Glory Hallelujah! I'm INTO it, finally!

I got into to the garden today, and I am thrilled. This morning I measured the soil temperature to find it was 40 degrees which is the perfect temp for greens, lettuces, and cabbage.

My little starts all had their true leaves, and I'd hardened them off, and it won't free tonight.

You can see that I planted only one side of the bed.

The other side with have cucumbers grown on a tilted frame that will shade these lettuces

in July and August so they don't bolt.

Greens and leaf lettuce can be planted 8 inches apart.

I've protected the cabbages, below,

under a new fabric cover from Gardener's Supply Company.

The last event in the garden was to sprinkle crushed egg shells around all the greens to protect them from slugs.


My dear young friend, Hayden, dropped by, and she graciously took my picture.

That's it for now.

I'm taking off on Saturday for a few days at the ocean with my daughter and her two darlings. These starts needed to be IN before I left. The weather is wonderfully warm and there is a slight breeze...a perfect day for the first of many days of gardening.

I got INTO it, finally.

These plants can take frost and snow if it comes again too.

The varieties planted:

Lettuce: Cracoviensis, Winter Density Bibb, Forellenschluss, Crisp Mint

Cabbage: Gonzales, Super Red 80, Early Jersey Wakefield

Greens: Ruby Red Chard

This is Why!

This is why YOU, whoever YOU are,

have daffodils and crocuses

and why I don't!We got dumped on Friday night by a big snowstorm which left about 6 inches as it passed.

It was sunny on Saturday, and it is sunny today, so it is melting fast.

I feel especially tender towards my tiny primroses that, a couple weeks ago,

I pictured on a blog.

The buds have opened, but cautiously.

And these, above, are the extent of my daffydowndillies so far.

They are afraid to venture out too far, and for good reason!

When I turned from my photos to come in to write this a horse came down the street.

It was riderless and made me a little nervous.

On close following with my camera I saw that a lovely woman was behind it

'leading' it up the street. She was going by the nursing home to give the

residents a treat. When we spoke she said her mom was there.

This is why I love this place!

How many of you saw this today????

"Be End," as Jacob says.

Everyone put on a swimsuit, gathered a towel, and planted themselves in one of two vehicles for the ride to the Super 8 motel for a celebration of swimming, especially fun for the kids. However, when we arrived there was a party going on, and the pool was full. Lovella came up with the brilliant idea for the 'little 'uns' to make painted paper, while the men took Alana to the ranch for some 4-wheeling. Alina, the Queena the Trailer, inspects her hand for paint; she's kind of picky about how she looks...darling, of course.
Marcus was the paint mixer extraordinaire!

Evan loved making all kinds of patterns before texturizing his paper.

Isabella LOVES red and pink!

Kelly loves to get the kids lined up for funniness!

This is definitely NOT funny! This was my piece de resistance!

A Rhubarb Custard Pie

made with whole wheat pastry crust, and it was delicious, if I do say so myself.

It was one of many desserts ordered up for the celebrations.

Cream Puffs, Chocolate Cake with ice cream, and Liliquoi (Passion Fruit) Cheesecake were among the treats.

We know how to eat; and we know how to celebrate, don't we?





I couldn't resist this angelic pose, below, of Dante as he napped.

...of Isabella as she slept in on the last morning,

oops, I guess he was cute enough to picture twice!

My nephew, Jake, always used to say, "Be End!" at the end of a story.

That's how this one ends too.