New Edible Plants Planned for New Garden

As with any move I really start getting excited at the possibilities of growing new garden varieties. My first concern is planting asparagus, rhubarb and strawberries if those patches are not already in the new garden. I suspect they will be already established at the new garden simply because the previous owner is definitely a gardener! The whole back yard has gardens around the perimeter and

Yo Tweeps Twitter Twaffic Exchange

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1.   Click on my twitter Icon above. Follow me first of all!

2.  MAKE A BLOG POST LIKE I  am doing.   Copy and Paste these directions.

3.  Grab the YO Tweeps  Twaffic Exchange Button.  Put him in your post.

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6.  Visit some other #YOTweeps linkers on the list.

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St. Patty's Day Parade

Today we went to the St.Patty's Day Parade here in our town, now normally there are a TON of people that show up. So much that there are like three rows of people, one behind another on the sidewalks. This was not the case today, at least not when there was rain coming down. But before heading out, which we were walking (remember the car broke down) we prepared everyone with umbrellas, warm

I won a St.Patty's Day Contest

Check out my St.Patty's Day loot! I got a lovely white citrus hand soap, which of course is already being used. Also got two green shamrock necklaces which both girls have already worn and will wear again on St.Patty's Day....course this would mean they actually take them off. Finally, I got my St.Patty's Day socks and I LOVE, LOVE, Love them. Did I ever tell you I have a thing for cute socks?

Busy....Busy....Busy....

Now that spring is getting closer, I am going to take a blog/computer break and spend a few weeks planning my potager and my country French outdoor living space.

Above is an inspiration photo.

  

 I also purchased a new camera... A Canon Rebel xsi SLR camera.  I am looking forward to learning how to use it while on my blogging/computer break.

Even though I won't be blogging, I have scheduled several posts to be published during my computer break.  They will have some wonderful porch decorating ideas. 

When I return to blogging, I will be having a   giveaway.  So keep your eye open for the giveaway date.  Sign up as a follower and you won't miss anything!

p.s. since I won't be checking my computer, I am turning off "comments" while I take my break.  I will also stop accepting anonymous comments during my break.  See you about April 5-6....

Welcome Home,

Penny

House Hunting is for the Birds

Spring is house hunting time. The new house must be perfect. It can't be too small or too large. A lavishly decorated house is nice, but a simple little cottage will do just fine. Of course, the house must have a garden!

The birds are house hunting again! The chickadees are scouting around the bluebird houses to select a nesting home. The bluebird population is very high here in our neighborhood, too.

There are bluebird houses mounted along the board fencing throughout our neighborhood of open meadows. We have two more birdhouses behind our house, too. When there aren't enough birdhouses to go around, the bluebirds nest in the wooden newspaper tubes below everyone's mailbox!

Each year, the chickadees are the first to nest in our bluebird houses. After they raise their young, a bluebird pair takes over the same house. Our birdhouses are four feet off the ground and positioned along the edge of our woods, facing the open meadow.

We've noticed a male chickadee standing guard on top of one of the bluebird houses. The female has been going in and out of the house for several days, carrying nesting material. However, the male chickadee isn't very territorial compared to bluebirds!

If there is a car parked in our driveway when the bluebirds are nesting, there is a problem. The male fusses at his reflection in the side mirrors for hours and hours at a time. My son left his car parked here while he was in college. I had to tie grocery bags over the car mirrors to give the poor bluebird a break from his guard duty!

Meanwhile, we'll keep the bird feeders full of seeds for the nesting couples. Nesting season is another reminder that spring is in the air!

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I published this story on my blog one year ago. The birds must be on the same schedule this year as they are back at house hunting. The bird activity is a reminder to make sure we have birdhouses available—cleaned before the new occupants move in. Only the title for today's story has been changed to avoid confusion with the March 2009 story.
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Words and photos by Freda Cameron, Defining Your Home, Garden and Travel.

It's Official - We're Moving

It is official. Our house is currently listed privately for sale and we have purchased another house conditional on the sale of this house. The downside to this is I was still in the process of re-establishing and expanding raised gardening beds here. So that work will not see completion. On the plus side we will be moving if all goes well just in time to be right on schedule for planting