Art show! Flood! Favourite artist in concert! It has been a month. The snow is nearly gone from nearly all parts of the yard near to the house! Everything is soggy! Most of my newly planted plants died during the winter!(?) I am devastated and expressing like an oldtimey cartoon character! We’re six weeks out from the last frost date, but I’m claiming we’re four. Rather, I’ve got a death wish for my seedlings/lots of row covers and a can-do attitude/willful blindness.



I think the only solution is to move to a place that isn’t here? But autumn! And those three winter days when an evening ice storm leaves everything crystal coated and glistening in the morning sun …
Clematis Update:

I pitched my raised bed revolution/cold frame dream tonight. If I can set it in motion, my griping will reduce by a predicted 2/3rds. Significant!