The Fight is Over

It was days of fighting.  Who would win?  Never a doubt that Spring would take "Old Man Winter" down.  The days get longer, the sun gets higher, temperatures go up and down randomly and the snow slowly retreats to become the milky water flowing in our streams.  We can wish all we want for spring to come early but it is not to be.  Mother Nature shows us all the subtle signs for weeks on end.  Even now with days of warm breezes, blue skies and comfortable nights "Old Man Winter" will step in now and again just to let us know he is a fighter.  Eventually he will give up and just be a memory until next fall when he slowly creeps back into our lives.

At Cook'n by the Creek the grass is growing, pastures are getting green, leeks are on the menu and trout season will be here next Saturday.  Leek digging, our favorite spring saying, "it's a leek digging, beer drinking, (I hate beer) homemade bread kinda day.  That will be next weekend.  Ham is waiting to be cooked in the crock pot and the juices will provide the broth for the leeks to be cooked in.  A few leek sandwiches with butter, salt and pepper make for a few days of meals all wrapped around the "wild leek".  If I'm lucky the grandson will be knocking on my door with a few trout.  That has been the "cycle of life" since a little girl.  Comfort food, comfort life.  We have so many memories through the years with family and friends digging, cleaning and cooking leeks.  Some traditions are worth keeping and a "leek digging, beer drinking" day is one.  The day is full of sunshine, blue sky and warm temperatures.  That perfect day just happens and away we go. 

The cabin is still top priority for our days.  Six sheets of sheetrock to hang and then the plastering begins.  Yesterday as Dick was cutting out an outlet I was a little nervous.  He didn't shut the electric off while using the rotozip to go around it.  Our measurements are sometimes less to be desired and all it would take is to hit the inside rather than the outside of the box and he would be lit up like a Christmas tree.  I was ready for a picture just to prove I had nothing to do with the "light up".  All went well and 8 more to cut out.  Well, not completely well............we did have a little discussion with someone putting a little thunder on the ground.  All in a days work around here!

Ready, cut!

Today I will be sanding the final side of the door and hopefully putting the first coat of primer on.  I left the marks from where a porcupine chewed on it.  Just a little character and memory of what was.
Then we are off to watch OVHS baseball at Coudersport, deliver donations to the thrift store and before we leave get an ice cream cone from Cream and Sugar ice cream shop.  Chocolate of course, it is made in Penn State and the best ice cream we have had in a long time.  Ice cream is not friendly to me but for some reason Penn State does not bother me.  Yeah, I knew if I searched I could find one that liked me!

The Mr. had to sub at Votech today so an afternoon of my favorite ride was in order, the zero turn lawn mower.  It is running like a top so the chances of me getting a new JD is slim to none and none being more like it.  There was some limestone to rake out of the lawn from the plow guy this winter scraping to low on the driveway.  I can not think of anything I HATE more than raking.  That means in work choices......snakes are at the very top of my HATE list.  It is that time of the year when my eyes are scanning for the slithery, scary things.  It doesn't matter if it is dirt, grass or gravel, all raking is a pain in my arms.  It's done and now for a relaxing hour to have a cup of maple tea and enjoy the beautiful warm breeze going through the house.  All the windows are open and it is one of those days to just smile about. 

What's for supper?  Don't know and don't care..............like I said, just one of those days.