The March of Sunshine

Happy March to all of you! Oh, the first day of March here was unbelievable,  high 50s, brilliant blue skies, warm sunshine and promises of Spring in the light breeze. It was a day of rejoicing that Winter's days are numbered, and as much as I love winter, I am now allowing my heart to sing in the promise of spring! 

I opened our front door on Saturday, March 1st for several hours to let the spring breeze inside. Oh what a glorious day it was!

I was motivated with the energy from all that sunshine to tackle a long overdue project in my greenhouse.  I removed everything from inside, which was a lot of stuff! Then I laid heavy black landscape paper down as I plan to plant in black bags and raised beds this year rather than the ground. 

After I finished the task, I enjoyed sitting in my chair and looking at all I'd accomplished.  It felt so good! You'll notice it had a bottle of my homemade kombucha with me. I can work all day with just sips of my kombucha and feel great!

Did you get to see the planetary parade? It was amazing to see the moon and Venus in the clear skies. 

On Sunday I planted seeds! After organizing the greenhouse, I went through my seeds I had collected last year. I started tomatoes, peppers, marigolds, zinnias cosmos from my own seeds that I had dried and saved and lettuce and spinach from seeds I had bought previously. This is the first year I have not bought any seeds! We will see how it goes!

I have seedling mats in my greenhouse with a temperature timer. I am not otherwise heating it. I do have the seedlings inside a smaller mini greenhouse. 

Here is my current seedling nursery. 

I've started my seeds like this for many years! I use large empty salad containers with holes poked in the bottom. Once the seeds sprout and have a couple of leaves, I transplant to bigger containers or red solo cups. From there, they will be planted in my garden. This is a simplified process for me, keeps cost to almost nothing and my rewards are generous harvests. It is an exciting time of year to begin this process once more.

While it feels like Spring outside, we still have some snow... but it is melting quickly!

I've enjoyed time with my darling granddaughter,  and find it hard to believe she just turned 5 months old! She and I enjoy reading together, her little feet just kick and get so excited as we read! What a blessing to hold her and watch her eyes light up as she hears the stories. She is also teething now too, and we expect a new tooth any day! 

There is nothing so special as listening to her little breaths as she sleeps in my arms. It's my chance to pray over her and for all the needs around us, as her momma takes a shower and catches up on a nap too. I'm so blessed to be able to spend this time with her! 

I pray that the first of March has brought beauty and sunshine into your life and homes! While I know winter may still share a round or two of snow with us, its ok, because the longer days are here to stay, and the snow won't last! 

Thinking of springtime, I hope you'll enjoy this video I made some time ago with the joy of springtime showcased. 

Blessings to each of you dear friends! Happy March days to you!