The apple trees are finally in bloom and we have a stellar crop of dandelions. :)
I am still putting milk jugs over the most delicate of the garden plants at night but the rest is growing a treat.
The corn, helped by some dark ground cloth, is planted. We shall see what happens. The local farmers say we are jumping the gun but with the cloth to warm the ground it might work. We'll plant the next set in two weeks.
Evangeline the cow and her calf, Stroganoff, are out and enjoying the fresh grass and the chickens are lying nicely.
DH had to have cataract surgery but he is doing nicely and no longer insisting the pictures in the living room are orangeish. They are now properly blue and green.
How are things in your neck of the woods?
I was unaware that you moved from the “no-cow” zone to a place where you can have a couple. Congratulations!! How many chickens do you have? A niece has just purchased some chicks (probably pullets by now) and a friend just purchased eight chicks which are definitely pullets, now. She moved with two hens, but one of them went over the Rainbow Bridge in December.
I moved in December, but not quite so far north as my friend did. She moved to the Salt Lake City area. I left St George 30 years ago to find a job after my divorce and I finally moved back, but another 16 miles further east and north than St G. I really like it here, but the first four weeks, I had a hard time getting used to the altitude (1500’ higher) and the cold.
I had cataract surgery five years ago, but the sac around one lens is scratched and needs a laser excising on it. I go on Thursday to see when I can schedule that. I’m glad your DH is recovering well from his surgery. It is such a blessing to see clearly and see colors the way they should be!
It sounds as though things are really coming together for you, and I’m glad of that. How are the Parental Units, these days? Are you still selling homemade soaps? (You can always answer through the back channel, if you want!)
I’m half way through cataract surgery. One eye down, one to go. What surprised me was the ‘new’ eye is 20/20 with a little far-sightedness. I had not expected an improvement of that nature.