Monday, April 8, 2013

The Weekend Wrap-up




This weekend was certainly 180 degrees different than last weekend.  We were busy, but it was a relaxed sort of busy.  Winking smile

Friday was a nice day … warmer (although not quite as warm as I would have liked) and sunny, so DH and I took a walkabout through the yard, looking for signs of spring, which we found everywhere!  I literally squealed when I saw that my hostas were up (don’t forget that you can click on the photos for larger images).photo (13)Ignore the sorry mulch (what’s left of it) in my beds … refreshing our mulch is on my to-do list.  We also found a now-deserted rabbit’s nest.  photo (19)Friday afternoon/evening was a sports doubleheader at Chez Nana.  The Cardinals played in San Francisco … and alas, they lost.  Just after the baseball game was over, the Blues played Columbus … and thankfully, they won.  I got a good bit of quilting done while watching the games. 

We had a productive Saturday morning … I washed the inside of the window above our sink (only because I just couldn’t stand it any longer) which led to washing the slider and the storm door.  It might have led to washing all our windows, but thankfully I came to my senses and put that off (until I can find someone who’ll come do them for me … and clean our blinds while they’re at it – ha!).  I got caught up on laundry, and DH and I got out and worked in the yard, which led to mowing the grass … not all the lawn needed mowing, but most of it did.  We had an afternoon/evening sports tripleheader.  We watched the Cardinals exact some revenge on the Giants and then watched both of the NCAA men’s semi-finals.  I took advantage of the TV time to do a little more quilting … I’ve finished quilting the body and the inner borders – I’m now quilting the order border.   

After church Sunday, it was so pleasant that DH and I took another walkabout around the yard.  Wow!  How things had changed in the last 48 hours!  Our hostas are double the size they were Friday morning, my ajuga ground cover is greening up, and my day lilies are up.photo (17)photo (16)dOf course, we saw a few other signs of spring, including this:photo (14)That’s definitely one sign of spring that I could do without!  But alas, our lawn is showing plenty of evidence of the stress it went through with the heat and drought last summer.  The weather certainly let us know that spring has arrived … it was another warm day … warm enough (in the upper 70’s) that I actually opened the slider until late afternoon when it started to cool off a little. 

We had another sports doubleheader on Sunday … the Blues defeated the Red Wings, and just after that game ended, the Cardinals wrapped up their series with the Giants with a resounding victory (let’s hope they saved up a few runs for today’s home opener Winking smile).  As with Friday and Saturday, I took advantage of the TV viewing to do some more quilting … I’ve got well over a quarter of the outer border quilted. 

We got notification that our application for a plot at the community garden has been approved.  DH and I spent a good bit of the weekend planning our garden.  We should be able to get to work in the garden this week, so we’ll get some onions in the ground right away … most everything else will have to wait until the risk of frost has passed and the ground has warmed up adequately … early May, right before we leave for Florida. 

19 comments:

  1. It's amazing how quickly spring arrives when the temps start to warm up a bit.

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  2. Believe it or not, I am actually looking forward to seeing that first dandylion sprout up. Winter was sooo long and our snow just left.

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  3. It looks like spring may finally have arrived to your house :)

    Last night, I actually slept with the bedroom window cracked! Love that fresh air :)

    Have a great week!

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  4. What a lovely weekend you had! Nice to relax and catch up after the busyness of Easter!

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  5. Oh what a nice weekend. I am so glad that spring is finally there. I really am excited about your garden. I think that will be so much fun.
    I am fighting the washing windows thing so bad. I feel the same about my kitchen window too.
    I am glad I didn't wash windows now as we are having a dust storm today. :)Have a great Monday!

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  6. Love the first signs of spring, even the dandelion.

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  7. We were thinking about a plot in our local community garden as well and then the kids and I decided to weed and steal the front part of our yard someone made a flower bed in. They weed, I guide! Stop by for a chance to win:http://quiltingranny.blogspot.com/2013/04/sewing-space-photo-giveaway.html

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  8. We had our first mow of the year on Saturday, and it was waaay over due. I love seeing the plants doing their thing! :)

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  9. Sounds like a good week-end. I am fighting doing all the windows too..not quite time...haha. Got lots of quilting done, that sounds good too. Enjoy your day!

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  10. Sounds like a really nice weekend! So glad you got the garden space - it will really be nice! Having time to quilt always makes a day great! ~Jeanne

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  11. Well, look at that - you DO have some Spring showing itself! Yippee!

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  12. It must be nice to have a passion for sports and something to look forward to. I need to look into one of those gardens. We have all concrete with ground cover and no real place to do a garden. I will be sure to go to all the farmer's markets this year.

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  13. It seems that spring arrived here overnight. The trees are finally budding out.

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  14. Glad it is warming up for you. Look forward to hearing "how your garden grows"!

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  15. Hi there, So glad to hear you are seeing signs of spring. We are too but as I speak the rain is starting and a huge snowstorm is due tomorrow-yuck, I'm so ready for nice warm weather to stay around.
    Hope you have a great day!
    Hugs, Noreen

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  16. Spring has come here as well, we spent our weekend doing a little spring cleaning but so much more to go. They are saying our temps should be in the 70's the next couple of days...yippee! Time to get busy!

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  17. We experienced a lovely spring weekend in Kansas City only to come home to fog and a significant chance of snow on Wednesday. Blech.
    Glad you can see signs of spring in your yard!

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  18. It always makes me smile to see plants growing after a hard cold winter. I love it but still is surprises me. Love the photos of all the growing things at your home.

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  19. Wow! I have to look to see if my hostas are coming up!

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