I ordered 1700 onion seeds to plant in January. Should be here today. Still baging the seeds I picked this year. Puttin up 2 christmas trees also. bali
Chopping Onions The scene in the move, "Julie & Julia", comes to mind where she is trying to learn how to cut onions propertly. lolo...what are you gonna do with all those onions? I'm still trying to get a few Christmas decorations out and haven't had the time to do it.
LOL First off we eat onions all year round.. Starting with the spring greens.. I eat the tops. Then fresh onion tastes sooooooo good in the spring. I didnt need 1700 but you can use seeds for a few years they dont go bad. I store the onions over winter in the basement if I have any left.. YOu can plant all season till frost kills them Nothing like a good onion. Ps.Just dragging out my trees. b
Right now it seems like I don't have enough hours in the day to get things done for the holiday. I know in January when things slow done it will hit me. I love to look at pictures on sites of just about anything....gardening, birds,etc. I know now that the plants have plenty of winter snow cover and the rabbits can't get at them this winter so it helps. I also love to look at the gardening books to see whats new ....hopefully I can find some room for new plants.
I still get a lift when i go out to the gardens and "take them in", even though they are practically dormant. The herb garden still looks pretty good because it has hardy lavenders and several hardy rosemaries that have gotten nice and big, though. The veggie garden still has carrots, kale and Italian dandelion going strong. I recently started an indoor herb areogarden and am also sprouting basil, beans, mustard, radishes, fennel, garlic chives, broccoli and Chinese cabbage in sprouting jars. I'll be decorating the old fashioned way soon...by roaming the yard and gathering greenery to drape and decorate with. Its nice to browse the seed catalogs and even try to figure out where to fit one or two (three or seven!) more fruit bushes or trees into the yard. I'd like to try to get back to sewing, knitting and crochet as well. There's a set of directions for a cool macrame hammock that I've been meaning to get started on (since 1974)...Maybe this is the year. I guess the answer to the winter blues is to stay busy!
I have found an crochet stitch that Is easy to do for a baby blanket. So I'm crocheting a blanket for my 3 month old garanddaughter for christmas.
I also give my camera a Work out . Jan 6, Our snow in Pennsylvania , still falling . The birds are so busy too. b This should cool the heels of the Hot states.
