Ft. Ward

This weekend Beulah and I visited our local Civil War historic site. Ft. Ward historic site and museum is right down the road from us and was a lovely place to spend an afternoon. It helped that the day was absolutely beautiful!



I enjoyed seeing all the historic remnants and soaking up some of the sunshine streaming through the trees. Beulah liked rolling in the leaves...




We sure enjoyed ourselves!

pitter patter

This morning the puppy and I awoke to the soft sound of rain on the windowpanes. We stepped outside for the morning walk and were greeted with something that hasn't happened in a while.... warm(ish), humid air and gentle rain!! It feels almost like Spring is starting to get here, slowly but surely. I'm ready for it!

at least his feet will be warm

President's Day weekend here was full of knitting. There are a few projects I had started that I need to finish already!! Soooo, I buckled down and got to work. Here's a quick knit I whipped up this weekend upon realizing that I had nothing for Jason for Valentine's Day (when he gets back to town). This is my prototype for the slippers I plan to whip up for the grandparents this next weekend. I have to admit... I almost just made them in my size and got him a card! They look comfy and warm, perfect for this terrible weather we keep having.

knitting by the fire

It was so nice to have an extra day off today! Although we had big plans here, Beulah and I ended up doing just this. You can't see her, but she's asleep with her head on my lap in this picture... It was rainy and the temps started to drop, so we made the most of it and hunkered down.

Sweater pics coming soon!

first snow

I came across this video of Beulah's first snow day and thought I'd share! She didn't know what to do with herself!

making plans

I've decided this year I'm going to plant a garden. Regardless of the fact that I have only a patio at my disposal, I'm going to do it. I'll just load up on pots and soil and make my merry way!

The thing is, I really have very little experience when it comes to the practical sort of gardening I want to do. But really, how hard can it be?? For the last few weeks I've been mulling over what I want to (attempt) to grow. Here's the list so far.... keeping things as reasonable as possible.

• Tomatoes
• Kale (lovelovelove kale)
• Garlic (you can never have enough garlic)
• Morning glories (or some other sort of climbing, flowering plant for the fence)
• Geraniums
• Herbs including, but not limited to: basil, mint, cilantro, parsley, rosemary
  
• Maybe broccoli??
• Hot peppers
  

Any suggestions? I can use all the advice I can get. I'm thinking some of this I'll try from seed and some I'll get the plants already started for me. Maybe I'll start the herbs this weekend, and pick up a farmer's almanac....

cutie pie

Just in case you haven't seen enough photos of this little fur ball.... She wakes me up in the morning with her wet nose and wagging tail for a long walk and puts me to bed with pretty much the same after a long walk. The little beast chews on her toys, my hands and my shoes and will eat anything but her food. She insists on attention at all times and drags me outside in all kinds of nasty weather.

Hey! At least she doesn't shed! (Did I mention I'm crazy about her?)