Tomorrow is April 1st ~ March came in like a lion and out like a lamb! Started the month with storms, rain, winds, freezes and now ~ boy, things are sure warming up! We uncovered our citrus trees, gave them a good dose of water, God is providing the warmth and sunshine and every one of the trees is taking off ~ growing like crazy!
The Mandarin Orange has 6 oranges that are almost ready for harvest - YUMMY! Plus is has several oranges in various stages of growth, from a fingertip size to the size of a ping pong ball. And several new flowers. The Lemon has one almost ripe, and many in various stages as well, and hundreds, I'm not kidding - hundreds - of flowers! The other two oranges have flowers this year!!! Yeah!! First year for blooms! And, our problematic Key Lime actually has a few blossoms, too! This is the most critical time for the citrus here. One good cold snap or heavy winds and all of the blossoms fall and no fruit for months can even try to form! They usually bloom heavily twice a year. So, I'll be praying over my little trees for the next month or two!!
The weather has gone from 50's during the day to 88 degrees today. Oh my gosh, it was beautiful! Tomorrow it is supposed to cool down to low 70's. But, no rain and lots of sunshine is wonderful! I even get to start seeding our garden tomorrow. Yeah! And, hopefully, our nurseries will have some tomato and pepper plants soon. Hmmmm, maybe I should just start my own from seed. I did buy some last year. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow to in small pots, that way if we get a cold spell, they can be rushed in to the garage!
I bought the prettiest material yesterday to make aprons, rice packs, and some other miscellaneous projects I have have under my cap.
I've made a lot of progress on my latest afghan project, too. Four rows, of 15, completed and all of the middles of the hexagons are done, it just needs one final row which attaches them together. I'm hoping by the end of April! That way, I'm not putting unrealistic goals up! The slippers I started - well, I pulled the yarn and rolled it back up. Did not like them at all once the soles and tops were on - so I'll look for another pattern. Then they'll be great! Started a scarf for my son's birthday in late April.
I've also almost completed 4 pages of a really cute layout I won from Monique Griffith Designs. It was originally a 2 page 12x12 layout, but I prefer 9x9, so I've managed to cut it in such a way that I'm getting 4 9x9 pages! Pretty creative if I do say so myself! I've also managed to complete 4 or 5 cards for special people in my life. I love crafting and feel so blessed when someone makes something just for me, so I just love giving to those who I care about and are special to me.
I've also been baking up a storm with my King Arthur bread recipes. The Sourdough Bread came out wonderful! Looked just like the picture! I then went on these past couple of weeks making Rustic Sourdough Loaves, Chocolate Sourdough Cake. Oh yummy - it was great! And, a White Sandwich Bread - oh it's like heaven on earth ~ right in my kitchen. I'm having a blast! This Easter, we'll be having fresh rolls, homemade!
My Fibromyalgia has been really bad - 5 weeks for this latest flare. I so want to have an afternoon pain free. Oh, let's be honest here ~ I was this monster would just walk out the front door and drop in a hole, never to be felt again! It will be better soon, it always does subside some, so I'm just praying it gone!
That's it for tonight! Wishing everyone a wonderful warmer month, full of sunshine and new flowers, gardens in bloom, lots of new projects to start!
Many blessings to all of you! Be as bright as a flower and let others be a flower in your life!
Donna
The Mandarin Orange has 6 oranges that are almost ready for harvest - YUMMY! Plus is has several oranges in various stages of growth, from a fingertip size to the size of a ping pong ball. And several new flowers. The Lemon has one almost ripe, and many in various stages as well, and hundreds, I'm not kidding - hundreds - of flowers! The other two oranges have flowers this year!!! Yeah!! First year for blooms! And, our problematic Key Lime actually has a few blossoms, too! This is the most critical time for the citrus here. One good cold snap or heavy winds and all of the blossoms fall and no fruit for months can even try to form! They usually bloom heavily twice a year. So, I'll be praying over my little trees for the next month or two!!
The weather has gone from 50's during the day to 88 degrees today. Oh my gosh, it was beautiful! Tomorrow it is supposed to cool down to low 70's. But, no rain and lots of sunshine is wonderful! I even get to start seeding our garden tomorrow. Yeah! And, hopefully, our nurseries will have some tomato and pepper plants soon. Hmmmm, maybe I should just start my own from seed. I did buy some last year. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow to in small pots, that way if we get a cold spell, they can be rushed in to the garage!
I bought the prettiest material yesterday to make aprons, rice packs, and some other miscellaneous projects I have have under my cap.
I've made a lot of progress on my latest afghan project, too. Four rows, of 15, completed and all of the middles of the hexagons are done, it just needs one final row which attaches them together. I'm hoping by the end of April! That way, I'm not putting unrealistic goals up! The slippers I started - well, I pulled the yarn and rolled it back up. Did not like them at all once the soles and tops were on - so I'll look for another pattern. Then they'll be great! Started a scarf for my son's birthday in late April.
I've also almost completed 4 pages of a really cute layout I won from Monique Griffith Designs. It was originally a 2 page 12x12 layout, but I prefer 9x9, so I've managed to cut it in such a way that I'm getting 4 9x9 pages! Pretty creative if I do say so myself! I've also managed to complete 4 or 5 cards for special people in my life. I love crafting and feel so blessed when someone makes something just for me, so I just love giving to those who I care about and are special to me.
I've also been baking up a storm with my King Arthur bread recipes. The Sourdough Bread came out wonderful! Looked just like the picture! I then went on these past couple of weeks making Rustic Sourdough Loaves, Chocolate Sourdough Cake. Oh yummy - it was great! And, a White Sandwich Bread - oh it's like heaven on earth ~ right in my kitchen. I'm having a blast! This Easter, we'll be having fresh rolls, homemade!
My Fibromyalgia has been really bad - 5 weeks for this latest flare. I so want to have an afternoon pain free. Oh, let's be honest here ~ I was this monster would just walk out the front door and drop in a hole, never to be felt again! It will be better soon, it always does subside some, so I'm just praying it gone!
That's it for tonight! Wishing everyone a wonderful warmer month, full of sunshine and new flowers, gardens in bloom, lots of new projects to start!
Many blessings to all of you! Be as bright as a flower and let others be a flower in your life!
Donna
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