Springtime and the living is grand

Has it really been that long since I've blogged? Oh well....

It's been beautiful weather here in central Ohio, enough to get me in the mood for gardening and riding again. I may not be able to ride until July, but I can groom and lunge the guys.

I started seeds, for the most part, and they're coming up pretty quick. I still need to make 5 raised beds to put them all in! It's not that hard really. I just get 3 2"x12", about 8' long. I cut one in half, screw them into 4 4"x4" posts, about 1' high, and voila, I have a raised bed I can put wherever I want. I made the mistake the first year of puting the posts into the ground, about a foot deep, to anchor the bed. It got very complicated, making sure the posts were in the right place, corners were square, etc. That would be why I only had one bed last year!

We know spring is here, because Connor has been running around outside barefooted, and getting caked in mud. And not just any mud: rich, thick, gooey Ohio clay mud. Either you power wash the kid or wait until it dries and try to chisel him out. He prefers the power wash.

My therapy is going well. I can almost completely bend my knee. Just as my Dr. promised, I went into my 5 week post-op checkup without a limp.

So, I'm on the road to happier days. Kids outside playing and not inside bored and compaining. Lots of WARM sunshine, fresh air and the smell of flower and new mown grass!

Heaven.