Winter Weather One More Time

I know, I know, I cried wolf on Monday and we got nothin. But today, they are saying we are going to freeze and may get snow tonight. It is wet so there will be ice. Right now it is just a cold cold wet rain.

I know my northern and Canadian friends think I am being a big fat baby. Ya'll don't understand. We are unable to handle freezing water in this part of Texas. We can't drive. Our electricity goes out. We don't all have fire places. We have lost our mittens.

The driving is really a problem. We can barely handle cold water. You should have seen us trying to get to the quilt shop in the cold rain today. Some idiot decided to drive 17 miles an hour down the highway. We almost got creamed in the rear by an 18 wheeler because of this moron. Mamala had road rage. She said "Damn" a lot. If we actually get ice on the road we all will slide all over the place. Into ditches, into each other, into our garage doors. It's pretty much a pick-up-truck drivin rodeo.

We can't stand up on ice either. There will be booty bruises. It is kind of fun to stand at the back window and watch my neighbors fall down.

I'm staying home.

If I had a super power, it would be the ability to control the weather.

What would your super power be?

Blog Hopping Through Blotanical

I did it again with better results. I went blog hopping by out clicking on other peoples blogs and then out click from there, rinse repeat. This time I started with blogs on Blotanical and had a much better time. The blogs were happy about children and faith and flowers. I found more good company and had a much better time than before.

Quilt Blocks and Heirloom Tomatoes

Here are the last two blocks. My points improved significantly. I figured it out. You put the point piece up and then fold down the seam allowance at the tip of the point and sew right over the very tippy tip.

Here they are all together

Next project. Put all of the tomatoes in 4" containers. Varieties are San Marzano, Green Zebra, Yellow Pear, Cherokee Purple, Early Girl, Better Boy, and some kind of cherry.

What kind of tomatoes do you grow?

By the way. This quilt does not have a home. Who deserves it?

Block of the Month

I finished the big block. I have not appliqued in a year and it shows. My points aren't perfect either:(

Two more small blocks to go and all the tomatoes. I gave away about half of the tulips. check out Jack

I'll See You Friday

I just stopped over a Blotanical and looked a the picks. There were so many I wanted to read and I just don't have time. I did read one. It was on heating water with a compost pile. I just couldn't resist. When I have time later I will come back here and link it. Anyway below is a list of the stuff I have to get done before Thursday.

1. Plant 100 tulips
2. Plant 20 daffs
3. Make three quilt blocks. One of which is applique.
4. Feed monkeys.
5. Wash monkey clothes.
6. Start the basil for the spring seminar.
7. Pot up about 30o tomatoes for the spring seminar.

So when I am not chained to my sewing machine, I will be chained to the potting bench. The monkeys can make peanut butter sandwiches.

See you Friday.

Weather Update

I just got a call from Manly Man. In Dallas it is SNOWING. We may have some here in about two hours. We hardly ever get snow. Yippeee. If it sticks the Monkey Games will begin in the morning. Stay tuned.

Master Gardener Day

Today we had our monthly Master Gardener meeting. I love these meetings. Our group is fun. We have a membership chairperson who has us play some sort of game at every meeting. Today it was a three team seed identifying game. My team did not win because we did not listen to our real country girl, Jeanie. We will know better next time.

We are getting ready for our Spring Seminar April 5. We will all be busy this month getting ready. This is one of two major fund raisers. It is a ton of work. We have to get fliers, speakers, booths, food, plants, and people all organized. After days and days of work. It is all over in about three and a half hours. Jeez.

Something good always happens at our meetings. Today a member gave away hundreds of prechilled tulip bulbs. I never buy tulips because they only bloom one time for us here in this part of Texas. Thanks M. You are awesome.

After the meeting I headed to the greenhouse with a new propane tank. We are going to have a freeze tonight and we were almost out of fuel. Miss Nancy had brought some daffodil bulbs home from their place in the country and she had three bags to share with me. She believes the varieties are Little Sweetie, Jet Fire, and Texas Star. It was a windfall for me. I didn't have any of those varieties. I will repay her with Minnows when my die back. I really love sharing the greenhouse with another plant fanatic. We are growing some really cool stuff.

It was a great day. Added bonus - Today my children acted like children and not house apes.