Turkey Lurkey...........

Even though we have 5 acres here on the "Cottage on the Hill", we just can't be called a farm. Oh yes, we do have a large garden, a "barn", and yes livestock. I guess I can call our 2 little dogs livestock. Can't I? The 1st person that wants to butcher my dogs, can hop off line now :). Bo and Bear are my little protectors. As I am writing this, they both were in the kitchen barking endlessly. I just figured they saw their reflections in the back door. I got up to check on them and what do I see but 4 deer walking past the back door, the automatic security lighting went on and they just trotted by like they didn't care about the spotlights being on. I assume there were more before them since the dogs had been barking before I even got up to look. So there you go.....Livestock. You know how we all have these special little things, maybe habits, whatever they are. Well when I 1st get up each morning, I walk into the bathroom and look out the window, it is the East window and I can check out.....I don't know what. But earlier this week I looked out and there in my garden.....eating something was a hen turkey! Happy as can be. I went in to tell Jim to come look "fast", hoping he would not miss seeing it since I was so proud that it got this close without fear. Jim turned and ran out the back door and scared it off faster then I could realize "oh my goodness, she was "eating something" in "MY" garden. That turkey wasn't cute anymore. Yep, now not only do we have to worry about BAMBIE, we now have TURKEY LURKEY. Livestock? No...No...No....No netting over the top of my garden. Jim just got the electric fence up today. That is enough. Whatever will be will be. That may be what sent the deer across the back of the house. Maybe, just maybe their little noses got a little shock-a-rue. I did get some garden planted the last couple of weeks. The weather was in low 80's for a few days and now we are in the low 30's of a morning and got to mid 50's today. Hope I didn't jump the gun. I may be replanting green beans in a couple of weeks since they are showing their pretty little heads. This is the time of year when I want to have that garden out and ready for growing but it is really too early for some thing. I hope they can tough out this cool spell. We shell see.

Oh my gosh, Oh my gosh, it is finally here!

Yes sir ree, I can now say that I am now for sure officially ready. For the Spring gardening, that is. Oh my gosh, I can hardly contain myself. There are plenty of you friends out there that understand my Joy, my Love, my real PASSION. I love to garden! Whether it is in my flower garden or my vegetable garden. Even though we have had an extremely mild Winter this year, able to open the windows a few times, there is nothing like getting those seed catalogs and planning for that 1st time that I get to go out and actually "play in the dirt". especially after a 3 week bout with bronchitis. Well, today I even got a bigger boost....The Lawn and Garden show was a great big shot in the arm for me this year. As I was walking out of the show, I saw a table with a book on it. I kept looking at it....it had my name on it. You have to understand, I have a very unusual name, "Roxie", yes it is spelled with "ie not y". There just aren't many of us and with that spelling. OK, I will have to confess, I know of 3 horses and 8 dogs with my name, oh and yes, there are those who have make a living dancing with poles. Anyway, I decided to stop and talk to Mike and Roxie. I found out that they live just a few miles away for here, in the old town of Lenexa, KS. I enjoyed my visit with her and her husband Mike. They were about to go on the stage and talk. Since I was headed out they gave me their notes for their stage presentation. I bought their book about gardening. I have attached their blog page to my favorite blogs. Please go and visit it. I was pleased to give them a tip on keeping deer from gardens. Since they live too far inside the city, they don't experience the deer "problem". I

"I tie the white plastic bags to metal re-bar rods, which we use to tie up plants, make climbing fences, etc with. Well these white bags work great during the early Spring and Summer when it is windy and the deer aren't sure what is blowing in the wind."

Yes, we finally have to put the 8' electric fence into place. I know, you think it is inhumane.....well, you wouldn't think so if you planted a big garden, 100' X 100'and the deer got in and destroyed all your hard work, leaving you unable to replant since the Spring planting season was well past. We have had many laughs about our deer problem, then it really gets old and we have to get serious.
You betcha, I have the gardening fever. Please don't give me the aspirin. I am so excited to start fighting Bambi!