"If you rest, you rust, and if you don't move, eventually you can't move."

  30 degrees, mostly cloudy, calm this morning.  Snow showers later this morning, snow this afternoon and tonight  1-3 inches.  Today's high 38 with an east breeze.  Tonight's low 26 with a stiff NNW breeze.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 39, a low of 22.  Sunshine Thursday with a WSW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 30.  Cloudy Friday with a SSW breeze, a high of 49, a low of 32.  Showers Saturday and Sunday with NNE bbreezes.  Saturday's high 47, the low 37.  Sunday's high 44, the low 37.  Partly cloudy Monday and Tuesday with NNW breezes, highs about 56, lows about 38.  Morning showers next Wednesday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 50, a low of 34.  Partly cloudy next Thursday with a stiff WNW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 35.  Mostly cloudy Friday the 18th with  a brisk WNW breeze.  Showers the weekend of the 19th and 20th with a stiff WNW breeze, highs of 53 and 49.  Lows about 38.  Morning showers Monday the 21st, partly cloudy Tuesday the 22ed with stiff WNW breezes. highs about 57, lows of 39.

    Paris Farmers Union came yesterday.  He was in a hurry and ran his pallet jack off the plywood.  Gilbert was here, as well as Jay and Bekah so getting stuck didn't slow him down much.  He'd enjoy his job more if he wouldn't thrash around so.  Just a few backorders will be coming until the third week in April.  then the nursery stock starts coming.

And potatoes.  And onion plants and sets.

    The wood is stacked, until the next load comes.  It should be well seasoned for next winter.  Bekah had to replace the batteries in the greenhouse furnace thermostat.  The greenhouse didn't get too cold before she realized it.  On the what to list when opening the greenhouse, "Put new batteries in the thermostats."  The heater will stay in the 

calibrachoa house but it only looks like it will be needed a few more nights.

    Not that there is any lock of things to do but everyone is anxious to get in spring mode.  We'll have another clean up day Saturday.  May your day be blessed, Sally

 4/7/25 Stop being afraid of what can go wrong and start  thinking positive about all that can go right!

.41 of rain Saturday night. Cloudy, calm and 33 degrees now.  Some breaks of sun this afternoon with a high of 47, a NNE breeze. Snow showers late tonight with a low of 31.  Cloudy with snow showers tomorrow, a brisk ENE breeze, a high of 37.  1-3 inches of snow tomorrow night with a stiff NNW breeze, a low of 26.  A light WNW wind Wednesday with sunshine, a hgh of 39, a low of 22.  Sunshine Thursday with a brisk WSW breeze, a high of 47, a low of 32.  Cloudy Friday with a south breeze, a high of 48, a low of 35.  Rain Saturday with a brisk NE breeze, a high of 48, a low of 37.  Showers Sunday with a brisk north breeze, a high of 50, a low of 38.  Possible morning showers next Monday with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 50, a low of 38.   Clouds Tuesday the14th through Sunday the 20th with brisk NW breezes, highs in the fifties, lows about 36.

   A quiet day yesterday for our family.  In the afternoon Silas had a birthday party, very low key.  He'd really rather we didn't even sing happy birthday to him.   It was not a good day for our neighbors, their home burned in the very early morning hours.  They got out with the clothes on their backs.

   It was a discouraging day for anyone who got chiicks on the shipment Saturday morning.  The chicks got delayed for a day in shipment.  Everytime Bekah went out there would be a few more dead ones.  This morning we have 14 out of 36.  Our Amish neighbors have 3 out of 25.  The hatchery is going to replace them.

   The Paris Farmers Union order is coming today.  Other drivers with the same size truck back in the driveway, their drivers can't seem too.  And they always seem to have problems with their lift gate or their pallet jack.   Maybe this year will be different.  I know other greenhouses say they would buy more from them if delivery was easier.  At least the weather is nice.  

    We got another load of wood.  It is all stacked and they are working on the load dropped the other day.  They have two loads of hay to load sometime in the next few days

    We were happy to see the old brown Christmas trees gone.  The birds weren't.  The little birds  kept looking for them..  We can't plant an evergreen tree for them because of the septic system.  There is a honeysuckle bush on the fence.  When it leaves out they can hide in it.  There is lots of cover on the other side.

    May your day be blessed, Sally

 4/5/25  Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.Abraham Lincoln

 A weak sun as there are high thin clouds that will thicken as the day goes on.  It's calm. 30 degrees, today's high 43 degrees.  There will be a stiff SE breeze.  Rain/snow showers this evening will become rain overnight.  A brisk SSE breeze with a low of 33.  Light rain tomorrow morning with a strong NNW breeze, a high of 48,Tomorrow night's low 31.  Cloudy Monday with a NW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 30.  Snow showers Tuesday with a brisk NE breeze, a high of 38. a low of 27.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 38, a low of 23.  Sunshine Thursday with a stiff WSW breeze will usher in more seasonable temperatures.  Thursday's high 46, the low 30.  Cloudy Friday with a south breeze, a high of 49. a low of 34.  Some showers next weekend with NNE breezes, highs of 49, lows of 37.  Lots of clouds the week of the 14th with brisk NW breezes, highs in the low to mid fifties, lows in the upper thirties.

