We're trying to fatten Tina Turkey for to improve her health before she sits down with us for Christmas Dinner 
Hope Springs Eternal 
I have about 5 hrs of stuff left on my to do list, and only about 2 hrs. left. So I'm just going to post and dash and I'll be back later.
The lemon tree is starting to bloom, so it looks like we'll have that nice fragrance for the holidays. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Mom and Marcella got your freep mail. Will do tonight before I go to bed, sooner if I can. Prayers up for all. Have a great weekend. God Bless.
Pinging the list.
Cloudy but warm here. In the 70s tomorrow. Plan on planting the last daffodil bulbs. Dendrobuim nobile orchid is about to bloom.
Amaryllis that had not bloomed has suddenly decided to send up a bloom stalk.
It’s 70 degrees here today and the local weather-woman is saying it’s the warmest December in 20 years. Not true. According to the stats, the average warmest temperature in December in the Piedmont, NC area for the past 20 years is 72.9 degrees. This is not the warmest December we’ve ever had. In fact, in 1908 (or 1924) the highest temp was 77 degrees.
The garden is still a wreck. I did get my tulips and daffodils planted last month. The puppy however is house-trained so there have been successes outside of gardening. Hope everyone has a beautiful weekend!
Finished most of the harvest on the lemon tree. This time a 6 gallon bucket. With the remaining that'll probably total 12 gallons this year. Not bad.
With the warm weather I also noticed it's putting on blooms again. Sheesh.
I did managed to swing by Harbor Freight and pick up a bunch of tarps. Haven't needed them so far but I am expecting a very cold January and lots of citrus covering.
We're trying to fatten Tina Turkey for to improve her health before she sits down with us for Christmas Dinner Hope Springs Eternal
To all:
Johnny is very ill. Please pray for him.
Marcella
The lettuce seeds I planted last weekend have come up and need to be transplanted into the cold frame. I stuck the pan they were in out there yesterday but ran out of time to put em in the dirt. I'll have to put on my slicker and get that done today so they don't croak when the cold snap comes.
Beets, kale and green salad are still rocking out in the garden. I noticed yesterday that the garlic is starting to come up. I need to make a point to get it in a little earlier next year.
With today's rain I decided it was time to give up on the pond project until next summer. I had it all pumped out but it's a losing battle this time of year with all of the precipitation we get so I pulled the pump and hose and put them away until better weather gets here.
We turned five strips in the front pasture. 3600 row feet. Enough for 900 tomato plants. I was only planning to put in 500 so I've got room left over for some pumpkins and cucumbers and whatever else I decide might be a good market crop compared to the effort required to take care of it.
I wanted to make a couple rounds with the plow, but Dad was having too much fun. The soil in the food plot was a little tight, but it turned up really nicely. The last time this ground had been turned was in 1969.
Johnny report:
Johnny was in the hospital but is now home. We will see him this Sunday and have a “special” Christmas Party. Our family will not be here this Christmas, so I told Johnny we would have our Christmas with him. He needs your continued prayers. Will report on “special” party afterward.
Marcella