Not a day above -8C this past week, and we still had more snow. Certainly manageable compared to what some have been experiencing mind you--spring blizzards on the east coast and painfully frigid temperatures on the eastern prairies that just won't let up. Still, we plunge forward with the certainty that even if fleeting, spring just has to arrive at some point.
At least we've had the sun, and my tomato seedlings are doing really great as a result. That is I think they are; I've never grown tomatoes from seed before and everyone assures me that I'll be disappointed with the result, especially since I'm determined to use only natural sunlight-- no complicated grow lights for this cat. Just as an experiment mind you, I do things like that. So anyway, I folded little pots out of newspaper, filled them with potting soil and planted three seeds in each. To my surprise every single seed sprouted, so now it's time to transplant them all into their own individual little pots after which they will take up most if not all of the shelf space at the window. I planted two short season heirloom varieties: Early Anne and Latah. The plants smell great, that hot summer green gardeny smell right inside my kitchen... Love! I just may be giving away tomato plants to a few deserving homes this year.
We've been having majorly frustrating internet troubles recently. A couple of weeks ago the internet stopped working properly right out of the blue one day. Our provider was honest and said our community is growing so fast that the service is topped out and they need to do upgrades in order to keep up with the demand. In the meantime, service during the peak usage times between 4pm and midnight is basically non-existent due to saturation. They say they're on it and gave us a significant discount which helps ease the frustration. Meanwhile our time spent on-line has reduced considerably, which has not been a bad thing at all. Remember those pre-internet days when you spent all your time actually doing stuff and being productive rather than surfing the net looking at all the cool things you would like to do? Good times. I miss them. I think we really have to be more conscious about how we spend our free time now, which always have been, but it just seems to creep up on you, you know?
Oh, I know! Giving me hope by warming up enough to "feel spring" and then high winds bringing a blizzard when the roads are already a mess!
I bought the same kale, from the same company. I really like their dinosaur kale, too. Easier to see the bugs.
Love your fabric and your notebooks. So pretty. Thinking that Spring Break will be a nice start for a little taste of "pre-internet" now that I'm inspired!
Posted by: Laura | March 30, 2014 at 06:30 PM
oh J --- I can smell your kitchen too. Best of luck m'girl.
Posted by: petrox | March 30, 2014 at 09:59 PM
Soon be spring! Seeds growing gives hope anyway.
Our internet service isn't very good - I can tell when school's out each day because it grinds ever slower. Recently I made a decision not to turn on my computer over the weekend, but to "do" instead. It works well until I realise the instruction is on a website and have to log on to check it out. You're right, we need to be more conscious of how we spend our free time.
Wishing you some warmer weather soon.
Posted by: Anne | March 31, 2014 at 04:48 AM
hope things have turned for you--weather-wise. that might actually help the internet situation, too---more people outside!!! it seems spring sprung here overnight….one day all brown and dreary in the garden---the next full of yellow daffs! (I'm really rushing the season---I've got my sandals out!)
Posted by: steph | April 08, 2014 at 06:11 AM