Busy Weekend

Yesterday started out well but then, as we were getting ready to leave the property, we had a glitch. 

Mark had planted some poppy and wildflower seeds, for me, on a small island in the creek, and then set to digging up some of the cattails that have overgrown a good portion of the marsh. I was sat in my car, in my usual creek-watching spot, when I heard a clatter and suddenly couldn't see him any more, where he had been. I kept trying to see where he might be, and then called out, and he had actually ended up about forty feet farther down, going towards the front of the property. I drove across to be level with where he was at, but still on what is usually hard ground. He started coming out to pack everything up ready for us to come home, and I started driving back up to the main dirt road-y bit that's our driveway. THAT was when everything went wrong. 

I got almost level with the concrete pad for the barn, and my wheels started spinning. I wasn't going anywhere! I didn't want to churn it up more and get stuck even worse, so I turned off the engine and yelled at Mark that I was stuck. He went and got the tractor and we expected to resolve my situation in minutes ... nope, that didn't happen!

Mark went under my car to hook up a tie to tow me with ... and my underside was all plastic, nothing metal he could hook anything to. He pfaffed about, trying this and that (and getting more frustrated by the second) for about 30 minutes. I'd already given up and messaged my grandson, Dylan, who lives a couple of miles from the property. He came out, and then, they pushed me while I had my wheels turned another way, and was in reverse. When the car started to move, I reversed all the way back, around the other side of the barn slab, around the other side of the well, and up to where the sheds are. I was VERY THANKFUL to be out of the mud. Poor Serendipity is a good farm car but that was a surprise I hadn't needed. I expect mud closer to the swamp, so I avoid driving down there, I just had not expected it where it was!

So, today, our first venture was to the car wash, where we got her all spiffy clean. I even remembered to take my good paper towels and white vinegar to do the windows, because the rags there never clean properly and leave smears that are awful when sunlight or headlights hit them. I needed properly clean windows!

Then, after coming home, Mark set to work putting in Serendipity's automatic start, and I started planting seeds and bulbs. 

I've hit on a plan that works for me. I have pots with lids that the round Jiffy pots fit in (3" and 5" ones) so I'm planting in those and then, when ready to transplant, the Jiffy pot comes out and makes that part easy. The lid on the regular pot helps keep them moist and protected from draughts and such as they start out. And those are reusable!

I have so many seeds to start, ready to then transplant into a veggie garden, as we get that prepped over there. I'd like, eventually, to have plenty of fruits and veggies for us and family/friends.

Today I've planted rose seeds, watermelon, cucumber, and tulip bulbs. 

Jel gave me 2 nice bunches of bananas, so I sliced them and popped them in the freezer, and made banana peel tea with the peels for my plants.

So, I'm quite content and it's been a satisfying day.