Thoughts of spring and Hen saddles

Hey friends,

Sorry I haven't been around to visit lately. To be honest, I'm glad to see the month of February come to an end. February has always been the hardest month to get through. Tired of winter and wishing for spring, but this has been an unusually difficult February.

So, going into March with hopes of happier days, like this sweetest tiny bird's nest...

the strong winds lately must have blown the little nest down. Walking Eli and Ellie yesterday, I found it lying upside down on the wet ground. How can a tiny bird build something so perfect?  The nest fits in the palm of my hand but has a deep interior woven in very soft materials. Looks like two or three Eli hairs woven in there too.  Hurry up spring!

Been seeing a lot lately about regrowing green from ends and stalks cut from vegetables. Thought I would give it a try and was amazed at how fast, especially the lettuce, began to grow...

Does anyone actually like green carrot tops and celery tops?? Guess I'll give it a try. Seems like folks eat about anything now days. 

Growing up, mama used to give us the carrots tops when she cut up carrots to cook, and gave each of us a jar lid. We'd put a little water in the lid and a carrot top and sit it in the kitchen window to grow. 

Can't wait to see just how big the lettuce will grow. Why I might be out in the little greenhouse gathering salad greens soon. :) I may have left the stalks too long on these, not sure.

Gosh, I remember back in the early 1950s, mama and us going up in the country to see Aunt Ruby.

Thought I would throw in this old picture taken before I was born, but that's Aunt Ruby, top row, third from the right, next to the boys. The girlie girl in front on bottom row, second from left, is my sweet mama.

Anyhow, Aunt Ruby's garden was not far from the house so before going to sit in the yard under a shade tree, mama and Aunt Ruby would  gather a few cucumbers. Mama loved to eat a cucumber right from the garden...and with a little paring knife would peel the cucumber and sprinkle it with salt...it was so good.

Once upon a time as  I was about to bite into an unpeeled cucumber, mama said, no, no, no! Let me peel it first. The peeling might hurt your stomach. Like I said, now folks eat everything. 

The cabbage plant I dug from the compost bin is growing...

looks like this one needs to be planted in the garden. Have another growing from a stalk in the little white pot. All this probably won't amount to much, but its fun. Keeps my mind off other things.

Thank goodness I go for the MRI on Wednesday and then to see the doctor on Friday. My shoulder pain seems to be a bit better, but not the nerve pain. 

Better end this. Here it is about bed time and I am sewing on three little hen aprons or saddles. We have three hens that need them. Roosters can be awfully rough on the little hens backs.

Take care friends. Hope to be back soon.

Love,

Henny