March 11th, 2008

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A Cast-Iron Back

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Apparently,

“What a man needs in gardening is a cast-iron back, with a hinge in it.”  Charles Dudley Warner 1829-1900

It’s true.  But resting every once in a while is a big help too!


Guess who?


And guess where?

Yep, I was lucky enough to get some playtime outside today.  I finished mulching bed #7.  I am working on labeling everything that’s in bed #7 and I will put a link in the sidebar.  It will be amazing to watch the gardens change as spring arrives and passes.


Bed #7

Bed #7 runs right up against my neighbor’s yard.  There’s a lot of work to do in this bed this year.  At least, I remember being not too very pleased with some of what grew in this bed last year.

I did a bit of container gardening today.  Lettuce…


(That’s an Italian parsley in the pot that managed to over-winter.)

and radishes…

I also set up a bird-feeding station that I can see from the loveseat in the not-too-long-ago-redone living room.


Now I can watch the birds while I read in the mornings.  :)

I was excited to see something new in bloom today.  My violets!  They are edible, and I love to add them to my infusions.  I also have a tincture made from violets.


Woodland Violet


Confederate Violet

While I was busy working, my daughter and a friend were busy at the goldfish pond.

Poor little goldfish.  I’m sure they were terrified.  :)

We had cheeseburgers on the grill tonight.  And then for dessert (and fun) we toasted marshmallows outside over our old grill.

Hubby is the marshmallow-toasting expert.

But we’re all pretty good at eating toasted marshmallows.

Bye.  I’m off to read chapter 8 in Little House in the Big Woods!

Lynn

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