I worked hard yesterday.  I pretty much ignored indoor chores, since kids are home and theoretically doing them.  I did later help A with dinner, a delicious Cajun fish, andouille, rice, and veg dish.

This first job may make some anti-lawn purists fire me, but I prepped and seeded the many bare spots with a fescue mix (no chems), since A’s yard gets a lot of traffic and trampling, not to mention flooding.  To give me some credit, I’ve expanded the growing areas wherever possible to eliminate some lawn.

I continued clearing the areas around the veg garden, raising the level and incorporating hardscape where the flooding tends to permeate.  Obviously a work in progress.

Then I used A’s older compost to mulch the strawberry patch, and I weeded and cultivated the asparagus and horseradish bed.  They are much happier now.

This is one of my favorite periods of spring, with the violets and bluebells taking over, and other ephemerals unexpectedly revealing themselves in areas I had cleared a little.  Also, the peas are up, and most of the greens are appearing.

To toast violet season, I made these beautiful gin tonic drinks with parfait amour, violette, and violet flowers for Avdi and me, which we drank at the patio table, almost like old times.  I gave him a mini-tour of future “mini-MOBOT”.