COVID CAPERS...A NOTE FROM HOME

 

We're enjoying our new house colors and new roof. We're doing our part to keep the economy rolling, it seems. We had the house resided and painted just after the big fire in the Rogue Valley which took out two towns. It's still a mess down there in the south end of the valley. The roof was completed on December 29th...

THE COVID UPDATE is that Jack has completed his vaccinations, thanks to the VA, which evidently got plenty of Moderna early on. 

Me? I just yesterday... after 3 weeks of trying... secured an appointment at the local Albertson's grocery/pharmacy for next week...Moderna again...

 I ordered three of these daylilies from Oakes Daylilies in Tennessee. It's called Dynamite Returns (returns meaning that it is a rebloomer throughout the summer).

I also ordered a chaise lounge...something I've always wanted for the garden. 

This one is resin so it will be fine out under the maple tree. 

SO HERE'S MY QUESTION OF THE WEEK: 

WHY WOULD YOU GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE TO ADD AN AMENDMENT TO THE COVID RELIEF BILL AND THEN VOTE AGAINST THE BILL, LISA MERKOWSKI? 

STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!

Meanwhile, we wear our custom made masks by Terry (these new ones are triple layered). Mine is Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Jack's is airplanes.  

 

MASKED MARAUDERS

We're sporting our custom made masks...Jack's daughter is mass producing masks instead of quilts these days. We're staying home as much as possible...no dentists, doctors, hair stylists, hardware stores, garden centers...

MAPLED!

 I didn't start out to be a collector of maples...Japanese maples to be exact...but somehow over the years...I've added several...and these aren't all of them. According to garden rules, 3 to 5 of a particular kind of plant makes you an enthusiast...more than five and you're a collector! Oye! Besides these, I think I have at least five more in the yard, including three vine maples. So enjoy!

 Just a couple of nice looking tulips...

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU STAY HOME

 Refrigerator clean out! Has to happen before our next load of groceries is delivered! Yes, we are paying to have them delivered now because the local Fred Meyer is over loaded with folks wanting to pick up their groceries. We pay $9.95 plus a 5% tip...so naturally I try to order more than if I was going to the store every few days.  

What I've noticed is that every successive refrigerator that I've owned is harder to clean. This relatively new GE is a true pain! Lots of little nooks and crannys for crumbs to collect. And I haven't even done the bottom freezer yet. Oh joy!

STAY THE FUCK HOME!

 This is what you can do with a bag of frozen wild blueberries from Trader Joe's, sugar, cornstarch and some pie crust mix... on a VERY QUIET weekend.

 Oh, and did I mention the Tillamook French Vanilla ice cream? Takes the sting out of not being able to go to the Grange and buy plants!   SORT OF!

It feels like someone stuck their foot out and stopped my world from spinning...but the daffs do remind me that NATURE DOESN'T CARE ABOUT HUMAN PROBLEMS...it just keeps on keeping on and blooming away!  

TUTEUR OR NOT TO TEUR...

This free-standing trellis with a mushroom shaped top is called a TUTEUR. When we had our new fence built, we gained about 2' of additional space so the Campsis radicans (Yellow Trumpet Creeper) that had been growing on the fence was now 2' away from it. What to do? I spied this trellis in the Gardener's Supply catalog and figured it would let me keep the Trumpet Creeper and perhaps a morning glory or two. 

It's very naked right now in March, but we hope for lots of blooms this summer that attract pollinators to the garden.

DRAGONFLY ADDITION TO THE GARDEN CORNER

My daughter in law Susan found this great dragon fly at the MADE IN CHICO store. It really compliments my "garden corner" of the dining area. We secured it with an anchor bolt.