Daily Notes- March 7th

                                     

Clipped from this morning's paper.  I hadn't thought this was possible in such a deep red state (Maine) but it gives me hope. And yes, those are Maine Scallops.

We have strong wind this morning- blowing sideways thru the bird feeders.  My cross the street neighbor has her front yard patio set out and ready.  No one ever sits there.  But it looks welcoming. I just peeked out the south facing window behind the orchid table (always warms up first) and I can see the first shoots of the tiny daffodils poking thru the soil.  I have tried- in past seasons- to grow snowdrops there. Failed. So now that spot is packed with rescued hyacinths and tiny daffodils (rescued from a dumpster). Ajuga is trying very hard to cover everything up- I let it stay for the dark leaves and lovely blue Spring flowers. And when Spring is over- I carefully dig it up and move it to places where I don't mind it smothering weeds for me.  Like a living ground cover. It always comes back.  Renewable. It's favorite spot is up against the foundation here on the south side of the house. Nice and warm with plenty of snowmelt water to drink.

Most of the orchids on the table have a flower spike.  By Easter the table should look amazing. The double branched white orchid (daughter and I rescued from a compost pile)- is already covered in flowers.  Saying thank you, I think.  I love the plain white orchids.  They always bloom and bloom.  I do not like seeing them colored with food coloring into deep blues and pinks.  It takes awhile but eventually they revert to plain white.  When the dye water is washed out of them.

No phone call so my new prescription Readers will not be returned to me today.  Perhaps- hoping--Monday.  I have books I want to read on the table here- sigh.

I had a very hard sudoko puzzle (they say it's "easy") this morning but I am having trouble solving it. I allow myself one peek at the answers in the back just to get me re-started if I can't find even one number to fill in a box.  Didn't help. Some mornings I can start and finish two or three.  This morning's puzzle is left over from yesterday morning.  And now it will be tomorrow morning's problem to solve. Or not.  I promised myself I would finish each puzzle I start.

Liz mentioned in the comments that the second from the top fabric collage "glowed".  I have no way to communicate with you Liz, so let me say "thank you for that comment" if you read this post. I am going to add another strip or two to the collage and see how that goes.  I, too, think it glows.

I pulled the cloth soaking in the walnut crock pot out (after a week) and washed it.  Again it is paler than I want it to be but I got rusting can marks on it and it is washed and dried and ready to go.  Well, it needs it's hot iron pressing.  The linen responds so well to a really hot iron, picking up a surface shine that I like. I reserve the rumpled look for my clothing, Ha!