What WONDERFUL weather we’ve been having!

It’s only April but we’ve had temps well into the 70s and a titch into the 80s most of this week.  Everything is getting greener and greener, quickly.  The magnolias are in full blossom, forsythias have dotted the landscape with bright yellow color, daffodils and crocuses are showing a riot of white, purple and yellow along the expressway.  Ahhhh….winter’s hold has finally been broken.

Saturday we drove down to Avon — about a half hour south of where we live, to my foster sister’s house.  She and her husband own a dairy farm and there’s a cornfield behind their house.  A cornfield that her husband tilled up a nice little patch of for our vegetable garden this year.  We were AMAZED at the size of the patch he’d given us.  Lisa measured it at approximately 85 FEET by 65 FEET.

We got there late morning and set to work picking rocks, and removing old, dead cornstalks from the ground.  Then we cultivated and removed more rocks.  Took the stone rakes and got all the debris cleared away and a last swipe at rocks.  No, we didn’t do the whole patch, we only did about eight feet into it.  We got one 65 foot row planted with lettuce, radishes, scallions, spanish onions, and broccoli.  We got a shitload of seed from Jung Seed about 2 months ago and, at the time thought it seemed a bit excessive but now, with the size of the garden, we’re thinking we may need more.

It’s still too soon for most of the other stuff (corn, peas, beans, peppers, cantaloupe and other vegetables).  We can’t make it down again until the second weekend in May — and then, only I can make it down there.  Lisa’s going to be going to her sister’s house for a week to help do some handiwork around their house (paid, of course).  After that, it’s mid-June before we can get down there again.

I’m distressed looking at the calendar, seeing how much of my time is already booked up through Mid-June.  Here’s how it goes:

• Today — pick up Lisa’s New Truck, then to a Newly Wed In New York meeting
• Thursday — Dance Lesson #2
• Saturday — NewlyWed In New York
• Tuesday, Apr 29 — Equality and Justice Day
• May 4 — Awards Luncheon in Buffalo
• May 10 — Vegetable Garden
• May 11 — Mother’s Day
• May 16 — Empire State Pride Agenda Annual Dinner Meet & Greet
• May 17 — Empire State Pride Agenda Annual Dinner & Awards Ceremony
• May 23-26 — Camping
• June 3-10 – Colorado

Now, keep in mind that we’re ALWAYS free.  Well, almost always.  And I still need to find some shoes for Saturday’s big event, too.  It’ll be nice to fade back into obscurity again, even if it is only for a little while.

Here’s a headline that makes you just shake your head: Military Using Convicted Felons To Replace Drummed Out Gays

 And here’s part of the article:

The bulk of the crimes involved were burglaries, other thefts, and drug offenses, but nine involved sex crimes and six involved manslaughter or vehicular homicide convictions. Several dozen Army and Marine recruits had aggravated assault or robbery convictions, including incidents involving weapons.

Isn’t it nice to know that THESE types of felons are more desirable for military duty than some woman who loves another woman, or a man who finds other men attractive — neither of which has a felony conviction?

And they’re trusting these folks with high tech equipment and weapons?

Lisa’s gall bladder isn’t working properly.  That’s the official diagnosis.  Her nuclear test showed that when it contracted to shoot bile to break down fat, it didn’t contract properly and it spasms.  For now, she’s choosing to see if she can handle it through diet.  She’s done well for the past week so there’s no reason to believe she can’t handle this with diet for a few years.