Yes...the rain and warmer sunny week helping the wild ones "pop" at last :)
The bottoms and my spored patch, sadly decimated, from the more than 10 inches of rain in April...and these few (wild) appearing rather beat up themselves.
Luckily...the nearby garden shop ships in from the NW and Wisconsin...and they always have oodles...lol... Jack (the proprietor) always teasing that his "special morel patch" is always Indianapolis International Airport...and they are always there...rain or shine.
Also available online shipped to your door the very next morning.
The Internet is amazing!
In the gardenspot the sets/flowers and seeds couldn't be happier, after 75-80 degree temps and several good showers...everything is thriving!
Even the snow-peas have sprouted despite Tucker-Cat's proclivity to curl up on top of them. Maybe the added kitty-warmth was akin to a warm fur-covered greenhouse. ~laughing~
Pitching in with Darleen (and the rest of our little family) in her self-proclaimed endeavor to "Bring a Brit Over The Pond" seemingly successful...with Dave's passport renewed and arrangements made. Already the plotting and planning and scheming begins...as Dave has an uncanny resemblance to Patrick Stewart (Captain Picard) complete with the freshly waxed bald head. Leading Vicki (...our Yiddish teacher...and all around rabble rouser...and you KNOW how easy it is to rouse our rabble...) suggested that we should all bring the brightest lipstick we could find and plant bright kisses all over said bald head...then get a photo :) Sal and Jeff and Ralph and Loran would love to assist, Dave. But they'll be too busy laughing and trying to breathe.
So excited. Only 104 more "sleeps".
Our Circle of Family numbering 114 these days...with this Pennsylvania Gathering turning into the largest to date. Can't wait to see everyone from Iowa again...and to meet many for the first time...even though they have been brothers and sisters for over two years now.
Bringing Dave over from the UK is just icing on the cake!
And yes, Vicki...there will be cake. And BROWNIES (Ralph the "wonder-bear" promised...being from Colorado and all)
And only 79 more days until "Idgy" arrives for our Summer Adventure! Can't wait, girl! Us...a bonfire...a beach and a bottle of Gallo... Sounds like summer fun to me :)
This week's book Letters From The Dustbowl by Caroline Henderson. A compilation of articles and letters written from 1908-1966 capturing not only the feel and flavor of the Oklahoma Dustbowl era...but also the rising Civil rights Movement and the Vietnam War. Excellent. A must read!
Baking a cherry cobbler on this cool misty day...and working on my latest manuscript :)
Life is good!
