Almost Here!

Spring is almost here....It is still cold but there are definite signs...

Some of the birds came back and sing loud and proud in the mornings. The ice breaker broke the ice and the water runs free again....

The yard is mudding up and the cats and I have started tracking mud in the kitchen.....hihihi

And I started seeds for the veggie garden.

 

Basil, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes,

eggplants and kale

 

Basil and tomatoes are classics here, eggplants are a first as for the kale this is not

my first time but I never got success, it is my first time starting it indoors.

This is exciting!

 

Oh and I was able to yank the grill cover from the ice...

 

I smell a burger or 2.

 

I'm having smoker fantasies too...

 

And I have a pork butt in the freezer!

 

But for tonight we will have filet mignon (bought super cheap on sale) Rapini with garlic and a bit of avocado...yum!

 

Have a great night my friends!

 

Itching

I'm itching to sow seeds now....but it's too early

 

I saved  quite a bit of seeds...In the biggest jar is perrenial sweet pea; the medium jar has

butternut squashed and in the itty bitty one are delicata squash seeds

 

Of course you recognize  some of my Pyrex!

 

So in this picture you have 3 things that make me happy: seeds, mason jars and Pyrex!

 

I had a talk with Dan and we will definitely be back in the funky gravy on the So Guy chinese restaurant in Morrisburg, Ont.

 

So I should eventually get pics for you!

Not fixed yet...but

Ok so I've spent part of the evening fiddling with the Iphone situation....so far no luck

but I just read a post saying to send the pics to ny email and save them from there.

So I downloaded some pictures via my email and I hope I can insert them in this post...My Dad is getting impatient!

So I've been receiving my yearly dose of plant porn....sweet, sweet plant porn that makes my blood shiver.

My favorite so far had the sweetest picture, a true symbol of milder temperatures

                                          A ladybug hanging out on Dill or Queen's Ann Lace.

I have eggplant on the brain eversince I discovered I wasn't allergic!

I can see eggplant parm in the near future....

 

 

                                          Ok I get that the picture is upside down but I put it right and when I upload it to the blog it changes...This is arugula which we totally love in salads and even cooked. I will sow some for sure!

 

Kale that can whitstand some cold and snow? I want some!

 

I'm also looking at beans, cukes and squash.

 

But first I need to make an inventory of my seed stash....

Mice ate one box...Note to self never keep seeds in a cardboard box!

 

LOL! Life lessons