April 25, 2013 - New Blooms and Growth

 Peach Tree ( Did not know we had one!)

Sugar Snap Pea Shoots

Day Lilies in the Butterfly Garden

Magnolia Bush in Full Bloom

Tulips in the Front Yard

Forsythia Bush that was moved from the front of the house to the side yard.

Red Bud Tree that Survived the Winter

April 12, 2013 - Inheritance of a HO Scale Train Setup

My dad loved his trains.  He had a 8x12 shed he dedicated it to.  All the decorations were created by hand or came from a kit he put together and painted. The walls were painted with a cool mountainous scenery, the waterways were made of a clear poxy that looks so realistic, and the trees and bushes if you look closely, are made from grape stems.

Three years after my father passed and the shed is falling apart, so my mom and I hunkered down in the cold weather and dissembled the handmade table he put up to hold his scenery and transported it to my house.

Once dissembled,  my mom and I put it on the back of a Penske Truck along with the rest of the stuff I inherited from my Grandmother.

Now it resides in my Garage awaiting a new home for it to be resurrected.  Hopefully it will not be too long before that happens.  There is no room to move around in the garage.

April 1, 2013 - Spring Clean Up!!!

This year we are having a later start on our garden compared to last year.  I'm OK with that.  I love the snow!  Nevertheless, I am ready for our garden to get going and get us out of this dreary brown state.

It is interesting to see what has survived:

Kale and Arugula is growing on the backside of the raised garden.

On the inside of the Raised Garden, Leeks and Green Onions are growing beautifully!

In the Butterfly Garden, the Day Lilies and Lamb's Ear is coming back.

Here is a nice close up of the Leeks.

Baby Carrots anyone?

After a good clean up inside the bed, I rearranged the soaker hose to insure that everything gets a good dose of water in the summer heat this year.

The Mint had grown all over the garden, into the walkways, the main bed and even over to the Butterfly Garden.  I cleared it back as this will take over anyone's garden if it is not tended to properly.

It won't be long before the grass next to our yard is taller than the fence and ours will need to be mowed more than I want to.

Panda is definitely enjoying the nice April weather we are having as I clean the garden.