Early riser

 Up early again, it must be Tuesday, grocery day.  Again, only a couple of people in the grocery store, so it was a quick trip, in and out within the hour.  We did notice there were two young men erecting the enclosure for their garden centre, which is put on a section of the parking lot.   Soon they will stock it with plants, so happy about that.  Usually they have a good variety and all healthy looking too. 

The sun is shining again this morning, but it is forecast to be getting cloudy with rain later today and tomorrow.  Warmer temps too, which will be nice compared to yesterday, it was downright chilly and the air felt damp.

The inside of my car is going to get a good clean today, getting rid of the Winter sand and gravel on the floor mats.  It stick's to the snow which then melts and the gravel ends up on the floor.  Not going to bother with the outside, 'cause the rain will clean off the dust.  

The chickadee's have claimed one of the bird houses in the back garden, we have seen them going in and out with material for nest making.  They were also trying to get into the wren houses, however, the entry hole is too small for them to squeeze into.  

Hubby has a "thing" about dandelions, he hates them with a passion, so he got on the garden tractor yesterday and cut off their heads so they won't go to seed.   The dandelions bring back a memory of my Mother making dandelion wine.  She had everyone picking the flowers and I remember them being in large containers along with water and I am sure other ingredients with orange and lemon slices floating on the top of this concoction.  They were covered with  a cheese cloth attached to the top of the containers to keep insects out, as they sat on a table in a mud room at the back of the farm house.  My Father passed by these containers every time he came in or out of the house, and after the "wine" started to ferment he would pull back the cheese cloth and take slices of the oranges and lemons.  Cannot remember how this wine tasted, or even if it was drinkable, it could have been due to the lack of citrus fruit in it.  

Dinner tonight, seeing as though it is Tuesday again, it is chicken with left over cauliflower, scalloped potatoes and salad.  I also made an orange jelly with fruit yesterday, still some more of that left to use.