Spring-like Day!

Science has never

 drummed up quite

 as effective a

 tranquilizing agent

 as a sunny spring day.

--- W. Earl Hall

Although it is

technically not spring,

 today was our first real

warm day in 3 months

....over 70 degrees.

This little violet had opened

 and I had to share it.

It smelled so sweet!

A friend and I took a long walk

 around town this afternoon. 

 She is in great  shape

and kept up the pace.

But walking up a hill, I

 had to take it easy.   I am

 out of shape, but not for long!

I only wish I could walk

 like that everyday....I

would be in shape in no time!

This is my winter-overed garden

under the carport.  I bought a dozen

 6 packs of pansies in November

and never got them planted!   

  Mike and I planted several

 for my mother-in-law for Christmas,

but the rest are still on a little metal

tea cart under our carport

and will probably stay

that way until summer!

I have some swiss chard and

lettuce that are growing nicely.....

I just cut the leaves as needed.

I also have some kale growing,

but a couple of months ago

something ate them down

to the stems.  I went out

for 3 nights in a row

after 11 pm expecting

to see earwigs, but

found nothing.   Then

 a couple of days later

 I was looking closely

 at the stems and found 

one little green worm !

I never found any others,

 but I can't imagine he

 ate all  six plants!

I did transfer him

 to one of the oleanders

 down the driveway.

The kale are slowly getting

their leaves back and

I can use them in

my green drinks soon.

In the background is my

 little meyer lemon tree

that I roll back and forth

into the sun/clouds/rain each day. 

 It still has 6 lemons I need to

 use, but I like to see them

 on the tree....go figure.

I cover it almost every night

so it doesn't freeze.

I had hoped to plant some

sweet pea seeds I got

 last year, but didn't get

it done.   Hopefully tomorrow

 will be as warm as today.

And lastly, I ate half this container

...technically only 2 oz. of this

 delicious goat cheese!
They are a semi-local company
located in Sebastopol. 
(about 1 1/2 hours southwest)

I haven't been eating cheese

regularly for about a

year, only occasionally.

  Now that I am trying

 to get off sugar, I

 thought I needed a treat.  

 I haven't had Starbucks

 for a week and sugar for

3 days. I don't know

how long I can keep it

up, but one day at a time.   :o)

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HAVE A SUNNY DAY!