First Signs of Spring!

 1/29/2022

2021 Seeds For Sale or Trade.

New list of seeds will be posted when 

seeds come available.  I have taken 

the last fall seeds and toss them into

the yard.

If you have questions please contact.  

I would like to trade more than sell theses,

what have you got to trade?  These are

the seeds I collected last fall.  I do have

other seeds that are 3 years old.  Or you

may request I collect certain seeds next

fall as I don't collect seeds from all the 

plants we grow.

**Plants For Sale/Trade After April 15**

Also depends on your zone.

Clivia miniata, has the orange/yellow center

bloom....These are 3 and 4 year old plants.

$20--$30 plus shipping.

Larger Clivia upon request.

$50-- $200+

Will add others later.

You can leave comments here by pushing 

the comment link at the bottom of the 

page or send tree mail if you are here

from the garden site at their site.

Latest Project

 To keep my sanity while I'm inside

and trying to stay off my leg. 

A friend does some awesome newbie

baby dolls and asked if I would make 

a Christening Gown.  After months of

looking at different patterns, looking at

Antique shops I found a nice one.

So I have been sewing, here is what is

done so far.

 

This is the slip for the dress,

I decided to make it separated

from the dress as that was to 

much fabric to sew together.

This is the dress and I need to 

add sleeves and do the neck

line besides the back.

The top stitching for the gathering.

Here are the two hanging together.

Got the tiny sleeves on the dress today!

Today was the day to work on the

coat.  It's now completed.

Here is the three pieces together.

I need to put some ribbons on the 

coat collar.  Plus hooks or snaps

on the back of the slip and dress.

Last thing is the cap, hopefully

that will be done tomorrow.  

I also made a baby sleep bag.

Today was  cap day!!

Completed, last photos before

I box them up to send.  I made 

another sleeper bag and this

am it was sent to the lady

that ordered this.

Special Thank You!!

 The Geek Squad in Janzen Beach is an

 awesome place to take your computer if

it starts to have an issue.  On the 13th after

doing a Microsoft update the screen went

black.  I know of a few ways to bring up 

the screen and none of them worked.   I

made and appointment for today and the 

staffer there was just awesome and got the

laptop up and running!  He also checked

on the updates and a few other items before

sending me on  my way!!  

Do you know what to do if you get a 
Microsoft update that makes your 

screen go black??

29,000

 Friday, the blog hit 29,000!!

Thank you for stopping by!

Brugmansia 'Hunter'

 

Blooming in the Brug House 1/12/2022.

2/3/2022

Opened the Brug House to water today 

and found B. Hunter in bloom again.

Keeping Track of My Time 2022

 1/2/2022

While out picking up our leaves I

picked up a handful of Maple leaves

from the north trees.

1/3/2022

Again I picked up a handful of Maple

leaves from the north.  You should see

how littered the pine stuff was in Sable's

area.

1/5/2022

While out picking up the nana stalks

I picked up a full pickle bucket of 

evergreen branches, pine cones and

Maple leaves.

1/8/2022

We started the yard cleanup not that the 

yard is dry enough to walk on.  We loaded

up the pickup all the way to the top of 

the canopy with the limbs that came down.

I was able to rake up 2 - 32 gallon garbage

cans full of limbs, fir needles and pine cones.

I had to cut the ferns due to they were crushed

by all the limbs.  I had to stop due to the knee

was starting to give out.  Tomorrow is another

day!

Well today was finish cleanup day!   I pulled

4 limbs out of the ground that were sunk into

the ground over 12 inches deep.   I ranked up

the west hosta bed and today I took 4 - 32 

gallon garbage cans off this area.  Got it all

picked up before the knee started to hurt.

It is so nice to have my yard back!!

1/14/2022

Was my day to attempt to clean up the Northwest 

corner around the Fringe Tree and in front of the 

bed where it sits.   I took 6 buckets of leaves, mainly

maple, pine needles, limbs and pine cones.  I'm 

slowly getting that area up under the fir trees

cleaned.  The limbs are still falling and dangling.

