Friday, May 11, 2018

Good Friday morning...

So the Jets won and go onto the next round. I only read about it after the fact in the Free Press but are you folks actually watching the games on TV?
Everything is shrouded outside as last night it was to dip to minus 2 or around there.But it was raining all day so when I covered I also added tarps over the blankets just to make sure they do not get wet before the rain stopped and the frost came. Do you ever wonder how I dry out all the covers the next day after pulling them off.  Answer: with great difficulty. The fences hold most of them and then it is a real sight from the street. I have been eating kale already though - small tender leaves are so tasty right now. A little frost does not harm the kale so all the million pots outside are left uncovered. As were the hanging baskets of strawberries.
Yesterday we ran the roads - first to the Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary out side of Huntsville to deliver three baby black squirrels found in our yard and the neighbours. Perhaps the Mother was killed? A fourth one died even with my valiant efforts all day Wednesday to help him. The second trip was back to Burks Falls to pick up Lemon or orange trees from a man there (ad on Kijiji) These (two of them) are about 4 or 5 feet in height and I had to make room in the greenhouses to house them overnight. I have no idea where they may now be put inside the house as they need good light.
I checked the rhubarb early this morning and it is now about four to six inches up and the leaves look nice and fresh. I am hoping for a good crop this year. The lady who lives in the Log cabin on the Lake (the fruit lady) asked for the leaves so she can brew up a concoction that is supposed to deter the deer from eating her garden and flowers.
So have a very nice weekend. And Happy Mothers Day to you both Pati and Cathy. We shall be visiting Mike on Sunday as he invited us to come. Harry will be making the meal and yesterday ordered rouladen meat custom cut at the local Deli/ Meat Market here in Sundridge. We pick it up today. It is nice to have this store close by, but it is pricey.   Take care

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