It’s official. Dawn over at Owl Hollow News won the Grocery Gardening drawing. Congratulations, Dawn. I hope you enjoy the book.
What’s on your plate today? The weather here is sunny and at least not frigid. I’ll continue my early spring garden cleanup and also clean and repair bird houses. The bluebirds have made their return and are already checking out the real estate. What a joy to watch over my Sunday morning coffee.
Robin
Right Now at Bumblebee
If you’re in the neighborhood and just happen to have your paintbrush and paint clothes with you, stop on by. Harry and I are taking the day off from work to start painting the master bedroom. We figure it’ll take until Sunday. Harry does most of the rolling—no small chore with high ceilings—and I do all the tedious detail work. You, of course, can pitch in wherever you like.
We’re painting it a dove grey. So if you see some grey in my hair in the next few days, it’s paint. Got it? The grey is paint.
Robin
Happy Groundhog Day! What are you doing to celebrate?
We’ll have a special dinner of NOT groundhog. Dinner will be a special pasta (TBD) and some yummy homemade yeast rolls. Then we’ll pull out the photo album of past Groundhog Days and reminisce. We will toast Puxatawny Phil by opening the first bottle of my homemade apfelwein, which I hope is sparkly by now. If it’s any good, you’ll hear more about it.
Cheers!
Robin
Working from a home office is not always what it’s cracked up to be. I have a lousy IT department (me). Interruptions range from barking dogs to crowing roosters. I hear my business phone ring during non-business hours.
But there is a lot good about a 15 step commute. Such as today. It’s cloudy and a bit drizzly, but the temps will climb into the mid 60s for the second day in a row. I will turn off the heat, throw open the windows and give the house—and office—a good airing. Ahhh!
Robin
It’s cold here with a bit of ice and snow on the ground. The hens hate it.
There was a huge, chicken-y traffic jam at their window/door this morning. As I opened it three hens bolted outside. But they beat a hasty retreat back into the coop while other hens were still trying to get out. There was an impasse and much chicken shoving. There were no injuries—unless you count my sore sides from laughing so hard.
Robin
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March 7th, 2010 at 8:21 am
The birds are singing their sweetest songs here in Nova Scotia this morning, as well.
The chickadees are singing their “fair-weather” tune…always a good sign!
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:22 am
Congrats to Dawn…She will love this book!
Rain is heading our way, but in the meantime the sun is shining and birds are singing. Thanks for asking.
gail
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March 11th, 2010 at 12:01 am
Hi Robin,
Love to read all your notes; I am feeling inspired to get out into my garden!
How do you keep snakes out of your bluebird houses? We can’t seem to have one without the other…
Thanks!
Faye
March 11th, 2010 at 7:59 am
Hi Faye,
You can buy or make baffles to go onto the poles of birdhouses to prevent snakes, squirrels or other predators from reaching the house. I buy mine, but I see a fellow up the way from me has made one from an old bucket.
Robin Ripley