Stair Railing

 I have been planning this railing for a long time, Finally got it done.

                                   BEFORE

                                   AFTER

                       

Spring has Sprung in Mills River

                                     SOME OF MY SPRING FLOWERS AND PLANTS 

                                                     AND A COUPLE OF GEESE

                                                                        JONQUIL

                                                                     KALE

                                

                                                       ANNIVERSARY TREE

                                                           NEW APPLE TREE

                                                             DIANTHUS

                                          PANSIES, LILIES, CORAL BELLS, DIANTHUS

                                                             JAPANESE QUINCE

 

                                                            JAPANESE CRABAPPLE

                                                                        GEESE

                                                                         DAFFODILS

My Annual Post

I had to replace the stovepipe on the wood stove so we took it apart and replaced it.

                                                                Nice shiny pipe

I took the stove apart, painted it and replaced the silicone rope in joints.

                                                                   Finished stove.

Ted at Assisted Living

 David and Libby at hotel where we had nice lunch.

 Avery and Lilee in sandbox.

Watering veggies in greenhouse.

Play at fishpond.

Avery picked lettuce and carrots.

Catching up on events in Mills River

 We added a window to shed at #55.

Blue Barn has been removed.

Ramp at barn for circle drive.

Fish Pond

Some spring flowers

 My Foxglove did very well this year.

The pale pink are Nanny's and the darker pink are Grandma's.

Pickled Banana Peppers

We have a lot of Banana Peppers so I pickled some. 

Chow-Chow

 I made a large batch of Chow-Chow yesterday. I don't usually put it into quart jars, but since canning supplies are very hard to find, I decided that quarts would be a better use of limited lids.

I got:     6 Quarts, far left one is Eddie's sugar-free hot version.

              4 Pints, far left one is Aaron's extra hot version.

              4 1/2 Pints in little squat jars.

              About a cup of leftover with yellow lid that I will use first.

Our big garden

As you can see, Keith and Denise have a large plot of garden that they share with me and Eddie and Trudi. We have Corn, Beans, Okra, Yellow and Zucchini Squash, Cucumbers, Lots of Peppers and Tomatoes, Green and Red Cabbage, Watermelon, Decorative and Pie Pumpkins, Onions, Kale, Spinash, Turnips, Potatoes, Japanese Eggplant and maybe some things I can't think of now.

Box Gardens

I have a nice crop of Romaine Lettuce and Radishes, and a start of Carrots and SwissChard.

And I built another really raised bed on top of an old picnic table. I made the box, freestanding on table, from deck boards.

Then I lined with landscape fabric.

I added a layer of leaves, then garden soil mixed with my compost. I planted radishes and will have room for the Bok Choy that I am starting in greenhouse, they're just about an inch tall now, so will wait a few days to transplant.

The compost pile was hard to dig in because of little roots so I tilled it and it's much easier to get out.

Cleaned Picnic Tables

I pressure washed the picnic tables and resealed them. I did get a before and after picture, kinda.

Pressure washing deck

I finally bought an electric pressure washer.

Partially washed.

Finished sealing the deck floor so we can put out furniture and supplies. Will seal rails and frame later.