Supply Storage

Ok, I have started to buy my spinach like this. It goes against most everything I beleive in. I like the idea of organic - but I do not beleive I need all this packaging and the extra cost is just crazy!

This is what I usually get. A bunch is normally about $1. But there is another cost...

Cleaning the bunch does takes time.

I remove the stems.



I like the stems. But I have talked my son and husband to eat spinach in their salads, and they do NOT like stems. Life is full of comprises.


And when you remove the stems there is some waste.

Don't for to dry before wrapping them up for the ice box.

Or you will have a slimmy green goo instead of a good salad.

So why did I start buying the over packaged, over priced box.

Quilting of course!

These are great for leader and ender pieces.

And I almost have 2 boxes of bonus tringles. One box for blue/neutral the other is mainly green/neutral, with 2 rows for orange/ivory and red/neutrals.

Almost Done

So are you tired of seeing this quilt already? It is ready to be washed - ALMOST!

Brenda from quiltville chat group has been walking me thru making a label using my deskjet printer. 25 years working with computers and today I learned that I can send a piece of muslin thru a deskjet printer!

The label is not printed that wonky - I just cant take a good pic tonight (lighting is not good either - I know....)

Ready for tomorrow?

I'm almost ready for tomorrow. I think!

The binding is on, the back has been trimmed. Needles, thread and sizzors have been packed in my bag with my latest book.

My bag, purse and the GPS are sitting on the table ready to go. Now I'm going to get my cloths layed out and then its off to bed.

I am not this organized normally, but we will be leaving for the hospital in Chicago at o'dark hundrad hours. Ughhhhh.

At least we don't have to do chores, Tony is home to take care of that at a normal hour.

With any luck this will be the last surgery for a long time!! John is getting his wrist "fixed". Yah!!!!

Playing in the dirt

One Jiffy Greenhouse, ok peet pots and a plastic box to hold in the moisture.



60 cents of new seeds and last years tomatos. The tomatos are not anything special, but they were good. So we have save the seed again. Its not that hard at all, just dry them on a paper towel. The tough part is keeping finding the seeds in March to replant.



I keep them in a labeled envelope in the kitchen. Yes I move them around all winter, one day I will find something to keep them in. I'm thinking the envelope box - WOW it is amazing how obvious it is when you start typing. but I digress.....

We are planting 6 - 10 tomato plants, 4 green peppers, 6 basil plants and 2 parsley plants. There will be carrots, salad mix, onions, potatos, a few squash, peas and beans, but those are planted in the garden.

Sunday - March 21 - one week old. Its not really dirt - but its a start.

Caleb's Quilt

Ok, its done for 2 weeks now. If I do not get to his house this comming week, I am paying for it to be mailed 15 miles down the road. A little nuts, but it has a flannel back and it would be nice for him to use it on at least a couple cold nights this year!

Shhhh, there is a suprise inside. A really nice wild animal board book for him and his parents to read while snuggling under the blanket.

1st day of Spring 2010

So this is what we woke up to yesterday... 30 degrees and 2 inches of snow on the grass.

No snow today, it had to be at least 50. We are going to be sick if this keeps up. But with Tim here we did get 2 1/2 pallets of firewood stashed away for next winter. Now I am sitting by a fire in the wood stove using some of last years stash.

Boyds Bears & Gecko's

A close up of Bears and Gecko's. See those little guys on the orange?

So maybe I should have waited for the days light. oh well.....