PeaceRiverBP's Chronicles

Linda; It's not your imagination; it's moss on the trees or pine needles on the white pines. :-) We're a loooong ways off from getting any actual leaves, yet.

Are you working on a cemetery project now?

The gumbo sounds great! I made about a gallon of chicken/vegetable soup last weekend that will last me about a month! It's wonderful for these cold, blustery days.

I'll look forward to seeing that link when you get a chance to post it. :-)

Bill; MY next door neighbor/landlady has lots of bird feeders and those are some of her squirrel baffles. If I were to pan to the right, you'd see a long line of more elaborate baffles and then the bird feeders, followed by more squirrel baffles. Those squirrels aren't getting any free snacks from her,, unless the birds drop some feed on the ground! :-)

Hi Linda; I'll look for your book and let you know... thanks for thinking of us!

The article is interesting; thanks for bringing it to my attention. That whole scene is kinda scary.

Sandi; It's very seldom that I'm not awake by 7am or earlier.... even if I wanted to sleep in, Sammy still needs to get out and I can't keep him waiting! Ooh! Green by mid-March! How nice!

BriarCraft; I love making soups, too; they're great for using veggies from the garden, too. I used up the last of my garden carrots in this last batch.... just down to green beans, wax beans, snow peas and onions now. (Plus a snip of basil that I'm rooting!)

I think that most of the green that everyone is seeing is just the white pines, which are very common around here and bring a lot of green to the landscape in the off-season. Our trees leaf out rather late compared to most of the rest of the Country; I don't get over the bridge often but I've heard people say that they visit the mainland and see leaves on trees weeks before we see them on ours. We usually start to see green leaves in May and most trees will be fully leafed out by the 4th of July.

Linda; Thanks so much for giving us your business and passing on our link to your friends! We carry rare, out-of-print, antique and unusual books, so we're a good option if you can't find a book locally.

I've noticed that gas and a lot of other things have taken a big jump in price, too. UGH. I don't think I'll ever get to retire, either.... I'm afraid that's going to be a thing of the past for most people. I'm keeping the pantry full - always have, anyways - it's better than having money in the bank for when times get tough.