happy valentines day!!!!

i hope you all have a good one.
it's early and i am down with the stove
the wood is wet though
we literally are going to limp through until spring
bernie keeps saying to use the furnace but that's for emergencies like when we are on road calls, or if i got the flu and can't get down to stoke the stove
duel fuel biomass is looking better and better though
with a 72 hour hopper
as bernie pointed out.....we got no where to store several tons of fuel for winter........so until i figure that one out...........
now if we do go with an addition on the north side.....we could put a fuel room on
just saying............

today i am planning on starting some peppers and maybe a few eggplants.
i could use 8 eggplants in the garden, and i would LOVE 50 pepper plants
we will be adding a few more raised beds this year...
last year we did 2 of the two foot beds and three of the 4 foot beds
this year i want to add three more of the 4 foots, another couple of the 2 foots and a cold frame
i would love to extend the garden but we'd have to cut down that big maple out back to do that.

i am also trying to figure out where to put 10 cords of wood for next season.... the only space i have really is by the fences
the north fence especially is good for the wood line
but i had so hoped for pepper plants and bean vines against that
clearing a bit more out back behind the garden wouldn't work as it's so bad to get down to during winter
i really hate wet wood and this year i've dealt with a lot of it
this morning the logs were hissing when the fire first woke up

what is everyone doing today? is anyone doing the whole Vday thing?
i'm probably going to make ravioli and chicken in alfredo sauce
and i want one of those BIG satin hearts......not with chocolate
just the heart
hahahaha
no that's not going to happen, it's a waste of money and just something else to try to figure out where to store off season ( closets, an addition of nothing but closets would work very well.....no?)
if the rest of the ice melts off the upper drive so i can get out
i am most likely going to get some paint for the front hall and living room
i think we'll stick with that same color....it's happy and i like it
although i am most likely going to change the crown molding paint from harlequin diamonds to a solid.
i'll put the harlequin on the floor i think

i am also getting caught up on the laundry, somehow it got away from us....i am not sure how!
we do it weekly, but somehow it got piled up
i got sheets up here now to dry
next is towels
and then that's that......all the back log is done

did i mention i can't wait for my garden?
yesterday we again had a huge salad.......it just wasn't enough salad for me
i could have eaten double that salad and more today
i miss my baby lettuces
i miss my mixed greens
i miss just going on the deck and cutting supper
i also miss canning
so i suppose i have spring fever
(i also want lambs again.......it's been a while since i had a lamb to raise)
chicks aren't going to happen this year, and it's not a duckling year
although i do intend on picking up a few pullets from jody to add to the flock
straight orps this time
a few buffs most likely
although the lilacs are REALLY looking lilac colored! it's amazing how they actually do look lilac!
but i still really love my buffs
i am anxious to see how the siberian garlic did, i never did get the georgian crystal in
(NEXT YEAR.....oye)
and i need to put in sage again..... possibly in the old herb garden, which could use a good restoration.
i should seed some impatients for the deck too.....maybe a few petunias for bernie

yup spring fever
i want a green house.......