We are having a wonderful spring day. It's currently 75 degrees and I've been pulling dandelions, which are in full bloom of course! *sigh* We still have a few more weeks with the potential for cold temperatures but it sure does feel like spring is in the air. I've been tryin to figure out where to plant the veggies I have in mind for this years attempt at a veggie garden. I think I've found the perfect spot to put in lettuce and spinach next weekend. Here's hoping the bunnies don't see it and view it as an all you can eat buffet! Marilyn

I had ONE groundhog and it pretty much annihilated my garden. Some of the perennials it ate didn't come back until the following year. I tried everything, including stuffing dog-doo into its burrow! but the thing just kept coming back to that great big salad bar in my garden. On day I was so angry that I ran after it with a big stick. I swear I would have hit it if I had caught up with it. I finally trapped it, using cabbage and my lone remaining sunflower, and relocated it. Boy was it p.o'd ! It also stunk up my car for days. Luckily I put a tarp under the trap. If you're relocating, put it in a dry area where it can burrow, do it now so it can make a nest before winter. Don't relocate near other people's gardens or where there are horses or cows (the burrow holes will break the legs of animals stepping into them).

I have a stuffed "Marmot" that we got in Colorado one year. He is a cute little feller', with big front teeth and brown "frosted" hair!! I have a ledge on the front of my desk, so I always have him sitting there...leaning against a pile of "angel hair" snow, and offering a big bowl of Chex Mix and "rock" candy!! No-one can come into or go out of our offices without a big smile on their faces!!!!!

Wonderful welcoming t'scape for Phil! The brown dinnerware, rafia, birchwood candlelight & placecard holders are so "earthy" that Phil will have no trouble coming out of his burrow! Nice choice of hefty mugs for drinks, too! Apothecary for centerpc...perfect! & Phil is just the CUTEST little critter...& "forecasting" that your Groundhog Sundae will bring sunny dispositions for all! I'm hoping for a cloudy day, too, like Jane & Nana! LOL! TFS! Jeanne S.