Spring Break!




And whew, it was a long time coming. E has to work today, but then we're all off for a while.

In the garden: I have rhubarb to plant today and need to plant bitter greens, mesclun and beets out in the market garden, though I think we'll run over that bed one more time with the tiller. Every night I've been hacking away at the invasive bittersweet, tree devouring ivy, and green-briar that got the upper hand while I was pregnant last year - the goats get dinner and every night I free a few more trees. The ride-on mower needs to go in for a new fuel line and we're on the hunt for a used bagger attachment on craigslist. I brought some spent bulbs from school that need to go in the front garden and we're putting up a bird-feeder in the backyard to go with Georgia's newfound love of bird-watching. The cats don't go back there because of the dogs, so I feel ok about "luring" in the local birds - most of them nest in the backyard anyway since they know it's a "safety zone".

In the sewing room: I promised Gi a new hungry caterpillar blanket and pillow which we'll get started on today (I'm also going to make three pillows with the three panels - egg, caterpillar, and butterfly - to act as a bolster, once I figure out what size pillow forms to use) I have two custom orders in the works - one is to quilt and send back an unfinished baby quilt which hopefully will arrive in the mail soon, and the other is a custom clothing/memory quilt that I need some more clothes to arrive for)

Out and About: We're going to Longwood Gardens with my folks next week - just need to see what day looks the best weather-wise, I'm headed to the PA Dutch market with Avery tomorrow, and we have a wedding on Saturday before Easter festivities at my mom's on Sunday. Busy, busy!

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Posted: Thu - April 9, 2009 at 07:24 AM        

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