Well so far the storms have been mostly rain and this afternoon (SAT) we get about a 1/2 inch of sleet and then back to rain. Maybe we wont get alot of snow if the temp stays up enough. I am just getting to see my younger blueberry plants and if the weather stays nice this week like it is suposed to might beable to get outside to do a little bit. All will tell by morning. I think I am going to start some seeds soon. I know I should wait another few weeks. Maybe I will give it another 2 weeks and call it close enough to April. We have a few bulbs already sprouting that we bought sitting in the house. They need to be potted I think. At least until I can get them outside. My agenda is set to finish spring cleaning this week and early next week at both houses so I am ready to work outside and spring clean the berry field and garden ASAP. When the weather finally decides it is spring I will be ready to rumble.

Cindee, I do like your quote, but it presupposes that I am a LADY...and there are those who would argue that point. Plus, I have a suspicion there's anot enough talcum in the WORLD to keep me cool. I live in an eternal hot flash (power surge?), so "soft teacakes with frostings of sweat?" More like a melted Twinkie in a puddle, I'd say! HOWEVER, that being said...harking back to your ORIGINAL post here...remember way back then?...late yesterday afternoon a breeze sprang up in my yard that had a DEFINITE HINT of...dare I say it?...FALL about it!!! Wooohooooooo! Maybe it floated all the way up here from YOUR house! I was dancing around, thinking, it's actually only 89 here!!! Below NINETY! For the first time in weeks and weeks and weeks! I was deliriously happy. Still sweaty, but happy! Where but in Florida would people start talking about it "feeling like fall" when the temps are still in the 90's??? Amazing. I was planning to work in my studio today, but if it stays below ninety, I just might venture outside once again. Now I'm off to look for rudbeckia seeds. I think I owe some to someone else, too, which I forgot about totally when I went to San Diego. Ginny, maybe? Whoever you are, drop me another note so I can send them out when I send Cindee's. Marcia

Thanks so much. I think it will work. I am suffering from "kitchen overload (the evil twin of TKO) and I am beginning to forget what I've seen where and over-thinking/doubting some of my decisions. mom2reese and lululemom -- Thank you for your enthusiasm! The last thing I want to happen is to get the countertop installed and think - yikes - I don't like how this looks! nomorebluekitchen- I had thought I had seen a kitchen with darker cabinets and soapstone countertops, I just couldn't remember which kitchen it was -- I really liked the combination. I am so glad to hear that you love your kitchen - it is beautiful! I am looking forward to having all these decisions behind me. Now I just have to worry about a back splash and cabinet hardware - how hard can that be ;).

While I appreciate your post writers block, I am at the mercy of houzz. I asked them to pull it and obviously they have not yet. Another poster here just recommended deleting the messages. I've never done this before but once people started to post about how violent some neighbors can get etc. I thought it was best to try to take down the post. I got a lot of great feedback on here and I appreciate it and everyone seemed to say what they wanted to say and I got a lot of great advice so as far as I'm concerned, it's OK to take down. I think it's ridiculous when the website doesn't allow you to delete your message. The funny thing is you can delete all your messages but the original one, that seems odd to me.