I've been outside.

And the inside of my house shows it.


I am loving anything perennial right now.  My currant bushes are starting to leaf out.

Black and red currant bushes

Spring would be downright bleak without chives!

Oh, you beauties!

The horseradish is showing signs of life.

Mmmmm-mmm!

The strawberries are coming along, even though I tried to kill them by over-planting.

Hoping that the pine needle mulch
will help keep the weeds down.

The celebrated compost complex in all its glory - only need to set up the fronts so that I can add boards to keep it in place.

Look!  Rays of SUN!

I am making progress against the grass (I'm delusional, but what the heck) in my back flower bed.

I'm gaining on it!

Another raised bed was readied.

Cucumber bed and bags positioned
for squash planting

Garlic and shallots are popping up!

You may have to biggify in order
to see them.

It was so nice yesterday that I tempted fate (again) and put the geraniums out.  Then, of course, it went down to 35* this morning.  But - no frost!  If I have time tonight, I will put them in their pots and get out the 'covers', just in case.

Please excuse the mouldy siding -
it's on my list to be scrubbed this
Spring.

After buying and planting Johnny Jump-ups / violas every year, they are finally seeding themselves.  I will dig these up and the few in the next bed and put them in a window box.  It makes my frugal little heart go pitty-pat.

My favorite spring flowers

It was my typical, busy weekend.  Saturday morning I raced up to the transfer station (having to bring my garbage every week until the bears settle down is a P.A.I.N.), then drove down to another town about 20 minutes south of me to have breakfast with my friend who raises the Randall cattle.  She had brought us 30# of bones!  Then I headed back home, after a quick stop to get chick feed, to let the dogs out.  Then -- are you sitting? -- I went for a pedicure!  Squee!  Pure, unadulterated luxury.  Of course, I ruined the paint job almost immediately but, still, I have blue toes!  I get happy every time I look at them.


Speaking of chicks, this breed of meat chicks is so quiet, compared to the Frankenchickens, that I find myself checking on them to make sure they are still alive.

This was taken when they arrived - all in good health and full voice.  Once they got settled it was Quietsville.  Of course, my sister stayed overnight on Saturday and, after I went on-and-on about how quiet they were, blah, blah, blah, there was an uprising in the middle of the night that woke us both up!  I bolted into the laundry room-cum-brooder condo and there was nothing going on.  Fine.  Make a liar out of me.


That was an extra special treat - having her stay over.  We were supposed to go to a concert, but we were having too much fun just yaking, so we stayed home.  The Pepperoni is in complete heaven when his Auntie Connie is visiting.  He gets to sleep in a people bed. 


While the interior of my house didn't get much attention (again) this weekend, I did manage to get three loads of laundry done and get a few windows washed.  Man, oh, man, dog-nose-slime is not easy to get off! 


It's supposed to be a mild week, with a couple of rainy days mixed in, so I hope to be able to do some stealth gardening in the early morning/early evening.  Got to keep chipping away at The List!