    The feed store called about six last evening.  The chicks had just arrived.  They were unpacking them, giving them water and food.  Gary said they looked good.  Someone will go pick ours up this morning.  Bekah will plug in the brooder so it will be warm for them.

      With most of the snow gone, crocus and snowdrops are popping up.  Today is cleanup day.  Nothing is frozen to the ground or under snow.  Last night there was a cardinel scratching for sunflower seeds that had been frozen in the snow.  I think it is time to put the new clothesline up.  The Paris Farmers Union called yesterday to make sure we were ready for their truck Monday.

      Today is still raw but I think next Saturday bowls of pansies can go on the picnic tables.  May your day be blessed, Sally

 4/4/25Admire as much as you can., most people don't admire enough.  Vincent Van Gogh

Mostly sunny, calm, 39 degrees.  a WNW wind today with a high of 49.  Some clouds move in later this afternoon.  A NNW breeze tonight with a low of 29.  Cloudy tomorrow with a brisk SE breeze, a high of 42.  Rain tomorrow night with a stiff SSe breeze, a low of  33. Light rain Sunday morning with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 43, the low 30.

Partly cloudy Monday with a NNW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 28.  Some rain or snow showers Tuesday with a stiff NE breeze, a high of 41.  An inch? of snow Tuesday night with a low of 27.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 41, a low of 24.  Warming up to seasonable temperatures Thursday with partly cloudy skies and a SW breeze,  A high of 47, a low of 32.  Cloudy next Friday with a south breeze, a high of 51, a low of 37.  Showers next Saturday with a brisk NE breeze, a high of 49, a low of 36.  Brisk WNW breezes the week of the 13th with clouds, highs in the low 50s, lows about 36.

    I went to the doctor's yesterday. The roads were not good going to the doctors.  School was delayed, then canceled.  We didn't get the inches of snow forecast, the ice and slush are gone this morning.

  . My lungs sounded clear but she wanted an Xray and an EEG.  The EEG was all good but the x ray showed I had pneumonia.  If she had seen me last week she would have put me in the hospital on iv antibiotics.  As it was I am much better than I was last week so she put me on oral antibiotics.   The same thing happened the summer after Darel died.  I was sent home, and went back two days later very sick.  My daughter in law had told me to insist on an x-ray.  That time I was in the hospital 36 hours on iv.  In the hall because they didn't have an empty room.  M blisters from the pemphigoid relapse are mostly healed.  Now to get my strength back!

    People asked about the magonias that are coming.   They are a cold hardy variety named Ann with large pink blossoms.  The plants will be 12-18 inches tall and priced at sixty dollars.  The bareroot nursery order that has the fruit trees on it leaves Minnesota April 21st.  The strawberries and asparagus will be shipped from Connecticut 4/28.  We don't have a ship date from Prides Corner farm yet.

    The chicks are supposed to come today.  The feed store won't know for sure until eight when the post office opens. Sometimes the post office calls earlier because the sound of that many chiks peeping is overwhelming.   Bekah has everything ready.  Azalea and Izzy washed the feeders and waterers.  Four weeks from now they will be washing hummingbird feeders.

     May your day be blessed, Sally

     

 4/3/25  Stop wishing your life was better.  Be better, act better, speak better, eat better, move better.  Start today!

 Freezing mist, calm, 31 degrees.  Freezing rain this morning, rain this afternoon, fog tonight.  A strong south breeze today, a WSW breeze tonight.  Today's high 43, tonight's low 39.  NW winds tomorrow, sun and clouds, a high of 49, a low of 29.    PM rain/snow Saturday with a brisk SE breeze, a high of 44, a low of 34.  Morning rain Sunday with a SW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 33.  Partly cloudy Monday with NW breeze, a high of 47, a low of 30.  Rain/snow showers Tuesday with a stiff ENE breeze, a hig of 40, a low of 27.  Partly cloudy Wednesday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 39, a low of 25.  Partly cloudy next Thursday with a stiff WSW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 31.  Showers next Friday and the weekend.  A brisk WSW breeze Friday with a high of 50, a low of 35.  A brisk NE breeze Saturday with a high of 46, a low of 35.  A stiff NNW breeze Sunday with a high of 49, a low of 36.  Cloudy the week of the 14th with brisk NW breezes, highs about 50, low about 36.

    Thankful we didn't get the snow and ice that was forecast.The sand truck just went by slowly , spreading lots of sand.  The driveway looks shiny. but there is no ice on the trucks or bird feeders.

