March has had enough pretty days to make the peach trees bloom. I have one variety, “Intrepid”, which is more frost hardy and blooms a little later than the other varieties. They are only in their third year so the trees aren’t very large; but, they did have lots of blooms. Despite two different occasions when there was frost, they seem to have a few little peaches forming on them. We have temperature lows forecast that are below freezing for next week. I guess we shall see! Spinach and English peas are coming up in the garden. The onions are looking good. Broccoli and cabbage are suffering from mole damage (along with a lot of daylilies that are also suffering mole damage). Potatoes are planted but not up yet. Some of the muscadines froze during the winter. Not every variety did; however. Some varieties are more cold-hardy than others. I have read that those that freeze out during extreme winters will usually come back out from the roots so I haven’t given up on any of them.
The new plantings at Rocky River are starting to bud out including the tame varieties of blackberry I planted. I had feared that they had not lasted through the lowest temperature drops, but apparently they have.
Daylily orders are consistent but smaller than usual. Also, more people are paying with credit cards. I have been busy enough that any weather good enough to work outside has been taken up with digging and washing. We appreciate every call!
Debby and I went to the temple for the stake temple day. We saw lots of old friends there. Much of the day was spent with Jenny’s dad, Wayne Bradford. He is a member of the stake presidency and was obviously working very hard. There were so many people there that they were scrambling to find places for everyone. Wayne looked really tired and we were concerned for him. He told me how much he and Rosemary were enjoying the assignment, despite the work, because they could do it together--a nice reward after a long life of service.
I read a book recently, The Savior and the Serpent. It is one writer’s feelings about “The Fall” of Adam and Eve. I enjoyed reading it because his opinions so closely mirrored thoughts I had formed about the subject. Obviously, he is a very smart man!
I also read a Louis L’amour and an Agatha Christie lately. Sometimes, you just want to be entertained and not have to think much.
I got to see Chas’ last tournament game of the season. Debby stayed at Rocky River to work on her seminary lesson. For a four year old he is a quick mover on the court. I think he has the most charming smile on the floor. I even believe that in a year or so he will figure out why he runs from one end of the court to the other. In the mean time, he is the handsomest runner out there.
We have had visits from the Shepherds, the Whites, and the Bradford-Moffitts this month. They were joined by our close families -- the Joneses and Kampsnider-Moffitts. Blake came in for a long week-end and he and Brett joined the Rocky River crowd also. We have had such a good month seeing family. The weather was too sloppy to enjoy the Rocky River property as much as we would like (Matthew’s family missed it altogether) but, nevertheless, everyone else got some dirt in their shoes. There is a hole on the beach area that is so deep someone in China was disturbed when it was dug!
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