Spring is here and the homestead is getting a do-over.  As I was cleaning out the next to last of the raised beds, I ran into a little problem.  There were two baby rabbits hiding in the tall grass.  Shocked and out of time I just turned to leave them there.  Pretty stupid, I guess.  I will try again tomorrow.  I'll need my short handled hoe so I can chop through the grass in the bed.  I can tell you this, I hate grass in raised beds.  I've got a thistle growing in the last raised bed needing to be cleaned.  Yuck.  I don't know which I hate worse--grass or thistles.  Anyway it all goes tomorrow.  I have also been working on my Fairy Garden.  Here is a new addition to that garden:

Then I decided to crochet one for myself.  Take a look.

I have spent a lot of time making a special birthday gift for my granddaughter.  Here is how it turned out.

Spring is also the time for the Crayfish Boil.  Take a look at the fun!!

If it is May, it is birthday time.  This year the birthday went on and on for a couple of weeks.  So much fun!  Take a look.

Easter 2013 was a very happy occasion.  Look at the cuties all dressed up.

I have been passing the hot summer days by watching youtube videos on gardening, food preservation, and crafting.  Needless to say, I have been having a great time.  One of sites that I have been enjoying is the one done by Glenda Cairns from Australia.  I understand that she is dealing with the opposite weather problem.  For her, it is winter and it gets very cold sometimes where she lives.  So she is stuck indoors because of the cold and I am stuck there because of the heat.  To pass the time, she has been doing some very interesting projects and I have been trying out some of her ideas.  Here is my take on the squished flowers she made.  They were a lot of fun to make even if I didn't have many of the necessary supplies.  I just improvised.  Thanks Glenda.