happy new year...

Category: a new year | Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:57 pm

first, i would like to wish everyone a happy & healthy new year along with wishes for a great new year of digging in the dirt!

i haven't had a lot of time to visit lately, started a new job in september. i'm working 4, 10 hour days, and it seems i leave in the dark and come home in the dark as well, but, i like it, and the pay is reasonable. the only drawback is the driving. i can't seem to find a decent job near home. but i've resigned myself to the fact that that is probably the way it is supposed to be!

we've had some decent snow this winter (far cry from last year). i'm glad it has provided decent protection from the winds this winter, at least for the time being. who knows what mother nature has in store for the rest of the winter.

received my first seed/plant catalogue a few weeks ago, and of course, that gets my mind working on what i want to do in the spring, when i'm able to work the dirt again. but as usual, plans are made, and then things happen. that is o.k.

all those tomatoes i grew last summer, turned into about 8 batches of sauce. they are sitting in the freezer, and the only thing i've been making with them is bbq sauce (so far). i will probably still grow tomatoes, maybe not so many.

i also got a new kitten from the shelter in september. he was so scrawny and weighed only 3 lbs. i think he was younger than they said. i was worried for a moment, it took about a month for him to adjust to our home, but now he thinks he owns it. he is my 3rd black cat, so i named him 'ditto'. he is lucky he's so cute.

i try not to make resolutions for the new year, too much pressure! i am going to try and get the front garden 'finished' this spring. it still needs alot of new soil. and will be praying for a spring/summer with some decent rain....that would be a huge help!

(sorry the quality of this picture is so bad)

ditto ( photo / image / picture from Annette's Garden )

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eileen wrote on Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:09 pm:

Annette a very Happy New Year to you too and I hope that 2013 is everything you want it to be.

Ditto is gorgeous and I know you're going to have so much fun with him around. Maybe he'll help you in the garden come summer by keeping guard while you work. Cats are good at doing that!!