    The greenhouse offers several different varieties of tomatoes and peppers.  Bekah made up signs about each variety so people can choose the kind/kinds that best suit their needs,  It is weeks  before people will be buying pepper and tomato plants but it is easier to make time for display making now.  Open Greenhouse Week is too early but people who visit that week come to see what we offer.  Cole crops, lettuce and swiss chard plants can be planted that week, May 5th through the 10th.

    Bekah got an email that the magnolia trees were unavailable.  But she was able to add a dozen to the Prides Corner Farm order.  A little more expensive but they grow beautiful plants.  

    Everything I said wasn't covered in ice is now covered.  There is a two hour delay for school.  May your day be blessed, Sally

 4/2/25  Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work. Stephen King

Sunshine, 23 degrees, and calm.  Sunshine today with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 41.  1=3 inches of snow tonight with a SSE breeze, a low of 29.  Freezing rain until mid morning tomorrow with a light SSE wind, a high of 43.  Rain may turn back to snow late afternoon.  1-3 inches of snow and ice.  A  low of 38.  A WNW wind Friday, morning clouds afternoon sun  with a high of 48. Friday night's low 29.  A SE breeze Saturday, a high of 46.  PM rain/snow, the low 44.  A SSW breeze Sunday with a morning rain. a high of 50.

Rain showers Sunday night with a low of 36.  Morning rain showers Monday, some snow may mix in, with a brisk NW breeze.  A high of 45, a low of 30.  PM rain/snow showers Tuesday with NW breeze, a high of 38, a low of 22.  Partly cloudy next Wednesday with a strong WNW breeze, a high of 38, a low of 25.  Partly cloudy next Thursday with a stiff west breeze, a high of 49, a low of 32.  Light rain/snow next Friday with  a south breeze, a high of 52, a low of 36.  Morning rain/snow showers Saturday the 12th with a brisk ESE breeze, a high of 50, a low of 39.  Clouds the week of the 13th with brisk NW breezes, highs about 50, lows in the mid thirties.

      Griffin is here with our order.  Thanks to last night's cold temperatures the driveway is perfect, like pavement.  That makes unloading so much easier!  The driver can roll the pallet jack right to where Jay wants it displayed.  Of course there had to be a hitch!  The order wasn't marked prepaid.  We've been customers long enough so he didn't wait to hear from Accounting that it was paid for.  I called accounting and it's all set.  Nothing announces spring to customers driving by louder than stacks of brilliantly colored bags of Coast of Maine.  2-6 inches of snow and ice tomorrow will dampen spring excitement but it will melt quickly.

     3 pine grosbeaks decided it was too early to head north with the rest of the flock. I don't think any of them  nest locally.  Purple finches are back at the feeders.  The other day a flock of grackles came in.  They had put some seeds on the platform feeders for the grosbeaks.  The grackles wouldn't even let the red winged blackbirds eat.  We do have red winged blackbirds nest in the swale.  Saturday is clean up day.  The Christmas trees will be going.  I'll be happy, they are ugly now.

     Next is the chicks coming tomorrow or Friday.  Probably Friday with the storm.

     May your day be blessed, Sally

4/1/25  Optimism isn’t a belief that things will automatically get better; it’s a conviction that we can make things better.

.97 of icey rain until about three yesterday afternoon when it warmed up to all rain.  In an hour the ice and snow were gone.  It's cloudy, breezy and 39 degrees.  Strong NW winds today with 40mph gusts.  A high of 41. Clear tonight with a strong NW breeze, a low of 20.  Sunshine tomorrow with a brisk NW breeze, a high of 40.  1-3 inches of snow tomorrow night with a SSE breeze  Wintery mix to rain with a strong south breeze, a high of 41, a low of 38.  Morning clouds/afternoon sun Friday with a strong NW breeze, a high of 50, a low of 31.  Clouds Saturday with an east breeze, a high of 48.  Some rain/snow Saturday night with a low of 33.  AM rain/afternoon showers  Sunday with a SE breeze, a high of 46.  A few snow showers Sunday night with a low of 35. AM rain/ snow showers Monday morning with a WNW breeze, a high of 44, a low of 28. Partly cloudy next Tuesday and Wednesday  with strong WNW breezes. highs of 40, lows of 24 and 28.  Lots of clouds the next six days.  Easterly breezes Friday and Saturday, highs about 50, lows about 32.  Brisk NW breeze the13th, 14th and Monday the 15th with highs about 50, lows in about 36.

    No ice in the yard except for the sledding pile.Still some snow where it blew against the back of the house.  Gilbert has snow where the snow from the fields blew into his yard..        

The roads weren't very good yesterday so UPS came very late.  A package of peppermint seeds on back order was on the step this morning.  All soaked and ready to plant.  That was the last seed packet on order. 

    With the snow gone there are no concerns about the calibrachoa house flooding.   Bekah is getting ready  to move the  calibrachoas tomorrow.   There will be an electric heater to keep it above 40.  They are wanting to bloom but they need to grow a larger root system

     Spring will come!  May your day be blessed, Sally.