The Spring Equinox has come and gone, time to plant the garden and allergy season is in full bloom.
Any exciting plans for Spring?
Knit cardigan April's Finish it project
May's Finish it project TBD
Spring cleaning the guest bedroom
Sort/repair/donate/put away Winter clothing
Prepare the Spider quilt for quilting
Coordinate summer plans with sisters
spring is always exciting!Originally Posted by hana
I am anxiously waiting to see how many of the Virginia bluebells I transplanted will come up if any. We plowed up our front flower bed where they were living, and I transported them to a back flower bed, and so far I have not seen any sign of those transplanted. Fortunately, the front area where we plowed has little groups coming up.
all my life. I’ve wanted Virginia bluebells and have never been able to get them. When we bought this property it had them, so I called them my “$79,000 blue bells” because that’s how much we paid for this house, its what I had yo pay to get some.
Good luck with the bluebells. I have something labeled wood hyacinths. They spread well here in Maryland.
Started the cardigan yesterday, I knitted the ribbing for the back panel. The pattern knits each part then sews them together.
Also freshening up the guest bedroom since we have friends staying there this weekend. First time since the pandemic, it's nice to have overnight guests again. The sheets are in the washer as this post. Opening the window between storms.
This weekend in DC a large science fiction called AwesomeCon, a protest downtown DC, The Cherry Blossom festival, School trip season, and tour group season. At least the Cherry blossoms are at peak bloom and the city population doubles from the cherry blossom festival alone. Probably stay home all weekend, it will be a bit crowded everywhere else.
One week after my last post about blue bells I’ve seen them come up all over. they’re in the front bed and they’re in the back bed where I transplanted them. Everything looks great. I also suspect that where we tilled the front, we broke up bluebell roots and spread them around and now there’s more clumps. so I am very happy!
unfortunately the rototill job it seemed to spread magic Lilies around and now I have those things coming up everywhere. They are a bear to dig out because they’re 18 inches down. They’re pretty flowers and all that but they’re in places where I don’t want them.
Yay for the bluebells!!
Knit cardigan April's Finish it project 10% done
May's Finish it project TBD
Spring cleaning the guest bedroom done
Sort/repair/donate/put away Winter clothing not yet
Prepare the Spider quilt for quilting in progress
Coordinate summer plans with sisters in progress
Work on a new house chore schedule in progress
new update
Overnight guests have come and gone, husband wants to keep the guest room guest ready. You never know when a friend's kid needs crash space due to in person interviews or gets stranded here while during weather emergencies. Sheets are currently in the washer.
I suspect if the economy goes kablooie, we might be taking someone in. Made it clear he cannot unilaterally invite someone to stay with us, the invitation must come from both of us.
Sisters are afraid that they or spouses will lose their jobs, and aren't sure if they will visit Mom and Dad. I let them know we will be out of the area for the Summer vacation since we paid for it a year ago. Much of this time will be in areas with little to no internet. If I was a bad sister I would lean on the niblings to say how much they miss Grandma and Grandpa.
Working on the cardigan for an hour a day. Not sure if I will finish before May 1, and I put aside the batting and backing fabric for the quilt.
Added new chore schedule since my husband's employer now he's back in the office full time and with a longer commute since his company relocated. Relocation was a pre pandemic plan and it delayed the move.
My spring list:
- Make all the ornaments for the December fair (studio prefers not to get inundated with ornaments to be fired late in the year)
- Start seeds
- Paint 1 interior room (would like to get the whole interior painted within the next year)
- Wash windows, screens, curtains, shades
- Clean closet & rotate seasonal clothing
- Make cover for bedroom radiator
- Clean out shed
- Garden clean up (we've been "leaving the leaves" this year, so will hold off on this for as long as we can stand it)
- Order and spread mulch
- Regular seasonal stuff: connect hoses, hang hammock, set up fountain, plant containers, change out storm/screen doors
- Stain gazebo (or more accurately, ahem, remind/encourage DH to stain gazebo)
- Get a key lock box from fire department for Mom's house (apparently this will require multiple follow-up calls since person who handles this doesn't respond, so annoying)
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