Yarden

I just got back from a 5 day trip to Charleston. I had two doctor appts, then I spent time w/ my family. I spent 2 days at Esther's, then two days at Aunt Rose's. I went to Borders and Hot Topic w/ Jackie. She gave me an art lesson--I sketched my first Chibi. It's not bad, but hers is awesome.

I am worn out from the trip. We took Aunt Rose on our shopping trip to Gab's, then ate at Cracker Barrel. Next trip we are going to Ryan's. She will love it. It ended up that she got out of the house two days in a row, which is rare.

I bought some cucumber and tomato plants at the Capitol Flea Market. I planted them in the Yarden yesterday. (A yarden is a vegetable/flower garden in your frontyard). We also planted six foxglove and six hollyhocks too. I also planted some bulbs. I have several varieties of tomato plants that will arrive anyday. We're going to plant some cucumbers, early corn, potatoes, and three varieties of melon.

I watched the weather this evening and they are calling for frost Saturday night. (Hope not). I'm hoping for a good year for the apple trees. There's lots of bloom on the oak and beech trees. The game in the woods eat acorns, beech nuts, chestnuts, etc. The bounty (or lack thereof) is called "Mast" here in the mountains. If there's a frost, many people will feed the deer, turkeys and squirrels the next winter.

I've been checking out the website for the West Virginia Writers annual conference June 11-13, 2010. It will be difficult for me because of Joy's passing, but it's something I love. They are offering some interesting workshop's. Although I cut the amount of workshops I attended in half, I ended up walking too much. I was miserable for over two weeks. To make matters worse, I didn't have a current scrip for my pain medication. I ended up suffering alot after that conference, but it was worth it. It was my last Writer's with Joy. We had a ball.

I promise to post some of my kickass butterfly photos in the next few days. I bought a new photography book at Borders. It's one of those books I'll be keeping. I've already learned alot and I've just been skimming through the book...