‘Dig’ The Earth

 11/29/2007

Here it is the last week of November and still little

sign of snow. That is very odd for this time of year in this area. The Italian parsley

that I have growing in a container outside is still very green and so are the left over

lettuces and chards in the back yard. I’ve been too chicken to go out in the cold to

harvest them. This weekend we may be running low in the house so I’ll have room to store

the harvest in the fridge. Who would’ve thought I’d be thinking of harvesting anything

at the beginning of December!

 11/9/2007

The Spring Hill catalog really is enjoyable to look at

(I just realized it’s an old, old one from Spring 2005). I have not as yet had the

privilege or the money to buy from them, but the lifetime guarantee on their plants really

is tempting. Their ideas for garden layouts are very useful. I might put them into

practice next spring. That’ll be my other project for the winter – garden layouts around

the house. Maybe next year I can get hubby to help me a little with the more “manly”

jobs.

 11/6/2007

Incredibly, it snowed today. It was just a light

dusting, but just enough to remind you that winter is just around the corner. It has been

so unseasonably warm in NW Ohio that I’ve waffled so much, maybe too much about getting my

pots inside and mulching my flowerbeds. It’s just cold enough to make you not want to go

outside. Those westerly go right through you like little daggers. It is amazing that

just one week ago it was warm and sunny and my baby girl and I were outside without

jackets. I just pray for one more nice day so I can get my work done outside. Otherwise,

I’ll be like a prairie dog running out and back in so I don’t get too cold. Plus, my

little one loves to come outside with me and it’s too cold to have her out too long.

 11/1/2007

I cannot believe it is November already. Doesn’t

seem like that long ago summer was just beginning. Now in six short weeks we’ll have old

man winter on our doorstep again.

My daughter and I were outside today planting some

iris corms. They are spaced about 6″ apart and I don’t think I’m going to have enough

room to plant them all. As you can see from my post below I ended up with quite a lot of

iris corms. Some are purple, some yellow and some yellow with the rust colored throat.Â

The site will be quite splendid next spring when and if they bloom. My daughter treated

the corms like they were babies and handed them to me to put to bed and pretended the roots

were jammys. She enjoyed playing like Tigger and bears and dinosaurs until she got too

cold and wanted to come inside. She is so much fun.