RAIN, Rain And More Rain

Steady, non-stop, wet, cold rain. We have lakefront property again for the second time this year. The rivers are flooding and I just learned of two highway closures nearby. Oh, Joy! It must be April. 

Here is an early blooming shrub. Japanese Pieris or Lily-Of-The-Valley bush. I think this one may be Pieris Katsura. 

All of the Pieris shrubs grow and flower well here on the Oregon Coast. 

I have not been able to take photos of my new chickens for two reasons. One, we have been very sick for the past two weeks with that horrible coughing flu. Now that we are better, it is raining with very few breaks. Flooding, as I mentioned above.

But, I want to share with you my Harvey. He has been invited to Easter dinner and is hanging around the dining room as we speak. 

 

I have been quilting lots lately. I never seem to get enough quilting time. I just have to take it and be selfish sometimes. Here is a quilt that is very addictive once you start it. It is a huge scrap buster, too. I follow Mary's Chicken Scratch blog and she gave us the instructions for this Bulls Eye quilt that was first introduced in her and Connie's book called Aunt Marthas Quilts.

Now I am working on my challenge quilt for the quilt show in July. I need to get going so I can it off the cutting table. I need that space.

I will leave you with a table runner quilt with appliqued baskets that looks just right for Easter. It is for sale in my Etsy shop here.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/668047488/quilted-table-runner-5-appliqued-baskets?ref=shop_home_active_3&pro=1&frs=1

APRIL FOOLS DAY

I am a terrible blogger. I just can't seem to write often enough to make a continuous story. Looking back I see I left you hanging again! So I will catch you up on a few things and add some new content as well.

My Tom Thumb lettuce has now been planted in our patio tub along with a stray tulip I forgot was in there. At least the deer can't get at them because of my husband's innovative invention.  He made this wood and netting cover to stand over the tub. The top has a wood bar at either end that can be rolled back to access the crops or it can just be completely lifted off. It isn't very heavy. 

I planted the spring peas a couple of weeks ago....remember the ones I planted in little pots in my cool greenhouse? Well, here they are in the ground and growing. They will grow up another garden invention. Folding (for storage) pea racks. 

Radishes next to rows of growing garlic.

I was not happy with the germination of my onions. The ones that did come up are doing well, but there should have been way more.

Hope you are planning your spring and summer garden by now. I love starting things in the greenhouse and then planting them out. I buy early tomatoes that are in the market places now. Then I bring them home and grow them several more weeks also in my greenhouse. Need to do that right away. 

Next time I will show you my new young hens.