Yay! Maine Maple Sunday!

Oh, hello! Why yes, it has been almost a month since I last posted. It's been quite busy around here with a little girl that's becoming more and more mobile.

The weather here in Maine has become decidedly springlike. That is not to say that it's warm, although it is warming up. There are even some pockets of ground to be seen in the back yard now.

I didn't get to make it to the flower show this year. Husband couldn't justify the time off and my mother in law, Kronk, was in Florida. That left just me and a no-longer-convenient-sized Buttercup as potential flower show visitors. She likes the outdoors and plants, but I think I'll wait until next year before we do the Flower Show together.

We've been quite busy getting stuff planted and shockingly, I'm right on time for all my plantings so far this year. The leeks and celery root were planted back in February, my first planting of lettuces was last week and I got my peppers planted yesterday. Yup! We're moving right along, although I find that progress doesn't always lend itself to blog updates.

I have more to share, like the new grow tables, what I found when I looked in the cold frame and all the plans for the new vegetable bed, but those will have to wait. Today is Maine Maple Sunday and if you're reading this early enough, you might still have time to get over to your local sugar house and get some tasty treats.

We always go up to Greene's Maple Farm in Sebago. Mr. Greene is a wonderful character and he makes a damn fine syrup. We picked up a 1/2 gallon of Grade A Dark which will hopefully last us the rest of the year when kept in the fridge. We also got yummy samples of the syrup served over vanilla ice cream and bought ourselves a couple of Maple Whoopie Pies. Buttercup wanted to get in on the ice cream action, but she'll just have to wait for next year.