Greetings
I heard the frogs crocking while taking a walk out in the trees. Kevin saw the crocus 1st. A couple days later, I was 1st to hear the frogs. It was Spring! Then it snowed & we were back in winter for a couple days.
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| Look at those cute little icicles. |
Grandkids
I had a flashback of memories from years ago, sitting with friends in the grass at softball practice, looking for 4-leaf clovers. I could even smell the grass.
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He said he found 2.
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Cooking
We had fish for several meals. Kevin tried some different cooking variations including grilling. I like to eat the skin & Kevin don't. We had a friend send ramps, so we had fried tators & ramps with our grilled fish. Thank you Steve. Oh, what a treat!
 Lake trout fillets. |
Gardening
We fertilized the garden using seasoned manure. It was more like dirt, instead of (you know, cow poop). Perfect for the garden. Kevin dug worms for fishing while turning the fertilize into the ground. We added more mulch & started some seeds inside.
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I drove the tractor through the rows.
Kevin shoveled out the manure & put it in the rows.
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Cleaning
I defrosted the freezer making room for 1/2 a hog we're planning to get & butcher. Local farmers are selling to individuals since the market is down due to Covid-19. Kevin wants to make sausage, so that will be a new adventure for us. The freezer was not too iced up, though we needed to go through stuff to see what we had. That probably needs to be done at least once a year, anyways. We threw out some zucchini & rhubarb that looked like it could have been a little freezer burnt. We had applesauce & some grouse meat we had forgot about.
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| Those baskets were froze down. |
Health & Weight Maintenance
I got my bicycle out & rode around several blocks. I had sore legs for several days & thought I should have started out with going around 1 block instead of those several. I ate too many less-healthy snacks, during my good intentions of helping the local economy. I need to cut out those snacks to see if that improves my energy level & anxiety/depression in the evenings, so I can get out walking more & riding that bicycle.
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Talking a walk in the hills during our weekend
4-wheeler ride, hike & picnic adventure.
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Frugality, Savings & Spending
I spent approximately $180.40 on groceries & snacks this month. There could have been more snacks not accounted for & Kevin picked up a grocery item or 2 or more. I've been getting gas & snacks at the local family owned convenience/grocery store where I work on occasion to help their business during this pandemic time we're in. Also, we got take-out from both the local restaurants, whereas we normally don't eat out except on special occasions. I hung laundry on the clothes line in the basement instead of using the dryer. I walked to work the days I worked in town to save gas & also for exercise. I took my lunch & drinks to work most days.
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Crocus were pretty but not as abundant as they
have been the past several years.
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Social & Community Service Activities
No Lions Club meeting. No bingo. No nothing.
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| Kevin's birthday cake & ice cream. |
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The 8 Easter eggs I dyed.
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Other Activities
We went fishing a couple of times. The fish were biting & we caught our limit. I helped Kevin stack the wood he split for the firepit for roasting hotdogs. I watched Dr Quinn Medicine Women on dvds & Cybill, Grace Under Fire & Roseanne on Vudu Free TV. I did some blog reading but not much reading in my book since we've been doing more stuff outside.
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| Snow still on the hills near our fishing spot. |
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