ah ha !!!

frost

a lot of frost

it's 28' .....

but the sun is shining .... 

busy diva

 no not planting -- too cold and there is freeze warning for tonight --- hope y'all listed to me a month or so ago -- snow too ... see ... we old  middle aged women are never wrong.

 friday night sew in went well.  last row of blocks are done and added to the quilt -- ready to quilt!  one diva dress is complete, 2 others are cut out -- laundry is done and ironing is done

 mankato shopping trip is done -- new "quilting foot" for my sewing machine -- $37 ..... ouchie ...  now the mssing one will probably re appear.  went to the mankato farmers market to check it out .... interesting, lots of wonderful looking baked goods -- meats, cheeses, crafts and of course perenials, lots of rhubarb, aspargas and spring onions!

 now -- back to work -- non profits await me.

Diva

zee Project is complete

okay the basement remodel / shelve it / sort it / clean it project is almost complete ... all that is left is to vacuum the floor ... super skylar did a fab job on the organizing -- 12 shelve units with up to 8 boxes per shelf --neatly labeled.... no more searching thru piles of boxes -- some of this stuff was boxed up after the tornado (in 98) and never looked at since....there are 6 more tubs to shred in the garage !!!  oh happy happy happy

super skylar and her buddy Nick ...

mama's

  okay life is better this morning....

  mama turkey was clucking outside my bedroom window at 5:00am this morning....much better than a blaring alarm clock....she comes into 5 times a day to eat and visit the bird bath for a drink -- unfortunately she leaves other "deposits" too, but hey -- she's fun to watch

  so it rolls


M

busy diva (s)

  so super skylar has the office basement organized beautifully -- no more searching thru 65 boxes looking for a single document

  the audit from hell is getting worser by the moment sometimes i really hate my occupation people are weird

  but things are getting done and that is good -- one more deadline then a couple of months of less stress

  I hope to be planting by the weekend -- it really doesn't take all that long.  the rows are plotted, the row markers (flags) are labeled -- toss them seeds in the ground and wait for them to grow ....

diva

ps. elder just informed me he planted corn... without asking!!!  finally getting him trained ...

Spring

  Spring is in the air -- or is up at GAC.  Mom and I walked the lilac walk at the arboretum -- it's always pretty (and fragrant) ...

this lilac had a white edged bloom ... deep fushia purple

and the crab apple trees were in "full" bloom... it's worth a trip up there if you are in the neighborhood ...

by now i'm reading the "blogs" for the week but i'm out of sync today -- cleaned closets (I still have too many clothes) ... but winter is put away and summer is out....I went to scrapbooking and finished a mini market album. . . I went to work and paid some clients employee's (always fun) ... I walked the garden and Mom and I toured some cemetary's after supper .....so shower then bed.

Diva

May Day !

the big green machine has arrived....

and the old red one was working up the patch !!!

and as i've said before -- dang -- town's getting closer and closer

  Someone has messed with my home computer so not sure if this is going to work.  It rained again and it's really windy so... but the green machine and it's operators have arrived -- the planter is up top and i didn't have enough gas in bessie to dash up and take pix.  Patch is to be located near the house and road and trees....

  Can't wait -- will start planting this week.....watermelons, pumpkins, squash, and cantelope -- in that order.  On my trek to Minneapolis yesterday, I stopped at a favorite garden center and picked up heirloom tomato's ... will plant them tomorrow.  Lots of cool things. 

  The Lands' End Inlet (outlet) was kinda cool too.  Deals, deals, deals.

Diva