Weekending

The sunrise on Saturday morning, all a-blur thanks to my ever-wobbly hands. I thought it looks rather like a watercolor painting, though, don't you?

We had a wonderful busy weekend.

Jason was home the whole weekend, which is a rarity among rarities.

We spent the whole weekend working around the house, trying to check things off the giant list I'd created (all due for completion by today, the Ides of March). Most of them were not completed, as I expected they would not from the beginning (I'm not a pessimist - the list was to light a fire beneath us and get us to act!)

We scraped walls, patched them, washed them, and primed them.

We amended the soil of the old garden bed by adding gobs of composted manure. Gobs, I tell you, gobs.

We dug up three new garden beds.
Later in the week, we'll mix in composted manure and peanut mulch and smooth it all out to prepare it for planting.

We'll also be building trellises from bamboo poles to help the tomatoes, squash, cucumbers, pumpkins, luffa, and anything else that likes trellising, grow.

We completed the "Birdhouse Project" which is basically a slew of birdhouses nailed up to the front of our house in a row. Here is a straight on view - I'll post more pictures later that give you a better idea. That's the main garden bed - all that dirt piled up in front of the house. :)

We made two big batches of Granola. Then we ate it for dessert with Greek Yogurt and fresh Strawberries while watching silly movies. Heaven.

We decluttered the yard from all the debris that had collected after several straight days of rainy windy weather. Some of the fallen branches were heavier than Leif, but they're on the burn pile now, ready to burn!

We planted herbs in terracotta pots. I decided to grow herbs in pots this year instead of taking up too much space in the garden. I may still plant doubles in the actual garden where other plants didn't take. The pots, otherwise, would sit empty in the garage, and that seems like such a waste!

Talking on the phone to Grandmom and Granddad. We've moved on from the 80s and have a new phone now - a cordless wonder (ooooooh!) so maybe now we can hold an entire conversation without buzzes, breaking up, or muted tones interrupting the call. What a dreamy thought!

We pruned all the Hibisci and tossed the prunings on to the burn pile (we have at least 6 hibisci, plus we pruned everything that looked as if a pruning might do it good. We'll see whether "good" is actually what happens.)

We made and froze chicken broth. Isn't that exciting?

When I say We, I mean WE scraped the walls down. As Leif always says, "We allllll woorrrrrk TOgether!!!" Notice the artwork - Leif and Willie did that some time ago with painted toys - apparently they leave their color behind when rubbed on the wall. Who knew?

When you're 3'3", you need a little boost to reach those high spots! (Yup, we measured the little guy this weekend, too!)

So, now we're on in to the week, and we're still keeping busy. I have loads more of things to check off my to-do list before Grandmom and Granddad arrive this weekend. Then, after their visit, I have a large NEW to-do list to complete. Will the fun never cease? :)

Hope you had a good weekend and enjoy a lovely week!