It's already 38 degrees this morning going to a high of 47+ degrees.  A bit early for spring, but I will take the warmer weather.  

Looks like the entire week is in the high 40's which means the ice will be gone!  And folks, that's a good thing in my book.

It looks like we have a slight chance of rain a couple times this week but I'll take that over ice any day.

One of the things I did over the weekend was check out vegetable gardening videos and I found a really unique one (to me) for growing carrots.  

Basically, using paper egg trays, make a big hole in the bottom of each of the places that holds the eggs.  Then fill the entire tray with dirt.  In the meantime, start the carrot seeds by placing them on a wet towel, cover with plastic wrap and wait until they sprout.  Once sprouted, place one sprouted seed in each egg unit and cover with dirt...not too deep...then lightly spray with water.  Place the entire carton in the garden covering the sides with dirt. As the season continues, the tray will compost and you will wind up with nicely spaced large carrots with no thinning!  Sounds like the way to go to me.  I am going to try it this summer.

I also began reading Brian D. McLaren's book Life After Doom about our current global warming situation and how it affects everything...socially, politically, economically, etc.  Not an easy read...as a matter of fact, he suggests that some folks should not read it because it does lay out the facts which are not at all comforting.

I have almost finished the large journal so I can mail it off to a friend out west...

 

You can see that the writing pad is on the inside of the back cover held in place with some lace.  I still need to add a lace pocket on the inside front cover with some ideas as to how to use the journal.  Once done, it will be mailed out.

So, have you made any progress on what your life's dream is about?  Why not think about something small that could help you on your way to it.  For instance, maybe your overall dream is to figure out what you can do to contribute to the betterment of society.  Granted, that's a big dream.  How about looking locally to see if there's a way.  And let me tell you there are an abundance of ways from working in a food pantry to making quilts for those in need to tutoring a child or helping an adult learn to read, etc., etc., etc!  Think about your dream and look for small ways to incorporate that dream into you life.

There's a new place to declutter posted?  Did you get rid of anything this weekend?  I did...had to get a new box for donations.

That's all for now...enjoy the day...

Talk with you tomorrow...