Happy May Day! 

I always look forward to May 1st each spring. This is when I know that the cool, rainy weather of spring will be on the decline, and I can start hardening off seedlings to go in the garden. I wonder if bringing trays of seedlings in and out of the house every day counts as weight lifting?

Here in my neck of the woods, along with being busy with spring crops, I’ve been out looking for morels nearly every day. If the morels are any indication, it looks like I’m in for a good mushroom season this year. 

And I've been eating tons of fresh spinach from the garden. It's so nice to have fresh, green things from the garden finally.

I also hit up the garden center this week for some bare root bargains!

Give me all the hostas, please. I love grabbing new plants to add to my flower beds from all the colorful selections on offer. But I saw a few bare root plants for sale that had me raising my eyebrows. Not all plants sold as bare roots are a good deal. Some of them should be left right there on the shelves!