The snow has gone and the forecasters say that the cold-snaps should now be over. Hopefully that means some warmer days are round the corner and the serious springtime business of the smallest smallholding can begin - 'The Planting'
We already have seeds in the propagators and on the windowsill (although none have sprouted yet 
), but with the warmer weather we can start putting things in the ground. Planning decent plots of carrots and parsnips this year - both huge favorites of mine when fresh as they taste completely different from any you will ever buy from a shop - and i cant wait to start putting them in.
Also looking forward to the change to BST at the weekend - from Monday it means ill have at least an hour of daylight left when i get home from work, so i can spend some time everyday just pottering about and enjoying our little patch of Ol' Blighty.
The chooks are enjoying the change too - despite yesterdays snowy antics I was rewarded with 3 eggs this morning. Since we are considering adding more birds (for a total of 5), I think home-laid fresh eggs could soon become part of our daily income - either selling a few over the garden gate or trading some for those things we dont/cant grow or make ourselves.
Yesterday may have been the official start of spring, but today feels like it might actually be the start of spring.
Oh yeah - I got my car back too. WOOHOO!!
