Backwoods Living with the Foxfire Woman

Time Flies

Wow, it's been almost a month since I posted last.  I do apologize to all for that, but it has been a difficult month to say the least.

Not long after my last post, we got word that my husband's brother in law had died.  An offshore engineer, Mike worked hard and played hard also.  He was a day away from his 59th birthday when his heart gave out and God called him home.

This necessitated a trip from our rural Ozarks to the big city of Houston.  Talk about culture shock.  If no other good came out of this trip, it reaffirmed to me that I never again want to live near or around a big city.

After a week in Houston with Kevin's sister and the rest of the family, we returned and spent the rest of the weekend trying to catch up on all the things that had been left undone.

Next came tax time.  As a former accountant in my previous 'real' work life, guess who gets to do those?  Actually using the program TaxAct it went rather smoothly (I guess it helps being almost obsessive about keeping financial records in order also) and the forms were e-filed.  We already have our state refund in the bank and are just waiting for the big one from the IRS.

Today I started tomato seeds.  Both varieties are supposed to be good for container gardening and I sure hope so because normally a late frost can occur in May, so these won't be going into the ground.  I'll just keep these in the greenhouse, or outside its doors, for quick tomatoes. We'll probably start the rest of the seeds sometime in late March for May planting.

Tomorrow the incubator gets turned on.  It's time to hatch out the spring chickens.  My two remaining roosters aren't going to know what to do.  But since it's nigh on impossible to get chicks through the mail AND delivered (like they used to be), hatching my own is my surest bet.  Besides, they are fun to watch as they come out of the shell.

Last month it felt like spring, this month, it's definitely winter.  I'm hoping the ice storm the weatherman is hesitantly predicting for this weekend doesn't arrive.  We had snow last weekend, that's enough winter for me.  I'm ready for spring.

Hello!

{ 05:57, 2006-Feb-14 } { Posted by kayinpa }

Welcome Back! Sorry to hear about your BIL. Hoping things calm down for you.

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{ 03:30, 2006-Feb-15 } { Posted by DonnaJoy }

Kat -
Have missed you!!
So sorry to hear about your BIL. I bet Houston was a shock for you - I live in the city and it's a shock for me!!
I am going to start some seeds this weekend. Not sure what yet - probably tomatoes.
Glad you are back.
Donna