THE GREENHOUSE LETTUCE

This is lettuce Marlene planted in November.  We harvested some before we left for the desert and made arrangements with neighbors and friends to harvest it while we were gone.  Loren, our Canby Community Garden associate, harvested a couple of times and gave it to the food bank in Canby.  Now that we are home we have been having fresh salads every day.  I wonder how long this original crop will last?

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THE END OF A SPRING DAY

This is the end of another rainy March day.  Last year at this time it was 75 degrees and sunny.  We left for our eastern trip and then it started to rain.  This year we went south and when we got back it was raining and hasn't stopped since the first of March.  Records will be broken.  Most rain in March since 1957.

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HERE'S THE BREAD

Look's pretty good. This is the first time we baked since returning home. Got the oven up to 750 degrees.

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FIRED UP THE OVEN

Today we fired up the oven and baked a dozen pittas and five loaves of bread.

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BUILDING RAISED BEDS

Marlene and I work with the Canby Community Garden Association.  This year the Association received a grant which will allow us to teach classes in gardening.  We call them "From Seed to Table".  I'm building some raised beds which we will place in our Community Garden.  We'll use them to demonstrate transplanting, growing and harvesting.

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CASEY HELPS OMY

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While the big brothers sharpen their shooting skills, Casey stays out of the way by helping Omy clean up the garden bed by the barn.

BOY'S DAY

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Ryder and Phelan practice with their BB guns.
They sure killed a lot of cans.

ALMOND BLOSSOMS

You can tell spring is coming. The buds look ready to pop. I've finished prunning the apples, blueberries, currents, apricot, pear, and almond tree. Marlene is pulling weeds and planting seeds.

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SUNSHINE AGAIN

Late this afternoon the sun finally came out, but it sure is a cold March.

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KENS BIRTHDAY

Tonight we gathered with neighbors at the local wine and chocolate shop and helped celebrate Ken's 60th.

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RAINING IN CANBY

It's raining in Canby and I thought you'd like to know.

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