the kids get home so I can watch American Idol tonight.

The Unimaginable

My friends son was killed yesterday in Iraq. We went to counseling on Wednesday, he called her on Thursday and she came home from work on Friday to find the Marines waiting at her door.
I know we both were worried about our kids being over there but we just kept saying "Believe" Believe they are fine, believe they will come home. And I think we both did believe that, that they would both come home safe. We live in a small town, nothing like that could happen here. How naive we were.

"And When He Gets To Heaven,
To Saint Peter He Will Tell;
One More Marine Reporting Sir,
I've Served My Time In Hell"
- Part of the Marine Corp Cadence

Rest in Peace JWB.

SPRING

Spring is here, or at least will be at 1:26. Saw this quote and thought that it was pretty appropriate. “The first day of Spring is one thing the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month” Henry Van Dyke With an expected high of only 37 and 10 -20 mile per hour winds and snow showers it doesn’t feel like spring. This works out pretty good though as I have lots of stuff inside to keep me busy.

Went out Friday to help a friend and we ended up stopping at a store called the Trading Post. Now for all intents and purposes this is a hardware store with lots of gadgets. I walked out of the store with...yarn. KoolWool by Lionbrand, in charcoal and claret. A discontinued line that they are selling for $4.95/skein on their site and I got for $1.99/skein. I got enough to make two 6 foot shawls so will end up with one of each color or a plaid, I have yet to decide.

We decided the house is going to be similar to this…
http://www.shortenhomes.com/cape/capehampton.htm. Ours will have two dormers instead of three but they will be a little wider. The work will start soon but for now we are doing all the decision making. Saturday we went shopping for flooring, doors, windows, countertops, kitchen cabinets etc, etc, etc. I have waited 10 years for this house and I am soooooo not enjoying the whole process. I don't want to think of where to hang each light/light switch. In my happy world someone would automatically know what I want and blink it would all be done. I hate shopping. I go in with my list, get what i want and I am out of there. Do I miss out on some good deals...yes. Do I not see some things when they first come out...yes. Do I care....no. I do know I am going to have to buy a whole lotta "calming chamomile" tea to get me thru this.

One problem is my tastes are going to change. What if I get a green countertop and then I start to hate green? But on the other hand I don't want to live in a white zone because I am afraid of picking out a color. My children would quickly add some color to all that white and I know for sure I would not like those colors.

Second problem is when I finally make a decision like on shingles (they talked me out of a tin roof) I picked Colonial by Owens Corning. I picked this because it is a menagerie of colors so I am not really making a decision on one but picking them all. Well they are out of them…until when?...nobody knows. So after a day I picked out a kitchen and bath faucet. I tried putting up pics of them but blogger isn't taking them.

I know that when it is all said and done I will be extremely happy and I know that I am extremely lucky. I think it is the fact that I am finally getting what I want that makes me scared to make the wrong decision now.

Happy St. Patrick's Day

For some insight into why we celebrate this day check out the video here... http://www.historychannel.com/exhibits/stpatricksday/?page=video
and while at that site take the quiz to find out how much you know about the Irish.

May you always have work for your hands to do.
May your pockets hold always a coin or two.
May the sun shine bright on your windowpane.
May the rainbow be certain to follow each rain.
May the hand of a friend always be near you.
And may God fill your heart with gladness to cheer you.

And we have....Robin

As I was sitting on the computer checking my email the man was standing by the door looking outside. He said get the camera I see a robin.... I get the camera and for the life of me I couldn't find the robin. He kept saying in the tree and I kept saying you're seeing things. But I guess it is because of him being color blind that he is able to distinguish the monotone's with more clarity or what but I didn't see that bird until he turned and showed me his red breast and then I was able to snap this. Yes it is grainy because of the high zoom and taking it thru the glass but it is a robin. This is four days earlier than I saw it last year and leaves only 4 Days, 4 Hours, 59 Minutes until the Spring of '06 http://holidays.bfn.org/spring/ Seeing as how I haven't gotten a thing started in the greenhouse I guess I should now get off my duff and get motivated.

And it only continues...

The weekend only got better and better. We got up early had a big breakfast, uncovered the pile of brush and set that on fire. The kids had a friend come over for the day which stopped them from picking on each other. Then the man of the house went over to a friends to help them put in a new door. When he came home to get a piece of wood they needed he brought me a present. It was a bucket with this note attached....Found my mom's knitting needles, what better person and friend to give them to. From my mom's hands to yours. Love Gxxx
It was like Christmas in March, there were....
1 set size 17 -14 inch
1 set size 15- 14 inch
1 set size 13- 14 inch
2 set size 10-14 inch (already in use on the Shrug for #1 using a cheaper yarn)
3 set size 9-14 inch
2 set size 8-14 inch
1 set size 8- 9 inch
2 set size 7- 14 inch
2 set size 6- 14 inch
2 set size 5- 14 inch
1 set size 4- 14 inch
1-size 5- 29 inch circular
1 size 6- 29 inch circular
1 size 7- 29 inch circular
2 size 8- 29 inch circular
1 size13- 29 inch circular
2 sets of 4- 7 inch size 5 dpn's
3 cable stitch holders
tapestry needles
3 size pompom maker
point protecters
5 -e crochet hooks
1-f
1-g
2-h
1-i
2-j
2-k
1-n
2-f 9 inch afghan hooks
1-g 14 inch double ended afghan hook
Rush'n Punch Russian Punch Needle Embroidery
6 in 1 Knit-Chek Gauge
assorted sewing needles, pins and stitch puller
I called her up and thanked her profusely for this gift. The fact that she was so close to her mother yet was giving them to me meant alot. I will need to think of something to make using said needles for her grandchildren who are her pride and joy. It may not be something from their great-grandmother but will be made using her needles.
And I was able to finish one of the rib & cable fingerless mitts. I love productive weekends like this...now if my week would just follow suit!!!

