FUN FILLED FRIDAY!!

HEY THERE YALL~~
well TGIF~ got up this am and sanded on my cabinet then went to lunch with my mom and brother and then we went to store and bought some groceries. WOW!! some of the prices have really gotten high on everyday items.!!! CRAZY!! last year our groceries were higher because of feul prices now that they are down groceries still continue to soar ^^^^ oh well we are plantin more in the gardens and my mom and I are plannin on cannin more and more this summer.
Mother nature sure has fooled us here in MI as it is down right stinkin cold out now!! in the upper 30s and windy, hopefully we arent gettin snow like they say for the weekend, then they say back in the 50s next week. My sugar snap peas are sprouting like mad in my greenhouse and the lettuce is lookin good!! will take some pics this weekend of the babies!! OH AND GUESS WHAT>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my Mr. Boopie Woopie Boo has a date tomorrow!! Barney is gettin gussied up to meet 2 ladies!!! yepper a friend at work's daughter has 2 girls and we may become related if the meeting goes well!! LOL I am taking my dig cam with so will post them with my little studmuffin!! LOL
The girls are back to layin eggs and production is goin well now, everyone is happy for the springy weather we been havin they have been scratchin everywhere. I still have to set up the duck pool though!!! OH MY GOSH the geese and ducks were so mad, they came running the other day to where we have the big pool for them set up, only to find it there but empty!! YUP empty!! oh they were mad!! I watched and swear they were stampin their little feets around and squackin up a storm. Probably swearin their little pea pickin hearts out at me for not filling it!!What was I thinkin huh!! will fill it up this weekend if the weather is ok. Last spring we got a late late snowfall and freeze, well their pool was in a different spot along the drive to the coop and one morning while leaving to go to work i did chores, (it was dark outside and my hubby didnt hook up a backup light on my truck) so as i was backin up I felt something strange and my tire was spinning on the drivers side. WELL YEPPER AS YOU ARE PROBABLY THINKING RIGHT NOW!! I backed right over and into the side of their pool.. Now this is a kiddy pool that is only I think 40 inches? tall or maybe a bit more but geee!! smashed it right down. My hubby called me at work after he seen it and had to harass me about it!! Well the way I seen it IT was so his fault for not puttin that back up light that i have been askin for for along time!! LOL ok still my fault but it sounded good huh!!! LOL
Well have a super super night and will chat more this weekend!!
HUGS~~
Darlene
Still have flower seeds for sale if anyone wants just look in my archives!!

OK NOW THIS IS NOT FUNNY AT ALL!~~ the news just popped on tv to say we are under a winter storm watch with 3maybe more inches thru sunday!!! NOT FUNNY AT ALL!!! I better get the heat lamps on in the greenhouse quick!!!
DANG!!

Seeds for sale!!

Ok the first of our flower seeds arrived in mail today!!! YEAH !!! These have all been pkg for the 09 season!! We buy in bulk from a very reputable supplier that we have been with for years most everything we have planted from them germinates 90%!!

Here is what I have so far for sale:
*Teddy Bear Sunflowers{these are all yellow and kind of fluffy full with a green center, they dont get too tall but $.99 pkg (30+ seeds)
*Autumn Blend Sunflowers
$.99 pkg approx 50 seeds {you get quite abit in a pkg and they are a gorgeous color combo of bronze, light yellow, red, and 2 toned also smaller sunflowers all with brown centers}
*Bright Lights Cosmos
$.99 pkg this is a great mix of gold, yellow and orange cosoms, they bloom all summer and reseed each year spreading, mine got almost 3 feet tall last summer.
*Indian Spring Holly Hock {heirloom variety} $.99 pkg {these are so easy to grow and look great!! this mix has red, light and dark pink, yellow, peachy orange and purple seeds}
*Lemon Queen Sunflower $.99 pkg {light yellow smaller sunflower with dark brown centers and they are bushy with more than 1 bloom on a stem} 50+seeds
*Sensation Mix Cosmos $.99 pkg {these are your more traditional colors, purple, pink, whites, they bloom all summer and can reach up to 4 + feet tall, they do reseed and come up each year}
**Giant California Zinnia* these are my favorite of the zinnias!! Mine grew 5 feet tall against a fence and bloomed all summer and produced large flowers that i cut and put in vases!! super easy they do best with a liquid fertilizer {we use compost tea"} $.99 pkg asst colors mix
Ok now for some yummy early sugar snap peas!! these do wonderful and vine so nice on old fencing they take anywhere from 55-65 days to produce but once they start, and as long as you pick they keep producing til it gets hot outside. I started some in my greenhouse today.
$.99 pkg each Sugar Ann, Oregon Giant Snap, Super Sweet Sugar Snap. 30+seeds {they are about the size of a piece of corn}
That is what came today more are on their way!!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY~~

