Preparing Our Garden Spot

Today, in between the raindrops, my son and I are removing sod from the area that will become our garden in just a few weeks. We have had to work between the raindrops as it has rained here nearly every day for a while now. Okay well, not EVERY day, just most of them and for a little while the yard was too saturated to work in. 

It is still pretty moist (okay today it is almost muddy again) but it kinda makes it easier to cut the sod out. Bubba thinks it is too heavy since his job is to pull up the sod and put it in the wheelbarrow when I get it cut out. We do a little each day since I can't physically do the entire job at once, but a little a day is better than none and soon we will be able to add the compost and plant our garden.

I also have the raspberry and grape plants to get in the ground this week as it looks like winter has finally lost the battle with spring and I think we are past the last frost now. (keeping fingers crossed here) the herbs we started are doing well except for the chives, I finally gave up on the first batch last week since nothing sprouted after a month and replanted a new packet (maybe the first packet was a dud) so here's hoping the new batch will sprout soon!


In the sewing room, I have gather some material and am in the process of cutting out another dress for my granddaughters and I found a sheet with a nice pattern on it that I am cutting to make a new muu muu (I just love them, I could wear one all the time they are so comfy)

Soon, I will be getting the summer patterns I want for the kids and start on their summer clothes. I am looking forward to all the new things that will come from my sewing room.

I have also decided to continue through the summer with Bubba's schooling, we aren't going to take a summer break like the other kids do, since he only spends an hour a day on his studies we figured it wouldn't be a big deal to continue that through the summer and hopefully he will retain more this way instead of spending the first few months re-learning everything from the previous year!

And finally in fun stuff news I am planning my first bon fire party of the year for early June. By then it will be warm enough to be comfortable after dark. I have been having my bon fires for a few years now and they are great. We have a pitch-in dinner followed by loads of fun around the fire.

Since I live in a new place this time I have to start fresh beginning with a new fire pit. This time I am going to go up to the Rural King and buy a barrel to cut, then instead of using the bottom section, I am going to use the top and place it over a old stump in the yard, I figure after a while of having the bon fires the stump will be burned out! (besides the stump is in the perfect place in my yard for the fire pit.) I can't wait! The bon fires have always been so much fun for us, so much so that it played into my decision to move here last year. This place is very close to where I lived when I started having them and so far I have had friends asking when the first one of the year would be, so I don't think I could even get away with not having them!

So that's what is happening in my little corner of the world, how bout you? What kinds of things are you doing this spring??

Until next time,
Deb~