THIS POST IS WRITTEN IN RESPONSE TO DAWN’S SPRING FESTIVAL CHALLENGE.
Well it is early Spring in New England. The temperature today is 30. With the wind it feels like 15.
The Vicarage is soooo ready for some warmth and some color.
Still there is hope.
Soon the world will be green again.
In the meantime it’s time to clean up from the winter
This week for my weekly community challenge I am participating in SHARE YOUR WORLD.
This week all of our weekly questions are regarding Spring. Here is what our hostess asked this week:
1. What to you is the first sign of Spring?
The bird calls change. The males start to sing their songs to the ladies.
2. Do you have a favourite flower at this time of year?
I love tulips in the Spring.
3. Does your country exercise the hour change?
Ugghh! Yes! It is this weekend! It makes church an hour earlier for me. Less sleep than usual. I will not be crabby! I will not be crabby! I will not be crabby!
4. Do you spring clean your home throughout, change furniture around or keep to a normal routine?
I don’t change inside furniture around much, but part of the Spring routine is uncovering the lawn furniture and getting it put back in place for the summer.
Gratitude: I am thankful for another week with my mother and my family gathered around her. Here is a picture of Mom and my daughter Melanie taken while Melanie was here taking a turn watching over Mom.
Spring has arrived. With it comes the possibility of outdoor work. The porch needs to be cleaned and set up for the summer.
The fence I bought last fall needs to be set up
The broken stonework needs to be fixed
The critters winter Burroughs need to be filled in with cement.
The old stone porch needs to be repurposed into stone walls and planters.
Two brush piles await the fire pit.
The sumac stands need to be cut back so the pathways are passable through the gardens.
And the old garden beds need to be done away with and resettled into their new locations.
So that’s my list for now. Let it begin.
WHAT DOES YOUR OUTDOOR SPRING CLEANING LIST LOOK LIKE?
Notes From the Vicarage 