Yes, almost here. The equinox is two weeks away. We have daffodils blooming, buds on the plum tree, the Japanese kerria, tulips, lilies and irises beginning to emerge… yes, soon it will be day longer than night, warm more than cold, growing more than dying. The trees look good, and I sprayed to protect the new growth from the deer. A simple recipe, but effective: garlic and chili peppers run through a blender with water (and to help it stick a couple of eggs) — strain out any chunks before you put it into a sprayer. Tastes nasty, smells worse, and protects the young shoots without making fruit inedible. Also works on rose bushes.<\/p>\n
Have managed to get one wall of the office space cleared and most of the kitchen! In just one week. Feels good to make progress on the home front, though I know it’s not my forte. I can now get a bit of work done again, and spend some of the housework time on the living room and dining room.<\/p>\n
Elder son has another concert this Sunday, apparently he will have a solo. That is always fun. He enjoys his music so much! He also made his audition tape for the All-State band, we’ll see how that goes. I really don’t know how he measures up to other 7th graders across the state, he’s certainly one of the top players in his grade locally!<\/p>\n
Younger son is enjoying his violin class and even practices some at home as well. I think we will be considering lessons for him next year. If we can afford them…<\/p>\n
Dogs are mostly healthy, though the new one has seizures sometimes. Usually they are small and infrequent, but a week ago he had a whole bunch of them in several hours, which was worrisome. They aren’t getting worse, and it’s been a week since I saw any. Old dog is grumpy as ever, but she does seem to be happier and more alert the last couple weeks. I think the warmer weather is helping.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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