Mid-Atlantic Gardening: What's happening in your neck of the woods? Spring 2012, 3 by Gitagal

Gitagal wrote:
Since I got up at 7AM (it was 38*) it has now gone up to 44*.
Yesterday---
--I covered a lot of the annuals I bought the other day with some old sheets.
They are on my table against the house. Spent close to $90 on them all.
--Covered up all my Clivias I had brought out. Used the big bush behind them to clip the sheet to.
--Threw a sheet over my upright plant stand that i always put my CC's on.

The Swap plants are all perennials--they are OK. They are on my big, round table.
All my HB's are outside as well. All the Spiders and my big Swedish ivy HB.
--Took down my 2 big Epi HB's and put then on the tables as well. They are SOOO heavy--
didn't want the wind to be swinging them around.

OK! Soup is all done!!! Left it sitting on the stove for the night--as it was so full and hot.
This AM--the pot still felt warm. Now--the big job--have to put it all in bowls and such and
find room in the freezer--NO easy job! Will give a bowl to my neighbor. I always share things
i cook with her. She lives alone.....

1--Cutting up all the ingredients took hours! Meanwhile--all the meat and bones were simmering away for 4 hours.
2--Another shot of all the ingredients--now some added...
3--All the meat and bones are now removed. Now to cut away all the edible meat. I enjoy cutting
and dicing things! A very relaxing job. Warching TV and cutting away!
4--OK! As you can see--the pot is full to the brim! This is a 21qt. pot! That is close to 5 gallons!
BUT--the marrow dumplings still need to fit in there---somehow......never put the peas in. No room...
5--This is this morning. All done! Come on over and sit a while! It is a soup kind of a day!!!