March Fun

This cart is what Mark gave me for my birthday. I'm so excited because its also has a dump feature. It will hold up to 1000lbs and will dump 400 and Mark can attach it to his riding lawn mower and take the grand kids for a ride. I love it because now I can haul around all the stuff I need all around the yard.




This is a Drumstick Primula that I just love. I divided it this fall and now have seven of them in the lasagna garden in the front.




This next picture is one my friend Rhoda made me about 13 years ago for my birthday. I just love it and it hangs in my garden room.




Here is a close up of what the picture says. This is picture is one of my favorite pieces of garden art.




This is the sign that is on the door going into my garden room.




This is Scabiosa or Pincushion Flower called "Fama". It has huge blooms.




This is the future site of the chicken coop. Yes, I will be getting chickens this year. I'm so excited. I can hardly wait.

I have had the best birthday this year. My friends and family have just spoiled me. Lunches and presents and cards and calls. I am truly blessed and really feel loved.

I want to say a big thank you to Maury for fixing my computer so that my pictures will once again download from my camera. That's why I haven't been on here much.

Well, tonight we have another birthday celebration with Chris, Jen, Hailey and Landon, Sarah, Jacob and Mark and I. So I must go and at least take a stab at straightening up the house. Ta ta for now!

Birthday Month

So this is my birthday month. I celebrate all month. Its also an extra long month so I get 31 days instead of just 28. I don't get presents everyday but the cards come a little at a time and I just like to think of it as a birthday month not just a birthday day.

The day that my computer got worked on my friend Greg brought me over a load of horse poop. It was very nicely aged so I was able to put it on the garden. My friend Carla came over and got some and I put the rest on the compost pile. Speaking of compost Costco has a tumbling composter that we are going to get. We went to get one this weekend and they were out. Here's the link if you want to see one.

http://www.thecompostbin.com/2009/04/99-costco-compost-tumbler.html

It's pretty cool. They are supposed to get some more in on the 8th or 9th and we will be right there to get one. This is not one of my birthday presents. I have let my family know that I want "Blogging for Dummies". Maybe I can get my blog to look a little more professional.

There are so many daffodils about to bloom and there are also a few tulips getting ready to open. So exciting! The daffs called "Cheerfulness" not "Cheerful" as last reported are still blooming and looking and smelling like heaven. I took some over to my other friend Carla yesterday and she loved them. There's just something about fresh flowers that make you feel good.

News on the chicken front. It looks like I may be getting chickens after all. So excited! The big part is getting the chicken coop done. We also have to put a new roof on half of our garage and that is going to be a pretty penny. So lots of things going on around here. Still waiting on greenhouse plans too.

My camera will no longer download pictures that I have recently taken for some reason. So no new pictures for now. Well, that's about all the news for now.

Ta ta.