JD, My BFF

Hello everyone. It's been awhile since I've posted anything here and there's a reason for that. Two months ago today I lost my beloved JD. He truly was my best friend and my love and I miss him more than anyone will ever know.
I never talked about it here but JD had lung cancer and only one lung due to a previous lung cancer. His breathing had become difficult on most days and I guess his heart simply gave out, I don't really know.

All that really matters is that he isn't here and he is greatly missed by all of us, his dear mother, his four beautiful girls, his brother and sister in law, his extended family, a church family and an entire community. You see, JD knew everyone and everyone knew JD. He was loved.
I write this through many tears and I'm forced to think of all the loved ones he left behind. Would that all of us are as loved as he was to be missed by so many.
Every morning he greeted me with "Good morning sunshine! I love you!" Oh JD, I love you too!
We all do...

A New Week!

What are your plans for the week? It's supposed to be fairly warm here so I'm hoping to finish up some gardening projects and decorate the shoppe for Spring. I'm still having a hard time calling it a shoppe, mostly because no one has been there to actually "shop". Maybe the warm weather will bring some folks out and into the little shed this week. If not, then I'm going to have find other venues to take this show on the road!

I'll be planting some lettuce this week too. My romaine has bolted (what we didn't eat) and I feel the need to play in the dirt. I just can't wait for Spring (have I mentioned that?). I'm also thinking of planting some greens too. I think I could exist on salad and cooked greens, I just adore them!

So planting and puttering seems to be what I'll be up to. What's on your list?

Weekend Around The Cottage

Good morning! How's your weekend going? Mine has been pretty busy so far. I managed to clean the chicken coop yesterday and fluffed up things a bit in there. The girls have begun to lay again and we couldn't be more thrilled! The fresh eggs are delicious, so much tastier than store bought. These girls do more than give us fresh eggs though, they are a constant source of entertainment! On Thursday, two of them were sitting on the ground and jumped up as I unlatched the coop door, only to reveal that one of them had laid an egg on the ground and was sitting on it. Too funny!

Today my plan is to fluff up the shoppe and and place some of the Spring items out there. It needs to warm up a bit before I venture out, my deck is completely frosted over. This afternoon I'm planning on working on the new herb bed some more, getting it ready to add manure and compost. The herb bed I created in the front of the shoppe will have to be moved. I knew in advance that it would get rain run-off from the roof,  (that's part of the reason I placed them there) I just didn't realize that it was going to completely pound them out of the ground, roots and all. You live, you learn!

Whatever your weekend plans may be I hope you have a great one!

xoxo~Dee

P.S....so what's up with the photo in this post? I'm trying to hurry Spring along!

Is It Just Me?

Or are there other folks out there who's glad that the holidays are over? I'm not a scrooge, just tired. I can't help it, I always look forward to Christmas, I really do but then I'm ready for Spring to be sprung. I'm going to try to get some seed starter this week, finances allowing, and get started with some planting. I'm also planning on doing a little digging of new beds this week. Not tilling but removing the sod. Thanks to a friend of mine, I now have the perfect tool!

Hey don't laugh! This works great for removing sod!

I have to run and get some supper going of some sort. Anyone else get tired of deciding what to make?

Just wondered!

A Year In Blogging...

I just wanted to say thank you to those of you who follow this blog and the Facebook page. I appreciate each and every one of you! I'm so thankful for all of the new friends I've made here and I look forward to another year with you!

xoxo~

Dee

Happy New Year!

I have Spring on my mind, can you tell? Every year after Christmas I'm like this:

If it isn't going to snow, then let's just move on to Spring. After all what good is the cold if there isn't snow to go along with it? Not much in my opinion.

However, living among peach farmers you learn quickly that we need a good cold snap for the peaches to produce properly and to kill out some of summer's pests. 

I'm good with that since I'm fond of peaches and my farming neighbors and I don't like an abundance of buggy type things...

Now on to the new year...

Have you reviewed the last year in your life? How do you feel about it? Was it a good one for you? 

I sincerely hope so! 

2012 was an okay year for me, I've had better and the good Lord knows I've certainly had worse. I've poured myself into trying to get a little business going and honestly it hasn't proven to be very lucrative. I'm hoping for things to get better. Really. Soon.

I hope that this will be a better year for all of us!

Stay safe this New Year's Eve whatever your plans are. 

JD and I will be right here at the cottage, cooking steaks that a couple of friends of ours gave to us, after which we'll probably fall asleep before midnight. Getting up at five in the morning isn't conducive to being awake at midnight!

Blessings and peace in your new year!