April 1:  Okay, so I missed a few days, just busy I guess.  Just the usual here, Meals and Fiber Gals.  Nothing exciting.

April 2:  Went to an auction today looking for hay equipment.  There were three pieces there, but some calf hutches.  Everything else way way to big for us.  We waited around the hutches were up first, they went for more then I wanted to pay so nothing there.  Then the hay equipment same story, too much for what it was.  Pretty beat up equipment and way too many dollars.

We left and headed north to Mt. Pleasant.  There was a flyer we picked up at the auction, it told of a guy named Reid that sells used equipment there.  The partial list looked good, plenty of smaller pieces of hay equipment.  We found his place easlily.  Plenty of equipment all on the smaller side.  Prices higher then we are ready to pay yet, but maybe after some more checking around may decide to go that high.  Just hoping that maybe we can get something $1000 or less each piece.  His stuff looked good, and he was willing to give some helpful information.  He had also been to the auction we had just came from and thought that the stuff there was just too used, he was surprized at how high they went.

We left there and went to a grocery store to pick up some picnic supplies.  It was getting on to lunch time.  The Kroger's in Mt. Pleasant had ready made sandwiches, single salads,and even packages of two pieces of carrot cake and plastic forks too.  We drove out of town and found a dirt road with some traffic, but not bad.  We stopped on the shoulder and ate our lunch with the windows open and the sunshining in.

We took the back roads home, it was a nice day for a ride.

When we got home, we decided it was time to plant the raspberry plants we had gotten earlier in the week.  Along with planting those we transplanted some fall raspberry plants that have been growing in the garden.  Now there are two 14 foot rows of raspberries, one of June berrys and one of fall.  We now have Raspberries, Strawberries, Grapes, and Asperegus in the garden, atleast if they grow, they will be there every year for some time, even if I don't plant anything else.

April 3:  Today the plan is to bake bread and english muffins.  The weather is wet and temperatures are suppose to be falling, so it will be a good day for baking.  It is also listed as a "Best Day" to bake in the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Managed to get four loaves of bread and two dozen english muffins made.  Took most of the day for that with all the proofing and shaping and then the muffins get cooked on a gridle, two at a time.

While the proofing was going on, Husband and I worked in the greenhouse.  We got our Tomatoe and Pepper plants started.  Along with a full flat of Zinnia seeds as well.  The greenhouse is getting full of starter flats!

We got a call from Middle Son, who was hoping to come up on Saturday for a visit.  Even though we are not going to be here because of an auction, he is going to stop here anyway.  Daughter is going to be here so the Farrier can get the horses trimmed.  Son figured that his oldest will enjoy the horse activity!  She is quite a horse nut!  Then, too, if the auction doesn't go very long, we will be back here to visit.

Oldest Son has planned a BBQ at his place, so sometime late afternoon early evening, we will all be meeting at his house.  So after chores, I made an Angel Food cake to add to the BBQ menu.

April 4:  What a day!  First after chores we headed to an auction.  The people were moving to Arizona and had to get rid of most of their stuff.  They had a wonderful yard full of plants and a really cute greenhouse made from old barn wood and recycled glass.  The wife was an Advanced Master Gardener and really had some wonderful ideas.  I talked with her about one area that had three raised beds that were 4'X4'X6".  There was a grid made of lathing in each, that left 12"X12" squares.  She said that they had tried "Square Foot Gardening" there and was very pleased with the results.  I want to look it up for myself now.

Because of all the growing stuff there was plenty of garden tools and other supplies.  As well as the usual household things.  I spent $80 altogether on two boxes of books about gardening, a strawberry pot and plant markers, candles making supplies,  and assorted fertilizers and weed killers.  There is one book that is marked at $50, itself!

After the auction we went to St. Johns for a quick bite and then home to meet up with Middle Son and Grandchildren.  We spent some time at home just relaxing and riding one of the horses.  Then we loaded up and went to Oldest Son's home for our BBQ.  The weather wasn't bad, except for the wind which was chilly.  We spent some time outside and then moved into the house to eat.  Nice spread of burger, dogs, salads, fruit, veggies, Rice Krispie Treats, and the Angel Food cake I made.

What was really nice was the fact that ALL our kids and Grandkids where together!  That doesn't happen very often, so it was surly a special day!

We didn't get home until after nine, and then it was chores some TV and bed.