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Garden Gate:  Is Anyone Else Exhausted?  |
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Love-in-a-Mist
True Blue Farmgirl
367 Posts
Shannon
Independence
Oregon
USA
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 Posted - May 09 2007 : 7:34:09 PM
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The weather has been nice for the past week, so I have been outside everyday from 7:00am until dark. I have the worst farmer's tan and my hands are dry from dirt and washing them so much. I've planted 35 new roses this year and added a pond and 5 new flower beds. I even made a chicken topiary today. As soon as I get caught up mulching, I will be able to sit back and enjoy the flowers. Well, after I paint the inside of the chicken house. Except, then it will be time to plant the rest of the vegitable garden, then I'll probably have to weed and mow again. Oh well, at least I love it. 
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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EagleNest
True Blue Farmgirl
192 Posts
Mary
Yakima
WA
192 Posts |
Posted - May 09 2007 : 10:00:03 PM
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WOW!!! Shannon slow down. You're making the rest of us look bad. LOL I was weedeating this evening and broke the weedeater. Oh boy was I in trouble. DH was not a happy camper this evening. So I got a couple of tools out and fixed it, amazing what a farmgirl can do. Just getting warm enough here in Yakima to start the garden. Looks like I'll be busy this weekend. But I'll never catch up with you. Enjoy the roses, I love mine.
Mary
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Gal 5:22 |
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
1646 Posts
Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - May 09 2007 : 10:57:05 PM
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Oh Shannon, you just broke me up. I have the coolest farmer's tan you've ever seen...half-tanned arms and face, and legs that look like they belong to a ghost! Scary sight!
Seems we have waited and waited for the warm weather and now that it has FINALLY arrived, we have to get everything done NOW! I have about a third of the garden planted, a greenhouse full of bedding plants begging to be let out and two composts shovelled out and restarted. I did manage to get our ponds restarted a couple of weeks ago, only to find one of them has a leak. Great...I'll put that on the list of "to-do's", fortunately it's just in the waterfall.
I still need to fire up the power washer and wash off winter's grime, scrub out the chicken coop, net the strawberries and get the brooder ready for a batch of meat birds. This time of year my list seems longer than the days to get it all done. Like you say, it's a good thing we love it.
Di
oh...I found the second best thing (next to honey) for dry cracked fingers. Lanolin breast cream for nursing mothers. Seriously works! LOL |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
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Posted - May 09 2007 : 11:47:08 PM
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Yep , gotta make hay while the sun shines,espeically in Washington.
I weeded for 2 days straight last week end, couldnt move for a couple days,we planted about a forth of the garden today.
Have any of you planted tamatoes yet, well we did today, they were just getting to big in the greenhouse. sure hope it doesnt get to cold or freeze now.
This darn arthritis is putting a cramp in my style, I used to do lots more gardening for longer periods of time. keep those fingers in the dirt!
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Bee Haven Maven
True Blue Farmgirl
1862 Posts
Beverly
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - May 10 2007 : 03:53:02 AM
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I am heading out to plant our garden today.....frost warnings seem to be over,so I think it is finally safe. I probably shouldn't have read this thread before going out, Shannon...you made me tired! LOL Actually I have been extremely busy this spring...we planted 100 blueberrie bushes, split off about 75 strawberry volunteers, built a grape arbor, painted two horse barns...never seems to be an end to the list of stuff that needs done. The pay off is.......hopefully a wonderful harvest and a full pantry and freezer by next winter! So the answer to your question is......yes, I am exhausted most of the time....running on sheer adrenaline!
Keep Smiling.....Bev
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westernhorse51
True Blue Farmgirl
1681 Posts
michele
farmingdale
n.j.
USA
1681 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 05:22:05 AM
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I thought I was exhausted until I read why you are! 
she selects wool and flax and works with eager hands Prov.31:13 |
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
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Posted - May 10 2007 : 06:47:14 AM
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I am so far behind. Hopefully this weekend I can make some progress. I had started on the vegetable garden a couple of weeks ago and got the raspberries pruned and trained on the trellis. Also got one section of the raised beds cleaned up and planted with onions, lettuce and some potatoes. Still have to weed the rest, edge the yard and weed the large periennal flower bed - it is soooooo over grown with weeds. DH is going to be gone this weekend to see his parents at the coast, I go see my parents Sunday for Mom's day, so that just leaves Saturday to get some stuff done.
Anne in Portland
"Weeds are flowers too, once you get to know them" Eyeore from Winnie the Pooh
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
4853 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - May 10 2007 : 06:47:56 AM
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Ok. Farmers tan aside, is the topiary in the shape of a chicken? Or a topiary for the chickens....or made of chickens? I'd love to see a photo if it's any of the above 
"In the spring, at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt." Margaret Atwood
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Love-in-a-Mist
True Blue Farmgirl
367 Posts
Shannon
Independence
Oregon
USA
367 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 09:17:19 AM
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After looking at her today she looks more like a goose. Better Homes and Gardens April issue has the directions. It was really easy. I need to shape her beak better.
I think I still have some lanolin breast cream from my nursing days, I will try it!
I checked the weather for the next week and decided to put my peppers and tomatos outside today too, they are getting too big.
After reading the rest of you girls' lists, I was reminded of things I still need to do. lol
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - May 10 2007 : 4:33:18 PM
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Wow! You sure have been busy! Do you want to come take over my home and garden for a week? I still need to dig up at least half of my garden space for my peppers, get my sunflowers planted, plant my corn and get tomato plants since I didn't get the seeds sprouted in time. One of these days I will get my garden in :)
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mommom
True Blue Farmgirl
854 Posts
Susan
Lancaster
Pennsylvania
USA
854 Posts |
Posted - May 10 2007 : 7:01:56 PM
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| I've passed from exhausted to the twilight zone! And, there's still more to do! Susan |
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Shirley
True Blue Farmgirl
734 Posts
Shirley
Olympia
Wa
USA
734 Posts |
Posted - May 11 2007 : 12:45:28 AM
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| LOL Too Cute Shannon |
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