The Winds of March and keeping busy

Here it is, March 23, 2009 and it’s COLD! While the sun has been out, the wind has been very busy – our chimes on the deck have been ringing all day! Right now the tree tops are blowing and the flag has been fluttering most of the day. And we went out a bit ago to get the mail and the temperature was at 33 – and that’s cold! With the wind chill we have to be in the upper 20’s.
The good news is the daffodils are starting to pop up. The bad news is the crocuses have been nibbled on by something… maybe deer or maybe smaller critters. You can see the bulbs. Well, I pushed them back in the ground and am hoping for the best.
I read in Better Homes and Gardens and other magazines we get about gardening. I even had a dream last night about having a house that had a lovely garden that was kind of enclosed. It reminded me of our first house. Anyway, that’s what it is… a dream. The deer eat everything!!! This is why I plant my garden in pots on the deck. Last year they didn’t do well… too cool and it was not a summer conducive to growing! I was able to purchase tomatoes and other fresh produce in town from farmers who sold on the side of the road. I’m going to plant tomatoes again this year and herbs. But I’m not going to go gang busters like I did the first year we were up here. I’ll buy from the local farmers and the supermarkets as they also have good produce.
So I hunkered down today. After doing a load of laundry (at least I did one chore today) I did some Library work and then played on the Wii. My latest enjoyment is Animal Crossing City Folk. Now this game seems rather laid back at first. But it is addictive! I’ve upgraded to a bigger house and have things to sell as well as gathering cherries to make money. Sounds stupid but it’s fun. And there are several other games I play. After playing the games I then did Wii Fit… got to keep exercising and active! That’s fun and I did well on some activities and really BAD on others (I keep bombing on the ski jump). Do any of you Wii???? Well, the beef stroganoff is cooking and I’ve got to go in and stir it. Good day and the stock market is up…. That’s really great!