Has March returned?

      Just listening and looking outside the window, it seems more like March than April. The temps are much cooler than we've been experiencing, and boy, is it ever windy! Some would probably call this blackberry winter. Could be, since the blackberries are still in bloom. I just know that I don't care to be outside when it's this windy and cool! I did walk around a bit this morning and gathered some eggs, however. Even the girls are not happy with the weather since they only laid two eggs. I've been gathering 5-6 eggs per day. Maybe by this afternoon there will be more. Some of the seeds I planted have come up, but some haven't and I would like to  re-plant, but now I need to wait on the ground to warm up again.


      I'm so thankful that God has given me the desire to homestead. A few years ago, I wouldn't even imagined that I would be doing all the things I am now! Do you think I have too much time on my hands? Some one said that to my husband when he told them some of the things I made from scratch. That person stated to my husband that I had too much time on my hands and I needed to get a job! That is both funny and sad, and yes it kind of bothered me a little. That is the mindset of every body I know. Sometimes it is discouraging to feel like you are the only one who thinks and does the things you do. I really wished I had an actual person to can beans, garden, sew, etc., with. It's supposed to be a community thing, but I've yet to find some one here to connect with who likes the same things I do. I believe in time that will happen. Until then, I guess I'll just have: Too much, time on my hands......! Blessings from Bama! (I'm thankful for my readers, though!)

The row in between the cardboard pieces are Yukon Gold Potatoes coming up.

Crookneck squash plant.

Butter head lettuces.

Red potatoes and red onions, growing very good!

How big is this thing going to get? I love it!

All the frames are filling up so we're going to add a top.

The Celebrity tomato plant is popular here, so I bought a few. They sure do taste good!

I planted this one in a hole in the cardboard. That is some rich dirt!

I adore the yellow finches!

More finches. I think these are female.

Male finch.

Homemade Ranch dressing. Tastes like the restaurant!

Pull a-part bread made with canned biscuits. (I don't care for them but the son loves this dish!)

Homemade Italian dressing mix. Used this in the pull-a-part bread.

Pickled cauliflower. Way too strong. I will continue to look for another recipe for this!

Pull-a-part bread just out of the oven.

W sat for quite some time playing with the tea set.

He enjoys playing with the girls when they come over.

I love these irises! Yes, we need to weedeat!

Up close.

Oak leaf hydrangeas grow in the woods behind the house.

Catching a glimpse of the neighbors horse and jack. He'll be weaned soon and she'll be gone. How sad!

Honeysuckle and a muscadine vine?

These irises are so dainty!

I love the miniature roses on this bush, even though they are not fragrant.

Sir Graham Thomas.

If you look closely at the bird on the back of the feeder, you'll see he has a strikingly red breast. He is a rose-breasted grosbeak. He is in flight back to the north, or northern Georgia, from the tropics. Maybe they'll stay here!

Hubs all suited up and ready to take cover off.

These things seem to be getting easier for him.

Bees are multiplying very good and filling up the frames, as they should.

Putting on the new top carefully so as not to squish a bee.

Now they have room to grow!