pause

in january i gave myself permission not to write on my blog every day. for 4 years, there was almost always a daily posting. but eventually it was becoming more difficult to say something new. a few weeks ago i realized that the life of this blog has come to an end. it may some day resurface in another form. for another purpose. thanks to all of you who followed regularly. you breathed life into my blog.xxx

heaven

a gentle spring rain (on my birthday)

getting the garden in

so much faster and easier and so much more fun with extra hands. thanks brenda and trudy (and blackie) for your help this evening.

not enough hours in the day

most of the shops i sell my yarn and kits to are seasonal. in newfoundland the tourist season kicks in by mid-june. so this is the busiest time of year for orders. my days are spent dyeing and spinning. labeling and packaging. and mailing out. the weeds in the flower garden are freely taking over.

good dirt

last evening, mild with a little sun and a weekend forcast for rain, marilee and catherine and i decided it was the evening for planting peas. we have 3 garden plots in the community garden now to share between us - share the work and share the harvest. the new plot will be just for potatoes. the garlic we planted last fall is growing tall and healthy. in the next few weeks we'll be planting carrots and kale and chard and brocolli and squash

- all crops that do pretty well here in this northern climate. it was a pleasure to get my hands back into dirt again. to spend time with dear old friends. to stop and gaze out at the last snow on the blomidon mountains. to pay attention to this new season.

little brothers