A bit worried about the early asparagus, lilacs and violets, I re-checked the weather. We'll dip in the upper 30's, but thankfully not low enough for a frost or freeze.
My green onions are doing great but some nettle is crowding it out. It's the worst this year. I pulled some chickweed too, but left some for a fresh salad next week. I want to dig the entire herb garden out and re-do it, but I'll painstakingly wait another year.
The purple dead nettle can be used like my stinging nettle in teas, but this year I learned you can also use it in a poultice like plantain. I also found a new recipe I may try (uses purple dead nettle).
I started out with a much less work day. The dishes were done, laundry done, breakfast and dinner all taken care of....porch time came first due to rain moving in later in the afternoon with thunderstorms.
I have a new recipe to try soon. I have some organic angel hair pasta that I need to use soon, so hopefully I will have a recipe to share. I hope to find my organic chicken sausage to make it. The last few trips to the grocery store were not successful.
I'm not sure we'll get raised beds re-built this year. Lumber has tripled in price (or higher).
On a sad and scary note, there has been a recall in Canada for the blue/grey medical masks being issued in their schools. Unfortunately, they look exactly like the kind distributed at my husband's work - toxic. Made in China. It's the only kind I can wear without feeling like I'm suffocating, so there goes my outings. If you google medical mask recall, you'll see several recent recall articles about it.
