Quiet Easter...25º

Not supposed to get really warm today but with the sun, I hope to get outside and cut down more lavender, spread some of the chips, as we have a huge pile, just waiting, or clean up more flowerbeds.

Last Friday I planted sweet peas after soaking the seeds overnight, now they need a little rain to encourage growth...They actually like this cooler weather, needing it for them to germinate...They bloom profusely all summer, as long as I share many bouquets, so they don't go to seed...Their fragrance is sometime overpowering and their simple beauty unsurpassed.

Saturday was a windy, chilly day but John had time to do one of my "honey do's," since Rusty didn't make it home due to Covid-19...An ornamental apricot tree that I planted many years ago, needed to come out, and be replaced by a flowering plum tree...The gala apple tree has never produced much fruit and what it did wasn't the best...It needs a warmer climate and longer growing season...So it took him about 1 1/2 hours with his chainsaw to take care of them, (Herb and I hauled most of the branches away, while he was cutting...Then he dug a new hole and we planted the new tree...It will take it several years to take the place of the apricot, but it has lovely blooms.

A special pancake breakfast, pancakes covered with huckleberry jam (added frozen HB's) started our Easter Sunday...Roast beef, mashed potatoes and broccoli for dinner..Hugs To All...OWAV:)