It is over!
5/5/06 6:49 am.
45º F, Cloudy, N wind 1 mph.
Good morning,
The last LSM weekend begins. My Woman graduates and I retire from the staff. Margriet has grown so much in the two years she has been a student. I don’t think there has been a student who has grown more in the decade I have been associated with LSM. I don’t think there is any bias in that statement either. Since this is spring, the analogy of a seed is very appropriate. The seed was planted a few years ago and during the past two years it grew and bloomed. One of those blooms that will not fade. It has been a real exhilaration for me to watch and be a part of.
Spring is really popping all over this area. I noticed yesterday the birch trees are in bloom, as is the rest of the plants and trees. The seed pods of various trees and plants cover the driveway. They fall other places too, but are really noticeable there. There is a lot of new growth everywhere. The rhubarb and currents are coming too. Both should be transplanted to different places. It was a good idea when I planted them, but really wasn’t. Don’t know what I was thinking, other than to get them in the ground as soon as possible. The lawn is also growing. Worked on getting the mower ready yesterday. The blade is now sharper and the oil is renewed. The actual first cutting will occur after church on Sunday at the earliest, if the weather permits.
We did get Margriet’s rose planted yesterday. No flowers yet though! I hope it takes hold and blooms for many years to come. Margriet even got a chance to use the new trowel I bought her last year. Guess she had to age it before the first use. ;-) Hopefully we can get the other flower seeds she bought in soil this weekend too. I did notice the radishes were breaking through the soil. A few peas that were too close to the surface had been exposed by the rains and they were starting to send out shoots. I covered them and hope they will come up normally.
While getting the mower ready for maintenance yesterday, I spotted a baby rabbit sitting next to the outhouse. A cute little bugger that Margriet enjoyed watching for a little bit. Watching the little bugger, it reminded me I have to get some fencing up around the "flower bed" on the south side of the house before the plants come up. I am sure the rabbits would enjoy a salad from the new shoots. I did pick up a roll of chicken wire the last time I was at Fleet Farm. For some reason they were closing it out, so the price was considerably reduced. Now I have to cut some cedar stakes to hold it in place.
I put all of the files I have on disk for the book into one large file. It should make it a bit easier to edit and get into better shape. It appears the book will be about 200 pages in length - about double what I thought it would be. I printed out what I have been working on and the rest of the pages too, in two printings. As I finish editing a page of the "new" material, I can remove it from the pile and keep track of my progress until it is complete. This is only the first draft of the rough draft, so there is a lot of work to be done yet. Since if forget so much, it really is interesting to see what has been done over the past two years that I have forgotten about. We really did get into a very deep study!
While printing out the pages of the book, I discovered something new about the new printer. It automatically prints the pages in reverse so when you remove them from the printer, the are in the correct order. Thinking I was setting the printer to do that, as on the others I have had, I set it up to print in reverse order, only to find that is what happened - the were in reverse order! Oh well, always trying to learn something. Sometimes it happens unexpectedly.
The weatherman is talking of frost tonight. Other than the cool nights, it looks to be a very nice few days ahead. This is the opening weekend of fishing season in the state too. Should be nice weather for that too. Not many boats in the harbors yet. Fewer than normal it appears. I have not heard if they are catching anything of note either. There have been a few fishermen in the Kewaunee River where we cross it on the way to Green Bay, but have not seen any fish. Next week I can buy a fishing license for cheap!
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
45º F, Cloudy, N wind 1 mph.
Good morning,
The last LSM weekend begins. My Woman graduates and I retire from the staff. Margriet has grown so much in the two years she has been a student. I don’t think there has been a student who has grown more in the decade I have been associated with LSM. I don’t think there is any bias in that statement either. Since this is spring, the analogy of a seed is very appropriate. The seed was planted a few years ago and during the past two years it grew and bloomed. One of those blooms that will not fade. It has been a real exhilaration for me to watch and be a part of.
Spring is really popping all over this area. I noticed yesterday the birch trees are in bloom, as is the rest of the plants and trees. The seed pods of various trees and plants cover the driveway. They fall other places too, but are really noticeable there. There is a lot of new growth everywhere. The rhubarb and currents are coming too. Both should be transplanted to different places. It was a good idea when I planted them, but really wasn’t. Don’t know what I was thinking, other than to get them in the ground as soon as possible. The lawn is also growing. Worked on getting the mower ready yesterday. The blade is now sharper and the oil is renewed. The actual first cutting will occur after church on Sunday at the earliest, if the weather permits.
We did get Margriet’s rose planted yesterday. No flowers yet though! I hope it takes hold and blooms for many years to come. Margriet even got a chance to use the new trowel I bought her last year. Guess she had to age it before the first use. ;-) Hopefully we can get the other flower seeds she bought in soil this weekend too. I did notice the radishes were breaking through the soil. A few peas that were too close to the surface had been exposed by the rains and they were starting to send out shoots. I covered them and hope they will come up normally.
While getting the mower ready for maintenance yesterday, I spotted a baby rabbit sitting next to the outhouse. A cute little bugger that Margriet enjoyed watching for a little bit. Watching the little bugger, it reminded me I have to get some fencing up around the "flower bed" on the south side of the house before the plants come up. I am sure the rabbits would enjoy a salad from the new shoots. I did pick up a roll of chicken wire the last time I was at Fleet Farm. For some reason they were closing it out, so the price was considerably reduced. Now I have to cut some cedar stakes to hold it in place.
I put all of the files I have on disk for the book into one large file. It should make it a bit easier to edit and get into better shape. It appears the book will be about 200 pages in length - about double what I thought it would be. I printed out what I have been working on and the rest of the pages too, in two printings. As I finish editing a page of the "new" material, I can remove it from the pile and keep track of my progress until it is complete. This is only the first draft of the rough draft, so there is a lot of work to be done yet. Since if forget so much, it really is interesting to see what has been done over the past two years that I have forgotten about. We really did get into a very deep study!
While printing out the pages of the book, I discovered something new about the new printer. It automatically prints the pages in reverse so when you remove them from the printer, the are in the correct order. Thinking I was setting the printer to do that, as on the others I have had, I set it up to print in reverse order, only to find that is what happened - the were in reverse order! Oh well, always trying to learn something. Sometimes it happens unexpectedly.
The weatherman is talking of frost tonight. Other than the cool nights, it looks to be a very nice few days ahead. This is the opening weekend of fishing season in the state too. Should be nice weather for that too. Not many boats in the harbors yet. Fewer than normal it appears. I have not heard if they are catching anything of note either. There have been a few fishermen in the Kewaunee River where we cross it on the way to Green Bay, but have not seen any fish. Next week I can buy a fishing license for cheap!
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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