The weather made this a weekend not for the faint of heart. For weeks, Christina and I have been looking forward to the first day of the Greater Springfield Farmer's Market. Undaunted by the forecast, we arrived in the Battlefield Mall parking lot at 9:30 Saturday morning. Just as we each neared the mall, Dippin' Dots began to fall from the sky. There was nothing to do but laugh. We got out of our cars, pulled our hoods tight and went to investigate the 6 or so booths set up. We were consoled by a trip to a couple of Ozark antique stores and lunch at Spring Creek Antiques and Tea Room. Soon, the horrible weather was forgotten.
While I was out playing and shopping, David was unloading and spreading mulch in our backyard. You may remember that last year we embarked on a mulching project of epic proportions, bringing 9 cubic yards of mulch to our yard. This year, we just needed to patch some bare places and reinvigorate the rest. 4 cubic yards did the trick this time. He also brought home 2200 pounds (really - I'm not making that up!) of rocks. I got home from lunch in time to help unload rocks to be placed in a circle around Amos the Amur Maple. Despite the cold and some sort of icy precipitation falling from the sky, David did a great job. Today we decided to enjoy the weather (ha!) by creating another short rock flower bed near the fence. After lunch and a little napping, we went to Christina's to meet her very cute new nephew. He was fun to hold - so warm!
Sorry there are no pictures of this weekend's projects. I could go take pictures now, but it's cold out there and very warm under my blanket. Maybe later this week I'll get a couple! :)
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