Spring Fever
by It was so warm here the past few weeks and today it's incredibly sunny. I totally have spring fever. I can't wait to not have to layer on my scarf, coat and gloves before I leave the house. I can't wait to sit outside and lazily waste afternoons.
What are your favorite spring activities?
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this year i actually have space for a garden, which makes me so giddy it's ridonculous
I want to have a flower garden and an herb garden and a vegetable garden
i want a small greenhouse for the backyard so I can grow tomatoes and stuff well into the fall
and of course, i want a few chickens so we can have farm fresh eggs, but that's less likely to happen then the garden situation
I don't really know much about gardening so it's going to be an educational experience and a fun one. I can't wait to surround my house with fragrant flowers. Every day that it gets closer to spring I just get more and more tickled at the thought of buying some top soil and seeds and small plants and asking way too many questions at the local garden shop!
I'm going to buy a few of these and try to grow tomatoes this spring:
I hate digging and weeding. Plus, my deck gets more sunlight than my yard because of the surrounding trees.
that's kind of interesting!
i actually really like putting my hands in the dirt and all that stuff, i just have to have gloves on because i don't like the possibility of touching a bug. haha...
I hate digging dirt out from my fingernails --- that's my main deterrant. I remember loving the feeling of dirt and sand in my fingers when I was little.
yes - that is another reason why gloves are a must for me. But I grew up doing that kind of stuff, and I really for some reason used to love weeding, like it was relaxing or something... and my favorite place in the world as a kid was my grandma's flower garden - i really hope that i inherited some of her skillz
btw i'm gonna be totally addicted to that site now. YIPEE
What's the difference between an annual and perennial? I wish I was more into gardening.
i know one of them comes back every year if you leave the bulb in the ground, and the other just blooms/grows for the year and then it's dead and done. I think. Right?
Very helpful. I was mailed an "exotic seeds" catalogue once. I saved it at home; I'll have to give you the web address. I constantly say to Donovan that I'd like to retire and just garden all day, but he reminds me that I don't have the patience. Maybe I'll start with some herbs in a windowbox on my deck.
yeah i find it very relaxing - the last time i had a little garden was probably about 10 years ago, but i remember i liked it so much! and i am very A.D.D. type and usually don't have ANY patience but somehow gardening really relaxes me and helps me focus! anyway just the thought of it relaxes me so we'll see what happens in a few months, ha
you girls are so cute....you're making me want to start a garden! LOL
i can't wait to do a garden. i love growing strawberries and cucumbers. i'm going to have to find a way to keep the deer out-hair maybe. my neighbors have an electified fence around there garden but i find that a tad extreme. i don't want to find fried duckies in my backyard either.
ooh strawberries would be so awesome!! and cucumbers - i love the prickly crispy leaves, haha
june + strawberries = fresh smoothie time. can't beat it
um, it's usually spring or summer here....i LUV IT!!!
when it's warm i luv kuv being outdoors, preferably hanging at the beach
oh and also I hope to pioneer in March and April, which I haven't done in a couple of YEARS so I'm really really looking forward to that as well
field service is SO enjoyable when you can do territory all morning and it just feels like you're taking a lovely brisk walk
i'm looking forward to digging a pond for my ducks. andrew thinks i'm kidding, but i'm not.
sweet!!! i'm looking forward to the family photo session with all you crazy kids, bring the ducks if you have them haha.. okay.. maybe not
haha oh i'm sure it will be crazy. i'll bring skippy-i'm not sure the ducks can make the trip. plus i don't want them pooping all over my khakis. haha
hahahh my new boss just moved into hackesttown and their landlords have a duck pond. its hysterical. i love the wild tales of duck adventures. if u get them i am totally coming up to visit,
i love when they shake their tails and quack. sometimes it sounds like they are laughing maniacally. and i want them to follow me around like i'm their mom. my friend said she would help me catch some wild ducklings behind her house in the spring. andrew doesn't understand my fascination but i'm working on it
kind of like zees?
OH! and i'm also looking forward to like, major spring cleaning. Opening all the windows and doors and letting in the fragrant scents of spring, and cleaning out the whole house inside and out!!!
and enjoying many a night sitting out by the fire pit late at night
ahhhh spring
spring is my favorite season, by far
i love the smell of spring, but im not ready yet.... im holding out for my state of emergency!
i love the smell of me rollerblading and running up and down the stairs outside the gym
Anything outdoors.
http://www.gardeners.com/Herb-Garden-Seed-Balls/default/35-700RS.prd
I also think this is a good gardening product for me.
I like the tag line - "Just throw and grow."
it would be sweet if that tagline applied to other things in life
I think we should all use it with regard to anything other than gardening today.
Wasssssuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuup. Winter rocked!
I don't prefer the outdoors most of the time, because it most likely will require me to be active. However, I DO enjoy the smells of springtime, and seeing the crocuses pop up out of the ground. I even went today and got some springy-smelling candles for my house....can't wait to light them!!!!
this journal is getting me so excited for spring/summer. we have a deck and a BBQ this year and i can't wait to grill EVERYTHING! i can't wait to open all the windows in the house & plant flowers in front & i love the idea of those herb balls, i think i'm going to get a few! i can't wait to lay out on the deck in the warm sun...and actually get some color! i'm so white right now! and i'm not worried about waking up super hot in the middle of the night cuz we have central air now! (we endured a whole summer, w/o even a window a/c!) yipppp i can't wait for spring!!
no, no. I'M so white right now. seriously.
i'm still tan from the cruise but it's fading :(
i'm not sure what the weather is like for you guys. but this week has gone back to winter with an arctic blast
For this very reason I've been sick on and off for about three weeks...my book study conductor was so cute, super concerned ;)
me too!!! what the heck!!
something about the winter makes you laugh a little slower, makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her..
I usually only get sick in the winter