3/21/22  Amid all the uncertainty in the world, seeds still germinate!

 ,05 rain overnight.  Mostly clear now. a light west breeze, 31 degrees.  Sun and clouds this morning, more clouds this afternoon.  A strong NW wind today, tonight and tomorrow.  Today's high, 41, tonight's low, 25.  Partly cloudy tomorrow with a high of 35, a low of 27.  Sunny Wednesday with a brisk north breeze, a high of 46, a low of 29.  Rain/snow Thursday with an ENE breeze, a high of 39, a low of 34.  Light rain Friday morning with a NNE breeze, a high of 48, a low of 35.  Cloudy Saturday with a NW breeze, a high of 46, a low of 33.  Cloudy Sunday with a brisk NNW breeze, a high of 43, a low of 26.   Cloudy Monday with a NW wind, a hgh of 38, a low of 24.  Partly cloudy next Tuesday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 42, a low of 28.  Afternoon showers next Wednesday with a NW breeze, a high of 47, a  low of 33. Morning rain/snow showers Thursday, the 31st. with a NW breeze, a high of 48, a low of 35.  Partly cloudy for the 1st with a high of 50, a low of 36.  April showers the next three days with highs about 50, lows in the upper thirties.

      I started on the stove as soon as I got home from church.  In an hour or so I was able to text Andrew that the stove and chimney were cool.  He got lots of creosote loose from the chimney and cleaned out.  Then I worked on the outside of the stove.  There is such a good draft now I have to be careful not to let it run too hot!  I had lunch then I cleaned up the mess.  And vacuumed all around the ceiling, especially by the chimney so that there won't be any soot or webs in the way of painting this morning.

     That was enough for the day but the snow was gone  around the kitchen garden.  I knew today and tomorrow would be windy, then mud.   So the birds' Christmas trees and the boughs I used for windbreaks and decorations are all in the back of the truck.  Wednesday I'll take them to dump and get the boughs from the church box.  In three weeks or so I'll be planting pansies in the church box.  A small flock of grackles came into the garden for a while.  The rest of the time the regulars were able to eat in peace.  There were less blue jays than usual and I didn't see any grosbeaks.

      Today we will start putting the open sign out when we are working in the greenhouse in case someone wants to get their seeds.  I'll put on FB that people can call to make sure we are here.  We open for the season 4/18.

      May God be with you on this day, Sally