4/11/23 A genuinely happy person is one who has made others happy.

It's cloudy with a gentle SW breeze and 41 degrees.  Clouds today with strong WSW breezes, a high of 62.  A light west wind tonight, cloudy skies and a low of 43.  Strong NW winds tomorrow with partly cloudy skies, a high of 55, a low of 38.  Sunshine Thursday with a west breeze, a high of 67, a low of 48.  Partly cloudy Friday with a stiff NW breeze, a high of 70, a low of 40.  Partly cloudy Saturday with an ENE breeze, a high of 64, a low of 41.  Cloudy Sunday with an ENE breeze, a high of 61, a low of 43.  Rain Monday with a brisk SSE breeze, a high of 55, a low of 39.  Showers next Tuesday and Wednesday with highs of 53 and lows of 39.  A stiff WSW breeze Tuesday, a NW breeze Wednesday.  Possible afternoon showers Thursday, the 20th, with a stiff NNW breeze, a high of 52, a low of 36.  Partly to mostly cloudy Friday, the 21st and the weekend with brisk NW breezes.  Highs about 54, lows about 37.

     Yesterday was a busy day.  So busy we forgot we were closed Mondays and hung out the open sign.  Jay was happy to take care of customers as he was right up front working on stocking the store.  No freezing temperatures at night meant all the inventory could go  out to the store.

     I sat at a table in the greenhouse and they bought me hanging baskets of waves to prune.  I stuck trays of pruning to root so we'll have waves for people moving to camp in June.  Bekah moved flowers from the big greenhouse to the smaller outside greenhouses and cold frames.  And she watered.  Bright sun and warmer temperatures mean more watering.  Tomorrow's windy forecast made Bekah decide to leave the pansies inside until Thursday.

     Last week I decided my house needed some deep cleaning after the long winter.  Somehow I put my back out.  A visit to my physical therapist yesterday afternoon fixed it.  After seeing her I took my taxes to the account in Holden.  The long drive with the heated seat felt good on my back.  When I got home I was able to do odds and ends outside without using my walking stick to keep from falling.  I am so anxious to start raking and cleaning my flower beds but I know the pollinators need this week's warm temperatures to hatch so I'm not disturbing anything.  I'll do more pruning today and plant seeds.

      May God bless you on this day, Sally