Hello Spring and it is the Hodgepodge

 

Spring Skies

 

Hello Spring in Wisconsin, we have snow one day and it melts the next. All in good time we will soon see leaves on the trees and green grass. 

Now it is time for the Hodgepodge.

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

Click here to join the fun. 

 1. Spring has officially sprung (in the northern hemisphere anyway)...did she roll in more like a lion or more like a lamb in your neck of the woods? What needs more of your attention in terms of a good spring clean this year-your house or your garden/yard? 

What needs more of your attention in terms of a good spring clean this year ... the yard. Yesterday we had some big limbs cut from our neighbors tree that over hangs into our yard. We decided to clean up the mess after to help with the cost of the project. Our amazing tree surgeon... climbing and cutting. You will see a photo of him below.

Time to roll up the sleeves and clean up all the limbs, branches and more.

As far as how did spring come in to Wisconsin? I am going to say like a lion. We have had very strong cold winds. We have had gusts up to 40 mph several days this month. 

 

 

 2. What's put a spring in your step lately? 

Sunshine... I just love that spring sunshine.

 

 

 3. When you were a kid, what was the best snack to find in your lunchbox? If you didn't do the lunchbox thing, tell us what was your favorite after school snack. 

I loved finding my mom's no bake chocolate cookies. They still are a favorite treat of mine that my mom makes and she seems to be the only one that can make them so delicious.

  4. In what area of your life are you planting seeds ? 

 

I am starting seeds. I also have had the great privilege to help a young lady start seeds.

My friend A's daughter in law is starting to get interested in gardening.  She has asked if I can help her get started, to teach her some tricks that I have learned along the way in my many years of gardening. I am so excited about it, I love to pass on my love for gardening. I am planting seeds ... of the love for gardening and seed starting.

 

 

5. Why do you live where you do? Would you consider living somewhere else? Why or why not?  

 My husband landed his first job here in Cameron, Wisconsin, we were just married and moved from my hometown to Cameron.  We did not know anyone when we first moved here. It was not an easy transition for me... but I met wonderful people, who became dear friends. And now Cameron feels like home.

My husband and I do talk about moving when he retires. When we have this discussion, we do plan to stay living in Wisconsin. 

 6. Insert your own random thought here. 

 

My first bouquet of 2025. Using the branches with buds from the tree limbs that were cut yesterday, I created this springtime bouquet.  

Happy Spring!!

 

 

March

 

Melt and Freeze 

 

 

March

 

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.

 ~W.B. Yeats

 

What Did You Learn

 

A gift from my friend J, during the pandemic.

 

Hello Friends, 

March 17th 2020 our state started to shut down because of the COVID pandemic. It is amazing to me that was 5 years ago. So much happened in 2020 and so much continues to happen, it is hard to keep track. 

I do know that I learned a few lessons from the COVID pandemic.

One of the lessons I learned, is how special relationships are. Friends and family rallied to keep each other upbeat during the pandemic. I am thankful for the text messages, the phone calls, letters, packages, prayers and more.

Having someone stop in the middle of their day to send a text message... "Just said a prayer for Sam."  or "How are you on your supply of toilet paper?"

My sister sent fun postcards each week.

I started to text friends and family daily.

We made it a habit of checking in on each other.

 

My lesson learned...  DO NOT LET GO OF NOURISHING FRIENDS and FAMILY .. do not let that go once we get back to "normal".

Our lives get busy. We can forget to take time to text a friend, make that phone call or set up that lunch or coffee date. 

I did not want to do that. So I continued to keep on with nurturing my friends and family with text messages, calls and setting up those special lunch and coffee dates.

Let us not to get busy in life that we forget to spend "real time" with our loved ones.

How about you? 

Did you learn any lessons 5 years ago that you are still doing today?

Or goals made and continued?

As I look back at how our world is just about to turn upside down as we shutdown our state, here is a look back at some of our 2020.

 

We had a 2020 graduate. 

BooHoo... his final year of shooting sports was cancelled. 

We had a small graduation party with family.

 

 

 

 Our National Guard son earned the following for his role with the pandemic.

The Wisconsin National Guard was very busy in 2020 with the pandemic, the Kenosha riots and the election. Our son Sam was deployed for all three events.

 

 

 My husband carved the 2020 pumpkin. 

RIP 2020

 

 

 And a special Christmas gift from our friend D. She made the perfect 2020 memory ornament ... who can forget the toilet paper shortage??