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julia hayes
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
julia
medical lake
wa
USA
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 Posted - Dec 31 2005 : 11:14:46 AM
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We've had 2 weeks of really mild thawing weather. Things are muddy and soft. I went out to the gardens and did some weeding. It felt so great since I wasn't able to do much of that this Fall. I feel like I'm catching up. I know it is bad to walk around on the soil when its this soft, but I just couldn't help myself!!!!!! Its been a grand morning!
blessings, Julia Hayes
being simple to simply be |
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celebrate2727
True Blue Farmgirl
989 Posts
Beth
MJF
Farmgirl
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Posted - Dec 31 2005 : 11:19:48 AM
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Lucky you! I will spend today shoveling the drive after a good 10 inches of the white stuff fell last night. Will my back survive?
Blessings- Beth
May you achieve your full potential to excel intellectually, to live spiritually, to lead responsibly, to act justly and to serve selflessly. Have a wonderful Holiday and a Happy New Year!
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Dec 31 2005 : 3:40:21 PM
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I love pulling weeds this time of year. Probably because I feel successful.....there aren't as many to pull as in the summer. I haven't been shoveling snow but I have been shoveling compost. I am itchin' to get in my garden....just want to get dirty.
We usually have our annual "Rake and Burn" weekend in early Feb. I got a new blower and can't wait. Every hour or so I hop outside, pick up the blower, and you should see the leaves go! WOO HOO it's fun! There will still be more than enough leaves for the rest of the family come February.
Blessings
Catherine
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt." |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
1949 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2006 : 9:03:59 PM
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All I would be able to do in my garden bed is swim! We have had so much rain that my bed is under water, has been for 3 days. Ick! Hoping it goes away lest the roots rot. Do have Hyacinth and Bluebell green poking up in some higher beds, and have violets and Helebore blooms. Hope springs eternal!! Yeah!!!! Julia V.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
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Fabulous Farm Femmes
True Blue Farmgirl
792 Posts
Diane
Lakebay, Tacoma
WA
792 Posts |
Posted - Jan 02 2006 : 10:24:47 PM
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| Found the first cherry blossoms blooming on the tree today!! That is the earliest EVER. |
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shelley ginger
Farmgirl in Training
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Shelley
Ossining
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2006 : 12:28:41 PM
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I was trying to picture myself out in the flowerbed today here in the Hudson Valley in NY. Hmm...if I tried really hard...and chipped away at the frozen ground I might be able to pull a hamstring, but that's about it.
Ooooh, I am jealous ladies!!
We'll be friends until we're blue in the hair.
http://www.erikandshelley.com
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Jan 08 2006 : 1:32:39 PM
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I "harvested" the barn today and spread the manure and straw around the garden. It's pretty soggy here to be doing any weeding, but I did notice lots of bulbs coming up and the primulas and snowdrops are blooming!
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greyghost
True Blue Farmgirl
650 Posts
Lynn
Summerville
Georgia
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2006 : 3:07:19 PM
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Today was fairly warm - about 60. I cleaned up DH's mess from taking apart our old deck and putting in a new one. I spent a few hours cleaning the old deckboards that I'm going to remake into raised beds for my garden. Can't do it all at once anymore with my back the way it is - so I just had to be satisfied with cleaning up the mess and pulling nails.
(why can't men ever learn to just park the truck next to where they are remodeling something, and just chuck the burnable/trash stuff into THAT rather than tossing it on our front lawn for the world to see?)
Anyways, I'm looking forward to scraping the old paint off on the next warm day, then I need to pick a nice color for those raised beds to be. Our roof is red (not my idea... it was here...) so I'm thinking "why not" as the tomatoes will catch the color beautifully, and they'll add color next winter season to a pretty dead lawn. |
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Julia
True Blue Farmgirl
1949 Posts
Julia
Shelton
WA
USA
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Posted - Jan 08 2006 : 9:38:50 PM
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I thought of about doing some weeding today after church but it was to cold and wet, so I read a book about knitting with a pot of tea.
"...the setting sun is like going into the very presence of God." Elizabeth Von Arnim |
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Mari-dahlia
True Blue Farmgirl
269 Posts
Marianne
Hoosick Falls
New York
USA
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Posted - Jan 11 2006 : 05:21:34 AM
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Shelley,
I'm with you, in the Hudson Valley and envious. All you guys in the pacific northwest should know we have at least 2 more months of hard frozen snowy weather. really we wouldn't see snowdrops until the end of March. Spring fever in this area is a frenzy because we wait so long. |
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A Farm of My Own: did some weeding today! |
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did some weeding today!