All I have left to clean up is the north hosts

and peony bed and south of the fern area.

1/29/2022

I took 1/2 of a 32 gallon bin off the area

south of the ferns.  Fir needles, limb, pine

cones were over 3 inches deep.   I have

the hollyhock bed to go on the west side.

While out I spotted another limb dangling

over the back bed.

 

Wisterias removed due to this

limb coming down right over 

the top of them. 2/5/2022

2/6/2022

Today I raked up the south strawberry bed

and all around the blueberries bed.   I took 

3--32 gallon buckets of fir needles, pine 

cones, branches, leaves ( half bucket of

Maple leaves from the north ) to cleanup.

Started the spring cleanup already!

2/9/2022

I vac up Sable's area, the gravel area between

the greenhouse and the east fence.   I took off

1/2 bag of needles, which took a 1/2 hour to

do so.

2/16/2022

Today I took 4--5 gallon buckets of fir 

needles off the north hosta bed and the 

circle bed in the center of the back gardens.

We are going to leave the garden beds covered

and won't clean up the paths until the trees

are remove.

3/7/2022

I spent my morning cleaning out Sable's gravel

area and took 3/4 bag of needles off this area

and where DH parks his truck in the front 

yard.

Then I went along the north fence and vac up

the Maple stuff that has fallen out of their trees.

All was over 3/4 bags of junk.   

This all took an hour and half of moving 

slow to not hurt the knee.

3/12/2022

While putting up the second gazebo DH

lost a screw so I had to clean out the area

to find it.  I took a full bucket of fir needles

from between the shrubs and fence.  A 

area where we try to leave the needles 

lay to stop the critter from going up

under the fence.  When the trees are 

gone this will be all cleaned out.

3/16/2022

I took another bucked of fir needles 

up under the newest gazebo while 

checking on the flowers that were

coming up.   Time to clean up this 

area again.   

3/18/2022

Again I as out cleaning up the 

south hosta bed and took 4 

5 gallon buckets of fir and

other fallen fir tree items.

3/29/2022

I have never seen so many dandelions in

my yard as I have seen this year.  I have now

sprayed for the 3rd time to rid the yard.

It just boggles the mind that folks neglect

their yards and allow theirs to go to seed

and spread all over the hood.   Treat for your

dandelions and thistle!!  

4/4/2022

What a mess!!  High winds and lots of pine

limbs, cones and needles came down from

the west trees.  I spent my afternoon cleaning

up 64 gallons of junk.  I had to rank it up and

then pickup.  Winds were so strong it took 

the south fence gate latch off and blew the 

gate back and forth even with the rock put

in place to keep the door from blowing.  I 

also ended up putting a cement block there

when I found the door pushed the it back.

It looks like I'll be back out tomorrow to

finish as the rain hit again.

4/5/2022

Well so much for a plan to finish today

but it looks like another day is in my plan.

I removed another 32 gallon bucket of 

fir needles, pine cones and limbs from

the trees to the west.  I will be again

working on the last of the beds tomorrow.

I also removed a full bag and a half off

Sable's area.  So my afternoon was so

filled of cleanup again!!

4/6/2022

Spent my morning finishing up on the 

back yard and removing 1 3/4  32 gallon

can of yard debris.  My yard is back!!  

Can't wait for the trees gone!!

5/2/2022

Still trying to get my yard back and

it was to do the area from the shrubs

to the fence where I took 4-5 gallon

buckets of what could be vac up.  The 

rain has soaked it in good.  I probably

have another bucket that can be picked

up but it really needs to dry out.

Took a break to ice and then headed to

the north yard where I took 2-5 gallon

buckets off the north side of the houes.

Took another break to ice and then did

Sable's gravel area that was covered by

the evergreen pine.  I took 2-5 gallon

buckets from just the south area.  I had

enough and went in to ice! 

