Category Archives: Spring

New growth

Posted on May 22, 2013 by Sandi

And the rain continues. . . not that I’m complaining. Everything was so dry–now there is green everywhere.  The leaves are coming out on the bushes and trees and the grass already needs mowing again. I had thoughts of actually … Continue reading →

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Getting stuff done

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Sandi

What a productive weekend we had! It was amazing. I need to get back to work so I can get some rest. Friday my mom and I took our annual pilgrimage out to Sheldon to the Sheyenne Country Greenhouse–I’m not … Continue reading →

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Thwarted plans

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Sandi

I had such big plans. Well, ok, not big.  But firmly cemented in my mind. I have such a huge list of garden chores to be completed in the next two weeks, that I figured I’d better not wait to … Continue reading →

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Lake chores

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Sandi

We had a successful couple of days at the lake taking care of some chores there. We left for the lake on Friday shortly after noon and came back to town after supper on Saturday because we had a full day … Continue reading →

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Iris and Scilla

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Sandi

One more flower is adding to the beauty in the front garden; it’s only been a week or so since the first bloom but more are coming almost every day. This is another of the gorgeous, tiny Iris reticulata–this one … Continue reading →

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Second bloom

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Sandi

I’m still waiting for more blooms in my yard. . . we were out of town for the weekend and I was hoping to come back to a few new flowers.  But, apparently the weather here wasn’t any better than … Continue reading →

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Improved outlook

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Sandi

I’m not sure if I’m talking about my own, or the weather’s.  They seem sort of inextricably linked at this point. But it was around 40 yesterday, and the snow is, again, disappearing, little by little. It wasn’t sunny yesterday, … Continue reading →

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Winter continues. . .

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Sandi

Snow, snow, and more snow.  It’s pretty discouraging, isn’t it? I was looking back at my blog entries from a year ago, and my April 16th post described going to a Garden Day in Grand Forks, working in the yard … Continue reading →

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Still waiting for spring

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Sandi

It’s a common theme, I know.  Everyone is sick of winter.  I’m not going to whine about how sick I am of the snow and cold and wind and the fact that EVERYTHING is shades of black and white. I … Continue reading →

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More spring bulbs

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Sandi

I couldn’t resist–I was at the grocery store on Friday and saw this cheerful little grouping of spring bulbs.  I know they’re way overpriced (I think I spent $7.99 on this little pot), but what a welcome touch of spring … Continue reading →

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