From the Front Deck

Hi shore. Well, now that you mention it, that is an interesting asparagus pose. Then again, maybe you show think about wearing a nice, broad-rimmed hat more. LOL. Just kidding!

Hey Bliz. Thanks! It is so nice to finally be getting something fresh out of the garden again. One of the reasons I grow asparagus is that it's early. That and it takes almost no work at all. And I really like cream of asparagus soup.

Hello calpoppy. You are not the only one who enjoys a solid field of dandelions. Like a field of gold. Well that is until they go to seed and then they're just a pain!

Let's see ~ for apple varieties I have Yellow delicious, red delicious, northern spy, early macintosh, winesap, a hard, grass-green cooking apple, and another I-can't-remember-its-name variety. But it gives a bunch of large greenish-yellow apples with a red blush that are tart and very versatile.

Good evening Proserpina. Thanks! Stop on by and you can have as much asparagus as you wish. There seems to be a lot of it this year!

Hey pittsnurse. Congratulations! Sixteen pounds in two months is really impressive!

Soory to hear about your continuing housing woes. I can't believe he expects you out in 30 days ~ even harder to believe the place would sell that quickly. The housing market is horrid. So many places for sale and so few buyers. It would be a great time to pick up some very nice abodes if you had lots of extra cash. HA! Like how many of us have any extra cash.

At least you've found something decent close by. And like you said, maybe once you're in, you'll discover an area or two for some containers.

This rain has really been putting a damper on my gardening. For, what, the past two weeks(?), it's either been raining or too wet to do much of anything. One of the local stations was assuring that, starting Mother's Day, the sun will shine and the rain will leave. We'll see!

Hi aSigiam. It is definitely spring here. Sounds impossible, but it is even greener here now than it was at the beginnning of the week. We have been getting off and on rain all week with temps in the sixties, lows in the fifties. The grass needs cut every four days and all the blossoms are lasting extra long. It's beautiful!

Good evening Proserpina. I'm off to check out your blog and whine about the rain. lol!

Hi Bliz. Well, thank you! It just kind of surprises me that no one has mentioned the new roof on the 'gazebo' yet. The old one was starting to leak badly.

Hi GG. I think it's about time to make some cream of asparagus soup. Maybe tomorrow. It's my favorite of a recipes asparagus.

Oh, and news flash ~ There was a Harry sighting two days ago. Ok, it could've been Harry or it could've been a different chipmonk. Honestly, they all pretty much look alike to me! AND ~ I saw the first hummer of the season at the oriole feeder tonight!

Good evening all. I have been experiencing technical difficulties over the weekend but the persnickety timesucker seems to be working now. How I ever got along without a computer and the internet for the majority of my life, I don't know.

I'll be back tomorrow for a more in depth hello and whine, but for now I'm heading upstairs. Tomorrow is once again kj day... already! How time flies when you're haveing fun! ;}

Hi Karen. Thanks! I think that would be a great idea, putting our pictures together. One house in the desert and one in the mountains of southern PA. There should be some very interesting contrasts. I wonder what the similarities will be?

Have a good trip. I'm trying to get my stuff together tonight so we get a decent start time tomorrow.

Ciao Proserpina! Have a lovely trip!

Hey GG. Yea, a flock of goldfinches showed up just over a week ago. They were beautiful to watch, all flitting here and there. And throughly thrilled to find the thistle feeder. Why the heck is thistle seed sooooo expensive??

Hopefully I'll get some good photos this weekend. It's supposed to be really gorgeous when the rhodies are in bloom but I'm not sure they are yet. They aren't here but Falling Waters is further south so maybe, just maybe!

Perfect aSigiam! I love those photos. They always make me laugh. Thanks.

Hi shore. Yes, we still have a local drive-in and, depending where you live, you can have the local dairy deliver your milk at home. While we do have stables around, I wouldn't call them liveries and I'll have to check on the Nesbitt soda. I know there are still a few old and odd soda pops still on shelves around here, Tom Tucker ginger ale comes to mind, but I don't hang too long in the pop aisle. lol.

Excellent about the fishing promo. BTW, you'll never believe the card I found in the hallmark store the other day. I was searching for a card for one of my friend's birthday and there it was! I thought of you immediately. Expect it in the mail this week. hehe.