Cold/Hot...31º

Spring in Wallowa County is always a mystery...What will tomorrow bring...So far this year we have a head start on spring, about a month earlier than "normal."..Usually one big question is will any flowers be in bloom for Memorial Day?..This year instead of hoping that the lilacs and peonies will be in bloom, (they will probably be done,) I think we will wonder if the iris, lupine and columbine might be ready...Our days seem to be hot for a few days then back to cold and breezy, not much in between.

Tuesday of this week was warm and sunny, yesterday cold...I started out thinking it was warm enough to trim the grape vine...I soon froze out and returned to the house to mix bread and a small batch of cinnamon rolls, knowing that having the oven on would warm up the house and would also be a good day for oven fried chicken and baked potatoes for our dinner.

Herb decided to make a dump run, mow Pams lawn and stop at Grain Growers for seed potatoes and alfalfa pellets, while I played in the dough and had dinner on the table when he arrived back home.

Pam had called about noon asking if we wanted a load of wood chips and I said sure...Late afternoon, still no chips, so I left Herb home just in case they showed up and I went to deliver cinnamon rolls...Of course I spent time visiting but made it home before dark...This morning it is cold but with the promise of sunshine and rising temperatures...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Barton Heights

Garlic patch

Cinnamon rolls

Movie Morning...35º

Up at a ridiculous 3:30am this morning I put the movie "The Theory of Everything" based on the life of Stephen Hawking, into my computer...Pat recommended and supplied the DVD from Netflix...Stephen, diagnosed with ALS in his early 20's and given 2 years to live, is still alive today...I didn't know it was possible to live a long life with this disease...Throughly enjoyed the movie and the acting and then googled the people to find out more about the story instead of just the movie version.

Now it is nearly 8am and I have meetings most of this beautiful day so am going outside now to take advantage of the early sunshine, water down a compost pile in the garden and get it coved with black plastic so maybe it will break down a bit faster...Herb is working on wood again this morning.

Card playing was fun yesterday, but I came home totally exhausted from listening to all the chatter and trying to keep the cards and counting in my head...Maybe that is why my night was restless!..Hugs To All...OWAV:)

lazy Day...33º

Sunday was a sunny but cold, lazy day...Herb has worked cleaning the ditch and repairing the head gate for three days and took Sunday off to rest...He could have asked for help but was enjoying the physical exercise and taking his time to do it...No rain.

We both read or listened to books, for most of the day...I did clean out my flour/sugar bin (one of those places that gets dirty but is behind closed doors..)..We had a patty melt and asparagus for dinner...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

The Girl...30º

Haven't seen hide nor hair of "The Girl" this week...Nary a photo or post on Facebook...So guess it is time for Oma to come up with a "Sentimental Sunday," as we look at photos of old, when Ci was just a "Little Girl."..Hugs to All...OWAV:)

Sunny--So far...25º

Forecast is saying possible rain or snow this morning, more rain this afternoon...Doesn't look like it now but that doesn't mean it won't happen...We had a good soaking rain on Thursday night and would really like another one!..But we will take what we get and be happy.

It was wet and cold yesterday morning so I busied myself in the house, started a pot of clam chowder for our dinner...While the chowder simmered, I dashed outside to the rhubarb plant and pulled about 10 almost foot long stocks...They are fat, bright red, plump and look good enough to take a bite, (but I know better.)..Herbs Dad always called it pie plant and that was Herbs first reaction but I said no, just a crisp, its easier...So I diced the rhubarb, sprinkled it with sugar and nutmeg mixed with a little flour, beat two large eggs and poured them over top before adding a mixture of flour, sugar, oats for the final topping...Baked 30 minutes in a 400º oven and we ate it with whipped cream on top.

Rhubarb Crisp

I learned something new yesterday...Having no whipping cream on hand and I didn't want to go to the store, I searched through the freezer where I keep cream and milk frozen in cup sized servings, saving it from going sour and great to use in soups, sauces or gravies...I had never tried to whip it, would that work, I wondered?..Many years ago I remember whipping canned milk into an "emergency" whipped cream by pouring it into a bowl then freezing it until the edges were frozen all around then whipping with a beater...It wasn't the best but it worked...So---I let the cup of cream soften, somewhat, before I started beating, It worked...I soon had nice fluffy whipped cream, perfect for our slightly warm rhubarb crisp...Hugs To All...OWAV:) 

Sunrise...30º

A misty rain yesterday morning while the sun was coming up made our world look fresh and clean...We hope to get more rain...Hugs To All...OWAV:)

Daffodil Spring...37º

Since my friend Willy, gave me daffodil bulbs from her garden, over twenty years ago, I have planted more bulbs each fall...All in bloom this early spring, they have multiplied into over a thousand blooms...Well it seems like there should be that many anyway...New varieties appear each year and now I have paper whites (from my sisters Oklahoma garden,) Heritage daffodils dug from an old homestead out North, Pheasant eyes (late bloomers, not out yet,) some daffodils with fragrance, some that are double, but most of them are King Alfred, big, yellow and tall, (they make a statement and they multiply more and more each year.) Below is a bouquet of all the different colors and kinds that I picked yesterday morning, as I walked through deadheading blooms and snipping a sample of the unusual blooms...Daffodils make me smile....Hugs To All...OWAV:)