June 2, 2007

Thought I’d shock everyone (especially Mark) and post on the blog — about something other than food!

Spring has arrived in Greenville in all its beauty and greenery. The lawns are growing so fast that the once a week mowing seems hardly enough.

Last year I planted a couple of lingonberry bushes out behind the garage. Here they are as of today. I think it will be about 10 years before we can offer fresh lingonberry pancakes for breakfast!

A couple of years we also started to build a pathway through the woods on our grounds. After 2 years of collecting Fall leaves and laying down pathways, it is starting to look pretty nifty. Now you can take a walk through the woods and be surrounded by wildflowers and trees. There is still a lot of work to do but it is off to a good start.

I finally downloaded and copied all of the workshop photos for Mark to blog about, so look for more pictures soon.

Esterita Austin is here teaching a 3-day workshop at the moment and everyone is having great fun. However, wouldn’t you know it the weather has turned hot, this is a fusing class (lots of irons on in the studio) and the main air conditioner decided to have a fit. Luckily, our trusty repairman was able to come this morning — to the cheers of the class participants — and fix the beast.

Well, now I’m off to check on the flower seeds I started (Marigolds and Zinnias) to make sure they haven’t been eaten by bugs or anything larger. I also have to get the hanging baskets planted. I’m a little late, but have we been busy!