Within the Lines

Turn, Turn, Turn, There Is A Season

...and in MN, ya just never know what that season is.  I love it!!  I always want to say, "WELCOME TO MINNESOTA!" just like the abominable snow man in Monsters Inc. shouts "WELCOME TO THE HIMALAYAS!"  So, want a snow cone?  A week ago, my mother-in-law was painting their deck while my father-in-law uncovered their tulips; my husband assigned me to pick out what chickens we'd order this year while he started prep of the shed we intend to use for them (the chickens, that is).  And what to our wondering eyes should appear?  Yep -- winter wonderland, of the sort we would have liked back in December.  My husband wished the kids "Merry Christmas" this morning which made Son(5) anxious to get the tree out with some presents under it.  He was quite disappointed that we weren't cancelling school in order to make presents.  My funny boy!

Fortunately, my seedlings are unaware of the weather outside.  I have tomatoes, onions, cauliflower, alyssum and sweet william up with, hopefully, some peppers soon to follow.  I'll be starting a few more things this weekend.  Bigger, viney things will wait till later in April, I think.  We usually aren't completely safe putting things out until the first of June; my first year I put things out mid-May and had to cover with newspapers several nights.