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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Glad you’re feeling better.

It was another week of typical springtime weather here in Central Missouri. Warm, windy, cold, wet, frost last night, yada yada...

We got a few things done around the yard during the evenings last week. It rained all day Saturday so I elected to be a slug. Yesterday started off wet but conditions improved as the day went on. I elected to be a slug all day anyway. It did feel good to rest up a bit.

Greenhouse lettuce is starting to take off. Still waiting on the greenhouse spinach to get going. I noticed a few sprigs popping up when I watered in there yesterday but it doesn’t seem to be in a hurry.

The frost was light last night so hopefully it didn’t do much damage to the blossoms on my orchard trees.

The rhubarb plants I bought last weekend are very happy in the greenhouse after their repotting. No sign of transplant shock at all.

I had intentions of hitting the woods in search of morels over the weekend. Wandering around getting soaked to the skin isn’t my idea of a fun time so I skipped on that. I intend to check one of my early spots after I’m done in the salt mine today. Folks have been finding a few small greys over the past week so it’s time to get serious about looking.


160 posted on 04/07/2025 7:26:27 AM PDT by Augie
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To: Augie

Morel season!! Gotta go check out around here then! Thanks for the reminder.

It’s supposed to get cold and windy here again tonight. We’ve already cleaned out the fireplace for the season, but I might be tempted to build a fire one more time.

Or maybe I’ll light some candles and grab a blanket instead.

Looking forward to the later part of the week when the temps will get back into the 60’s for the day.

The forsythia have bloomed, and are still blooming, so I expect there will be three snows sometime soon. I just want them to come and get it over with. I’m ready for REAL SPRING to stay and leave winter temps behind me.


161 posted on 04/07/2025 7:34:50 AM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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