Putting the Garden to Bed and Planting for Spring

We officially have put the garden to bed.

Cleaned the flower beds.

Cut the Raspberry bushes back and put lots of mulch on them for winter.

Tilled the vegetable garden and put compost into the soil.

And we dream of spring!

"In the spring; at the end of the day, you should smell like dirt."

Margaret Atwood

 We planted garlic.

Thank you to Our Neck of the Woods  Tammy shared 5 easy steps to planting garlic.

I also asked Judy of Cranberry Morning  to help me out, because she lives in Northwest Wisconsin and knows about the wild weather we have to endure.

Both did a great job explaining how to go about planting garlic.

I always wanted to try it. 

Here it goes...I will tell you more about it this spring.

 Cutting back the hostas.

"Tis merry, merry in the spring, And merry in the summer time, And merry when the great winds sing through autumns woodlands brown~And in the winter, wild, and cold. Tis merry, merry too.

William Howitt

 Planting daffodil bulbs.

 And more daffodil bulbs.

And more daffodil bulbs. Did I ever tell you daffodils are my favorite flower?

  

Dreaming of Spring

There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is.

Albert Einstein

How about you? 

Do you put your garden to bed?

Did you plant any bulbs for spring?

How about garlic? Have you tried to grow garlic?

 

  Happy Wednesday!

  

The Money Tree

Our phone company sends us a monthly online newsletter. It has hints for using the computer, fun web sites to visit and some cool video to watch.

This month they shared this fun one about a Real Life Money tree.

Real-Life Money Tree
What happens when 100 one-dollar bills are pinned to a tree on a busy city sidewalk? Watch this video to see the various responses to this interesting social experiment. Spoiler alert: most people walk by without noticing the money!

It is 5 minutes. 

Let me know what you think.

Have a great Monday! 

 

On the Road Friday - Living Thanksgiving

Hello, we are on the road today.

Today, we are going to visit Thanksgiving.

Last week our family attended a Living Thanksgiving presentation. It was an all day event. We went to four different stations and learned different things about the Pilgrims and the Indians. We also all ate together, a big potluck meal, just like the first Thanksgiving.

 Items that were used during that period of time.

 Mary, she was great. She taught us about the chores we would have. Lots and lots of hard work.

We got to dye fabric and make candles.

 Natural dye.

Blueberries, pineneedles, coffee and  onion skins to name a few.

 Tools of the day.

This was a hands on event. The boys each got to take a turn using the tools.

 This one was a favorite.

 Using the two man saw took concentration and strength.

 The actors and actresses were amazing.

They were great with the children and loved to teach.

We all went home learning something we did not know about the Pilgrims and the Indians.

It was a great event.

 Wearing clothes of the day. 

The actors also spoke from that time. It was so much fun.

What do love about Thanksgiving?

 Do you know an interesting fact about Thanksgiving you would like to share?

And the winner of our Studio206 giveaway is... Pat from Gypsy Heart

Thank you to all for entering.

 

Have a great weekend!