Hello April

 

 

 

 

 Happy First day of April.  There's a light rain falling and tomorrow's forecast is for drizzle. Hopefully all the April showers will bring lots of May flowers. Due to the clouds I didn't see the full moon last night nor will I tonight but I did get an early glimpse on Monday night.

 

picture and text from the internet

The first night of April will be lit up by the full Pink Moon, though the moon itself will not appear pink as it rises.

The Pink Moon is tied to seasonal changes rather than its appearance. “This Moon heralded the appearance of the ‘moss pink’ (Phlox subulata), also called wild ground phlox or creeping phlox—one of the first spring wildflowers,” the Old Farmer’s Almanac explains.

 I don't have any creeping phlox blooming as yet but my Rock cress is doing its best to brighten the back garden.  Creeping phlox is very easy to grow and, as the 'net tells me, suitable even for a novice gardener.   I'd say Rock Cress is equally easy to grow.

Another easy to grow early bloomer is Doronicum  or Leopard's Bane. Mine is just about in full bloom now.

Miss Kitty is glad the ice is gone from the bird bath because she likes to drink from it. Maybe it tastes like birds.

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Laundry and Flowers

 

 Good Monday Morning!  The sun is trying to shine through thin clouds. It was 0C when we set out on our walk this morning.  Although the nights will be cold we are forecast to have some quite pleasant days this last bit of March. I do hope the rain holds off until after Easter.

 It's Monday so I am doing the laundry. I'm sure glad I don't have to use such an old fashioned washing machine but I will say this for those oldies...They did a great job and also used less water since one re-used instead of using fresh water for each load.

 

 Easter flowers for the table.

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Have a wonderful week.

 

 

 

 

This and That

 

 I started this post on Thursday when it was our regular grocery shopping day. Then the weather turned from rain to at least sort of sunny and I was busy outside puttering .

 I think I've mentioned before that when we do our shopping GS M does their family's at the same time.
One thing he looked for this past week was a special pan for making baked doughnuts. A few minutes ago he brought up some samples that he made this morning.  He wanted my opinion and I found them quite tasty. Not  much like a yeast doughnut, maybe more like a cake one but then I've never liked regular doughnuts so these suit me better. 

The bite that was taken was unavoidable because he wanted to know how I liked them That's my story anyway:) 

 The nicer weather encouraged me to clean the porch and move some plants that had spent the winter there out to the back garden area. That meant organizing the ones that remained.  Funny how one thing leads to another and soon you're doing way more than you planned on.

Not much else happening around here. A nice quiet weekend. I hope yours is as well.

 

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Daffodils and Carnations

 

I have a few Daffodils blooming in my garden but not enough to fill a vase so we went to the plant shop where I got a couple of bunches.   While I was there I saw that 4" pots of Carnations were on sale so I got  4 or maybe 5 pots. I am very fond of the pink ones so that's what I chose. In the picture (below) they look washed out but they are really a nice pink.

 

Our weather continues to be wet. We walked in the rain this morning. By afternoon the sun came out and for a while it was quite pleasant out. Then it got very windy. 

 

Eldest made  an Easter 'card' for us. It's quite large so I put it on the fridge door. Those "eggs" in the basket are stuck on securely. They survived gentle tugging by a sweet little 5 year old today.

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Dividing Mint

 

Finally we have a day with no rain ( so far). I shouldn't complain because for us it's a small irritation but to many especially out of town there is flooding again.  We didn't even try to walk at Willband. No doubt the paths are under water again. So we walked at Fish Trap Creek where there was evidence of water having covered the paths but now had receded.

The forecast for today is for some clouds and a high of 12C.  I've been waiting for a day when I could tackle my pots of mint. They are very much in need of dumping out then cutting the plant in 3 or 4 pieces one of  which I'll replant and find good homes for the rest. There are always people who will gladly take free plants. Even Mint.

All done. I ended up having one more pot of mint than I started out with. I now need to wash the area and put away the wheelbarrow then I'm done!!

 I hope you're having a pleasant weekend.  Thanks for taking time to come and visit.   GM

 

 

 

 

Wenesday Chit Chat

 

 I think you all as excited as I am by the fact that at last we have reached official Spring.  Our weather continues to be very wet but daytime temperatures are rising. How we look forward to warm sunshine!!

 

I keep myself occupied. I baked my Paska which won't last long. I'll be making another batch before Easter I'm sure. I also washed those slippers of mine and the leather part came out very clean and undamaged. The fur around the top unfortunately did not.  Since I'm about the only one who sees them I'm content. ( During the day I wear brown suede slippers with a hard rubber sole.) 

Not too much else is happening.  How about some cute pictures?

 

  

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Fog and Easter Bread

 

 

 Some mornings we leave to drive to Willband in sunshine only to find that once we get there we'll be walking in the fog. It's still a nice walk but we don't see much. Of course later in the day the fog will be gone but we prefer to walk early.

Easter will be here before we know it and I see that one of our local delis is advertising Paska ( Easter Bread). I'll be making some very soon and use the breadmaker to mix the dough.  I know the sprinkles on top are traditional but we are not fond of them so I'll leave them off. I remember one year when M was about 6 he wanted bright blue icing and I have a picture of him spreading that on that year's Paska.
Sometimes I wish I could post pictures of our grands but not all parents are comfortable with that.
 

DD Sheila sent me this picture. It describes me very well!!

 

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