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AS SPRING ARRIVES

Hmmm....what do I do?  My life is going in so many directions.  I have taken on so many things to improve my life this year.

I have a whole week to myself....boyfriend on vacation!

Where do I start?  I am going to get started on the planting list I have created.  I really hope the vegetable garden I plant this year works out better than previous years.  I have done lots of reading and now I will try to put it in practice.  On the bright side I have managed to keep all the indoor plants alive for the whole winter....that's a first.

So I got out the seed starting schedule I found on http://www.almanac.com/, purchased some seeds last weekend, set up my work bench in the garage and got a greenhouse from Big Lots.  This weekend I am going to start the seeds on the list for this time period....I wonder if starting the seeds indoors may keep the bunnies from eating them.  I am going to try marigolds this year as I have heard they work to keep wildlife out of the garden.

With food prices rising in the world this is a great time to hone my green thumb skills.....Next I will have to enlist help to preserve and can all the bounty I hope to get from the garden.

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