IN the gardens

 We are getting enough aspargus for a couple meals every other 3 days.

Snow peas,peas, radishes,spinach, couple different lettuces, carrots and beets are coming up.  

I fertilized the strawberries and blueberries.

We had sever storms all night, will have them again tonight and rain daily the rest of the week. BUT in a few days we will have lows in the mid 20s... yes FREEZING temps for 4 days. So the day before that hits no matter what the weather we will be covering garden beds.

I chitted the potatoes...ummm cut them in sections,making sure there are 2-3 eyes and some of the potato to feed them as they start to grow. I have 6 varieties as Daughter 2 was going to start gardening , and I was sharing. She realized that not only did she not have the $$ to start that but didn't have enough time working 2 jobs to make ends meet. Daughter 4 had kept track  a few years ago of the cost and time and shared that with her.  I told her to start with like a tomato plant , lettuce and scallions but she didn't want to set up a water barrel at this time and can't water the garden with city water.  

Grow cart veggies are doing decent. I did have 2 that died so I will start them again this week.

Storms rolling through.

We took some to Hubby's parent yesterday as we spent most of the day there. MIL had eye surgery last week and it was the first day she felt up to visitors. FIL was happy to have company that wasn't just talking about her surgery.

We took them eggs, I gave them enough they could share another 2 families. I still have enough for us. It gets cold again this week like they are forecasting, chicken's won't be laying as much for E and M.

Storms came in early this morning instead of tomorrow so not in the gardens. Not putting my hands in any water as I had friends have their homes hit by lightening. One was in the shower and barely made it out before it hit. She watched the sparks fly passed her. The other one was at the kitchen sink running the dish washer. Came out the faucet (she thinks) and burnt a hole in her wall over the stove across the kitchen. Both have had issues with their eye sight since.

Under sever weather threat for a couple day with a sever drop (below freezing so cover asparagus back up a day or so before those temps hit) for 3-4 days after that. April in Ohio. 

I donated 32 items off my clothes rack of my clothes. Still have a wardrobe, bureau and chest of drawers. I do not have a closet . Hubby has an open closet in his bathroom, a clothes rack and two wardrobes. Goal is to have ALL of it gone through before end of April when I pull the summer stuff out of rubbermaids from barn. Then go through those to donate.... shoes and boots also. I dropped 5 sizes after having covid and have not gained it back in 2 yrs. Done keeping it for if I gain it back.

We might have at least one child moving home due to loss of work as they work for government. They are researching options to try to stay in their home at least if they get terminated. They really don't want to have to sell their home as it's half way of being paid off let alone touch the "I'm adult in 40s and shouldn't have to lose a job after 25 yrs of working it" feelings.

We had one child change jobs. Her old employer called and asked if she would apply. She was working a temporary job, 3rd shift, no insurance, $15/hr, 100 miles round trip daily. Now back to work for the old employer full time, 1st shift,  health and dental insurance,$22/hr, 44 miles round trip. 

Hubby's hearing aids were only staying charged for 6 hrs. He got new ones OUCH on costs, but his doctor told him to keep the old ones as back up incase he lost his or something happened to them.He would still have ones that some what worked until he got new ones.

NEXT DAY... we had sever Tstorm with winds and knocked out electric yesterday before I could hit publish. I could see the storm coming behind us so just unplugged and shut down even though we have a whole house surge protection. 

STAY SAFE.

Blessed Be 

Prayers for peace.