5/16/2022

Another wind storm and today was the 

day to clean Sable's gavel area again

I too 1 1/2 buckets of needles off her

spot and the walkway to the greenhouse.

5/22/2022

Today Allen took 1 1/2 buckets of tree

debris off the area between the greenhouse,

carport and on the back ladder area.

I tackled the deck and north and part of

the west fence cleaning, what a mess!

I also took a full bucket off the garden 

bed plastic so we could remove and 

allow the ground to dry out so we can

till to put in the garden

5/23/2022

Another full bag of needles and evergreen

stuff taken off Sable's gravel area east of

the greenhouse.

For the past two weeks there has been plenty

of Maple seeds, limbs and leaves from the 

north to be picked up.

6/1/2022

Today was clean up Sable's area again!!  I

took 3 bags off the east of the greenhouse, 

west of the greenhouse and where Allen 

parks from the trees to the east.

Then I took a half bag off of blooms from

the south yard, variegated weigelia and the

W. Black Dragon.  I just cleaned that area

last week.

Will start the spring cut back soon. 

6/2/2022

Yesterday was the first day I could get up

into the eagle's nest to clean it out since 

the damage to the knee.  I took 2/3 bucket

of pine needles, sticks, maple leaves and 

seeds of the top area.

6/6/2022

Today again I had to clean up the gravel 

area as the pine junk has it all covered and

Sable was bringing it into the house.  I

took  1 2/3 bags off the gravel area which

is on the east side of our property.  You 

should see the mess between the carport

and the fence.

6/13/2022

Again I had to vac up Sable's area and

took a 1 and 1/2 bags off this area and

where Allen parks due to him complaining

of all the junk coming out of the east

neighboring trees.  I have had to deal

with allergies for the past few days 

after doing this.  I just love how folks

just don't care of the mess that these

trees produce for adjacent properties.

According to the county if they trash

your yard one needs to take them to 

court.

6/21/2022

Again had to vac up Sable's gravel

area and took another bag off this 

area.  

6/22/2022

Again today I had to vac up Sable's

gravel area, another bag of evergreen

junk.

Then this evening again I had to clean

off the driveway as more of it came

down.  So you know what I'll be doing

tomorrow.

6/23/2022

This morning it took me 2 hours to clean

up the yard and blow out the street.  I took

2 full bags off the gravel area.  I also picked

up 80 leaves, lots of branches from their 

evergreen trees beside cones from the trees 

to the north.

7/77/2022

I have move what I've been doing to this post

after the east trees trashed out yard.

https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/4913187183769930086/7787387522167315154?hl=en

8/14/2022

I took a full bucket off the north garden beds as 

the neighbor to the north tree are getting dead 

limbs again so we have to deal with what drops.

8/29/2022

I took another 1/2 bag off Sable's area as the 

trees to the right on the photo are still dropping

their junk!!

9/25/2022

Today I was able to get to the roof on both

the house and shed, lots of tree debris.  We

took well over a buck of tree debris off the

gutters of the house and I just blew the junk 

off the shed due to I knew the gravel area

needs to be vac again!  What a mess again!!

9/30/2022

Time to mow the lawn and get the north tree

junk off the yard!  Not only the leaves but the

dead evergreen sprigs all over.  Once that was 

done I took 2 & 1/2 bags off the gravel area 

behind the fence and behind the classic car

area.  1/2 bags off where Allen parks.  The 

the three beds off the north fence needed to

be cleaned which produced yet 3 more bags

of evergreen stuff.  I just raked this area

up a week ago.   Still need to cut back more

in this area to make sure this is clean for fall.

We are awaiting for the Fall leaves to really 

drop.  Yep, they said they would take care of

their trees, just like they told the Officer that

they would pick up our yard and we could leave

what we pickup from our yard if we bag them.

But again it was returned to us!!  Their trees

cost us dearly! 

We ended up taking 18 bags of shredded leaves

off the north side of the house.