WWQP Bulletin Board Chat

cooler weather here, too

I took a sewing class at my SM dealer this past week that was a lot of fun. We made a tote bag out of the plastic/vinyl pet mesh screening and a bit of fabric. All the totes turned out very nicely. They're extremely lightweight, too. These are nice for the beach because sand will go right thru the screen. Here's a picture, and I have no idea where it will show up in this post. (ack)
As soon as it placed it on the steps for a piccie, Sophie ran up the steps and sat herself down right next to it. I think she knows it's in "her colors" and she seems to approve. Okaaayyy... photo showed up on top left corner, so I cut & pasted this paragraph right next to it.


All our flowering Spring trees are in full bloom right now: redbud, Yoschino cherry, Bradford pears (although they're on their way out), dogwoods, and the forsythia & quince bushes. This is a good three to four weeks ahead of schedule for some of these trees. We had two or three weeks of very warm weather --- even the Bermudagrass is trying to green up. And the dog has started shedding. Ticks came out a couple weeks ago, so Sophie's had her K9Advantix already, too.

The past couple days, however, brought us back to the reality called . . . March. We had a light frost yesterday, which is really more the norm. Our frost date here ranges from late April 30 - May 10. We sure did get spoiled to the warm weather, though. It was almost 80 degrees in the house and cool weather arrived before I had to turn on the A/C.

Pollen here is horrendous, also. Everyone feels half-sick from allergies to the stuff, and the worst hasn't even hit. Thank heavens for antihistamines.

posted by Doris W. in TN @ 4:35 PM