Back in the garden again

I spent today working my body into oblivion, mostly. Still feeling poorly, though at least I did not get queasy while trying to lay weed block or plant seeds or potatoes. Even the wind mostly cooperated. Anything less than 12 MPH or so counts as "still" here, so the strips of feed sacks trying to …

Not enough spoons

Even with the joy of a bucket of chicks (I chose this method of containment while I cleaned their tote this morning, a cute photo-op to share with grand kids) and the new kittens (6, at final count. It took overnight for the last one to drop, as it was still a bit damp when …

You don’t need a calendar to feel the wheel of the year turning!

As I was uploading my Saturday post, it dawned on me that the push to get the garden going, to swap the active clothing from the fall/winter wardrobe to the spring/summer one was actually being pushed by the incoming Beltane tide, also known as May Day. Which of course brings to my mind Julie Andrews …

Spring truly cometh

With three days in a row of daytime temperatures in the low 60s and nights just barely falling below freezing, I am confident in saying that spring has actually arrived at the home of DutchHexSign.com and the Fussing Duck Farm. The weather guessers are suggesting a bit of snow might fall during Monday's predicted rain, …

Hail Frigga! This is your day

Hail Frigga! This is your day and I shall make time to spin and to work the Needfire when we get back from a necessary trip to Bangor, but first many mundane things must happen. I was delighted at the minimal breeze this morning and the passing of the cold front. I was even able …

A day for sitting under a cat

I should have known this day was going to go sideways, when I looked out the window at the guardian dog and sheep sprawled out like a gang of friends who had closed the 'baaaas' (read that the a New England accent) after a night of clubbing. I know they didn't because of lockdown, but …

Happy Earth Day!

Wednesday April 22 Earth Day and Mother Nature has gifted our corner of the world with another light blanket of snow. This seems to make many unhappy, but I still love the late season snows. I will have to change my plans to head up to Dover in search of cardboard to ship the continuing …

Wind, cold front and pushing pixels.

The fucking wind is back again with a vengeance. The wind chimes are clanging up a storm (probably literally... we have forecast of more rain later this afternoon and evening though the mainstream media is threatening snow, again.) I have moved the laptop on which I work at the web edits into the living room …

Monday, April 20Firecat woke up early this morning and awakened me, playing on and grooming my head. If I go bald, I will know why! The wind, which never seems to abate this spring, has all the wind chimes singing with vigor and I can hear it blowing around the corners of the house, flapping …

And a fine Sunday it was!

Sunday, April 19Today would have been a great day to take the weed whacker to the garden – which I had planned for Tuesday – as the wind was not cold and the temperature warmed nicely. However, much as it was needed, it did not happen. I just could not muster the energy for that …