The Garden begins....

I have a friend who's an uber gardener. She produces an incredible amount on a very small patch. I was in her kitchen a few weeks ago and she had egg shell halves filled with dirt and sprouts lined up on cookie sheets. Each shell was marked with its yield.

Sadly, I am a pathetic vegetable gardener. I have a few herbs in my circle garden. Larry plants a few tomatoes and peppers and that's about it. Well, this year I decided to imitate my friend and start some things from seed. I also plan to pop in some vegetables here and there among my flowers. Who says you can't have red tomatoes contrasting to the golden marigolds or a purple eggplant (which I bought already well developed) thriving next to the lavendar.

I plan to put some container gardens on my deck, some vegetables mixed in with flowers in my Mary garden and more vegetable and herbs out front in my circle garden. Right now my eggshells are on the sunporch, my greenhouse. They should be sprouting in a few weeks and gaining strength for transfer.

Stay tuned for the results!

An Eeyore Day!

Why is it that some days the world seems to be a wonderful place and other days it feels like Eeyore's gloomy spot in the 100 acre woods. I'm having an Eeyore day for no reason at all that I can see. Perhaps it is just one example of the reality of evil in the world with the devil prowling about looking for whom he can devour or cast gloom upon.

So my response is pray more, do something kind for somebody else and stop hanging black crepe paper for the pity party. The sun is shining and all my dear ones are doing well. It's a great day no matter how I feel at the moment! So I will put off Eeyore's gloom by an act of the will and put on Winnie the Pooh who has no sense of gloom even when he is stuck in Rabbit's hole with his legs being used for a clothes horse.

Hope your Eeyore days are few and far between and your Pooh days are many!

Remember when life was simple....

And learning to ride a two wheeler was the biggest deal on the planet. Oh for those days.

Forsythia: the first of the glorious spring flowers

Forsythia are always the first of the Spring flowers and they turn Camp Kreitzer's playground into a golden place. They are a welcome sight because they tell me Spring really can't be far behind. They've been in full bloom for about three weeks, one good thing about the cool temperatures. Soon the daffodils will join them to add more sunshine to the yard. And the red buds are about to bloom as well. Welcome, welcome, Spring!

Heavenly Fireworks!

Lightening, thunder, and hail tonight. What a show! Marianna was afraid of the "under" at first, but when we stood in the door and watched the hail and I picked up some for her, she decided it was pretty neat. I agree! God's world is NEVER boring!

The circle garden may not be blooming, but the Gramma garden is splendiferous!

Darn! It was supposed to be sunny all day and it started out that way. But the gloom has returned and it is still chilly. Outside my office window I can see the lilac buds starting to swell, but except for the forsythia which has been magnificent for several weeks, the other flowers are hunkering down in the cold afraid to come out. So instead of thinking about the spring flowers in my circle garden, I will think about all the little flowers in my Gramma garden.

This little variety on the left is called "Josie" and can be seen here in pink. She comes in other colors depending on the day of the week and the state of the wash. She's a little Texas rosebud. I took the photo last time we were in Texas sometime after Christmas although she blooms all year. Obviously this little sprig is bigger now.

The next variety is called "Funny Face" and they need to be constantly fed and watered although "water" is not their favorite liquid. Juice and chocolate milk bring out big blossoming smiles. Time and attention to these little flowers is rewarded with lots of laughter.

These are only three of the 19 flower varieties in Gramma's garden, soon to be 20. If you visit regularly, you will get to see them all in their glorious splendor. And take it from me, an unprejudiced source, they are all glorious and splendiferous! 

Another Chilly, Windy Day in Virginia

Don't you just hate this global warming? We have had a week of frigid temps here with rain, chill winds, and little sun. Not only did March go out like a lion, but April came in like one as well.

I'm ready for some spring. Even my daffodils don't like it. They are rebelling by taking their time about blooming.