New to blogging

As I learn about the world of blogging, I am trying to organize my thoughts as to how to catch up the blog with my new life at The Farmstead. Simultaneously I am easily distracted by the demands of spring on the farm and guest reservations.

For those of you who are pondering or dreaming of following your heart into some venture and abandoning the JOB format of life, I have many tips and suggestions.

For those of you who are contemplating or fantsizing what it would be like to run your own B&B, I will give you the honest scoop.

But for today, let's just say that the pressure is on. With guests once again crossing my threshold, I need to get the place geared back up as well as perked up. It is early yet for most of the perinnials that I planted last fall and the trees have not greened up yet. In short, it is basically still brown but with lots of promising hints of green grass, budding trees, and bulbs emerging through the flower beds.

To add some color, I dashed to the local nursery yesterday and got some blooming pansies and a few others that can manage any future cold snap that my occur. The whites, pinks, and reds will be eye catching among the green foliage of the bulbs that have yet to bloom. These have to be planted this morning. Rains of last night will continue to keep me out of the garden where I so long to plant my cool season veggies. With last week's 5 inches of rain on Monday, 4 inches of snow on Tuesday and another 8-12 inches of snow, depending on where you put the yard stick, on Thursday-Friday, the ground is more than wet. Even the gentle slopes are covered with surface water. Last night we got more storms so the drying that had occurred is lost. Maybe next week?