Here are some of the choc dipped heart cookies on sticks I made to add into arrangements or for a stuffed animal to hold onto.

My buster!!! Love ya baby!!

The front main counter

I just love these pink roses!! we made hearts from asst color pipe cleaners to add into arrangements.

Here are some of our handmade chocolates and carmel pkgs. A friend makes the little container for them ARENT THEY TOO CUTE!!

Here are a few of the frosted sugar heart cookies I made.

This was an order for a heart of red carnations surrounded by baby breath, had to add a few more carnations to make it look more like a heart shape.

Cooler

Cooler

HAPPY HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!! Hope yall had a super sweet day. We closed a bit early today and went to visit my mom and then did a bit of grocery shopping and are spending out night with the boys!! NO where else i 'd rather be!! I love working valentines week and mother;s day week at the shop and it is nice to see our regular customers and meet new ones!! We had fun~missed my mom but at least got to spend some time with her today. AND this is sooooooooo way cool!! Tomorrow Buster is goin with me to see her in the hospital!! HE is going to be so excited!! Hubby and I both have always said we should have gone to the training for him to be a therapy dog since he LOVES everyone and is so mellow and he listens so good!! Will have to tell ya about his first experience in a hospital!! We are goin to surprise her~ cant wait!!

Well the "girls" are laying good again so the farmstand has eggs each day!!

If anyone is interested in seeds for 09 season let me know I am putting in an order and will be listing a few extras for sale!!!Some of the seeds are the following:

teddy bear sunflowers, autumn mix sunflowers, italian cream sunflowers, cosmos, most varieties of veggies, shasta daisys, marigolds and different pumpkins!!

Will post when they come in.

Have a wonderful night!! talk to yall soon

~~HUGS~~

Darlene

Happy monday!!

HELLO!!
here is a pic of one of my velvet queen sunflowers last summer!! I have these seeds available for purchase too and they range from light bronze to dark burgandy colors great to add to cut flower arrangements or in a mason jar.
Well greenhouse is finally done!! and it is full of seeded trays!! so now come on little seeds sprout!! LOL, we have just over $120.00 into it as the plastic sheeting is very expensive, the temps outside are only in the high 40s and rainy but what a difference inside! toast warm i must say!! Cant wait to have all these plants to plant and sell.
I made 12 dozen donuts on sat and had to make more on sunday so we are gettin the word out cant wait to start on cookies and quick breads/muffins!! I want to try some unusual combinations with our herbs for the breads to take to market this summer~~ I just have a love thanks to my grandparents and mom for gardening, farming and baking and now i can finally incorporate them together!! YEAH~~
Have a peaceful night!!

Teddy bear sunflowers

Here are the teddy bear sunflowers we have the seeds for sale for!!
Arent they the cutest and they hold up really good in cut flower arrangements.

RED FRED

Well here he is!! "RED FRED" keeping a close eye on me while i am doin chores. He is so pretty when the sun shines on his feathers they look like 14k gold mixed in and his tail feathers are a dark emerald green. He is an american aracana rooster his legs are a light bluish green and the hens to match him lay the green eggs. Some being light green to dark olive green they are really pretty too.
Well off again to plant some more seeds. The sunflowers in above post are our teddy bears that we planted last year. I will have extra of those seeds if anyone is interested in them give me a shout they are $1.95 for a nice size pkg i will count and see how many are in there.
Have a great afternoon!!