Weekend Wonders

So far this weekend has been so incredibly warm that we were able to get a lot done.

On Friday we took #3 to the doctors to find out she did have an ear infection. While waiting for her medications I got a copy of IK. On the way home #3 looked at it and decided I could make her the Rib-and-Cable Mitts. I want to make the Streakers Shrug for #1 daughter, so I came home and went on the computer to find out where to get the yarn for it…..$25/skein and I need three. I will make it but not with that. I will either buy a cheaper yarn or spin something suitable. I am cheap. I also saw Aphrodite by Rowan Yarns again for #1 daughter. Went looking again and you can only get the pattern from their book A Midas Touch which costs $15.95. Again I am cheap and will not pay that for one pattern as the others didn’t really interest me. Then I realized a warm day was passing me by and we went out and finished the greenhouse and started to put some stuff inside. One of the best things I found was a pray mantis egg sac on a calendar I had hanging in the old greenhouse. I hung it back up in the new one.

Last fall I never cleaned out the greenhouse garden so on Saturday we pulled everything and raked it all into a burn pile for Sunday as it is too windy today (Although not windy enough to make the kids kite stay up!) Anyhow this garden is about 20 x 40 and has flowers and herbs beds growing outside the fence. We were able to get all that cleaned up also. If the weather holds (more like my body which is exhausted) we should be able to completely finish the big garden in about two to three days. Yes this one was neglected in the fall also. Any clean up that did get done Mom did. We got so tired of eating tomatoes and just left the plants. I didn’t think I would ever get sick of tomatoes but the cherry and grape ones just kept producing like crazy. They had flowers on them still when they finally got hit with frost.

We went through the wellhouse where the potatoes, cabbage, onions etc. is stored and got rid of anything that had gone bad. As we were coming in for dinner we looked up and saw a flock of geese flying north! I was starting to worry since everyone was calling the news station telling them that they had seen geese and robins and I hadn’t. Now I just have to wait for the robin.

Tomorrow we will burn off the pile and hopefully get started on the big garden. Right now I am off to a nice hot tub and then I am going to get started on the Mitts as they say the warm weather is not going to last and she may still need them this year! There is also the fact that she is the only one that oh’s and ah’s over things I make and so is very deserving!

Warm Weather Cometh

Last Friday I spun and spun and spun and gave myself a case of repetitive motion syndrome. I need to spread my spinning time out more but when I get the time I get the time. So I have stopped spinning until it feels all better and have only knit a little.

I made a sock. Yes I have done this before but I made the sock pattern too combining three other sock patterns. I saw different parts of socks but one was toe up (never did) one had the "stars" the way I like but I didn't like the stripes on that one and all I had in red, white and blue was woolease yarn. I wrote down instructions as I went and now I have to go back and change some as the star part is a little tight because of the stranding and should have been done in a bigger needle. I have the revised one on the needles. I started this while sitting in the emergency room with the oldest son. He was playing basketball last night and hurt his ankle. He went home, showered and went to bed. Needless to say he didn't go to work this AM. He called me and had me take him to the hospital. He has a severe sprain and a fibula avulsion fracture and nice fancy blue boot to wear. Now the #3 child is complaining of an earache which will mean another 50 mile round trip to the doctor's tomorrow...more knitting time.

Tuesday a big yellow truck that couldn't find it's way to my house called and asked if we would meet him for the delivery. Curt got back with a big package in the back of the truck. I know good things come in small packages but this is a great one. It was my greenhouse. He went right to work, cursed a few (read alot) but the frame is up and the panels go in tomorrow. Which isn't soon enough for me seeing as how green things are popping up all over. We are suppose to have 60 degree weather tomorrow!

Earlier in the week we took down the old greenhouse and picked up stuff that had blown all over during it's demise. I was also able to pull out the last tray of black walnuts and go thru them. Hopefully I will be able to make black walnut brittle this weekend. But then again why spend the "nicest weekend since November" inside?

I heard this is the 5th warmest winter on record. The weather man also showed a graph of snow fall. The last two times we only had less than 30 inches of snow, the following winter we had 80-90 inches. Which means I need to get started in the greenhouse so I can stock the shelves for next winter. The only downside it this cuts into the fiber fun.