Let the planting begin...

 Started the day with a ride... we haven't done that in a while.  It was a good riding temperature,  we were out almost as soon as it was light enough.  

Next on the agenda was getting some outside work done.  I have been intending to put chicken wire over my raised beds for a while and finally go that task done this morning.  Chicken wire is to keep the kitties from using the beds for the kitty box... at least that is the hoped for result.  I got all 4 beds done, and was ready to call it a day... had to take a bit of a break.

After lunch I went to Walmart to see if they had any herb plants.  I found a variety of parsley plants to choose from, they had a couple thyme and some bigger basil plants, and that was all I found that I wanted to consider.  It was too hot to put them out when I got home, but did get them in the ground after supper... even got them watered.

I'm hoping I will have better luck with my raised beds this year. It is actually pretty late to get busy prepping these beds, but it has been crazy the last 2 or 3 weeks.  Between rain and getting sick it just didn't get done.

My pomegranate tree is loaded with blossoms right now, there are even signs of fruit starting.  I have no idea what I have to do to make the right changes so the fruit actually develops into an edible size.  I had two fruit total off the tree last year and they never got big enough to pick.  

I also have a volunteer Moonflower.  It came up in between the patio blocks last summer and has returned this spring.  The plant already has spikes ready to start producing blooms. 

Plan is to go to Fanicks on Friday.  Will be looking for a couple native trees.  I don't seem to have good luck with my fruit trees.  I also needs to some hanging plants for my porches.

Spring has sprung

 It has been long enough that this will be a challenge... the creation environment for this blog appears to have changed... it has been close to a year.  

It would be no surprise to find my sewing accoutrements in almost every room of the house, but they dominate in the upstairs rooms.  In an effort to make my sewing environment more user friendly, I decided to move my main sewing machine into the same room as my cutting table and ironing board.  Initially this room was my longarm room.   

About 18 months ago I decided it was time to let go of that side of quilting.  I had done enough quilting, and I was ready to move on to something new.  That is when weaving came to the forefront, and buying a loom meant I didn't have room for both crafts in my space available.  So the longarm was sold and the loom moved into its space.  I will likely make a few more quilts, but the type that does not require me to have a longarm... but I do think I am done weaving.

My sewing room has always been one of my favorite rooms, but my recent changes have taken it up a few notches.  I now have ready access to a few of my sewing machines with no need to "put them away" when I am done with a project.  The opportunity to rediscover my serger and learn just how much I can enhance my creation experience brings a smile to my face.