The March Lion Cometh

Last day in March and it's not only going out like a lion, he brought a few friends.

You can tell it's a heavy snow by the pine trees weighted down.

Go chase that Lion away Sky!

I've seen enough...... I'm going back in.

Getting My Hands Dirty

Did you know gardening is therapeutic?  That's what the experts say. 

 I will have to agree.

I planted one big planter last week and have a few things up.

Their so cute!!

Yesterday the rest of my seeds came in the mail so I got busy playing in the dirt;

 .....and of course I soon found out I will need another big planter .  

I was able to find some organic seeds at Meijer, but the rest I had to order from Gardens Alive and The Sustainable Seed Company.  If you have trouble finding all organic, try heirloom seeds.

Important: use organic dirt! 

 Elise looked at me like I was crazy, but my dear, not all dirt is organic.

I used a toothpick to get the little seeds down.

  These were not the littlest.

....and a medicine cup for watering ..... use what you got.

Make sure to use water from the outside faucet if you have a water softener like we do.

 You may like a little salt on your veggies, but you're veggies, do not.

and now we wait.........

that and get another planter to finish this project up.

Signs of Spring

It doesn't feel like spring on this St. Patrick's Day.  The March wind is blowing fierce and the temps have dipped down.  But I took a few shots of "Signs of Spring" today anyways. Hope you enjoy!!

Do you see it????  A little bit of tiny open water on the pond.

Little easier to see it on the edge.

And now that the snow is mostly melted, we can resume ball playing.

The chickens are laying lots more eggs everyday.  

Should be able to start selling soon.

Note: Bare feet around here isn't a sign of spring.Must be their Canadian blood.

And a definite sign of spring....

The first snake!!

I have not blogged in awhile.  I do think this will have to become a habit in order to keep it up.  Plus, sometimes I don't think much interesting stuff is going on. That should change with the season.  We just went through February.  It's a hard month to get through for us Mid-Westerners.  It's now early March and we got our first 40 degrees yesterday.  What does that mean if you live in MI?  Well first off, if you're married to a Canadian from the prairies, it means this:

Yep!!  He put on shorts, shoveled off the fire pit, the picnic table, and one chair for me, so he could cook outside.

If you are a Michigander.....  You get minion 2 to shovel a path for you and Sky Boy so you can sit in the sunshine and smell the wood burning; love that smell.  The snow was still quite deep, especially for a not so tall dog.

If felt nice after this winter and the sub-zero temps. of last month to sit in the warmth of the sun.  I did not wear shorts however, I assure you.  My feet were still cold, but my face, was warm.

I had a nice view too....

The Birthday boy, turned 8 yesterday.

Mmmmm.... the best stew is always made on an open fire pit in a cast iron dutch oven.

And thus began our cooking outside season this year, 

and we couldn't be happier about it!