Spring in Willis with freshly stocked streams, apple blossoms and cool fresh air

I just got back from the Virginia mountains. Spent 4 days up there while a big "hole" was dug on my land where the new house is going to be some day. Its a real shocker to see a beautiful piece of real estate get a gash taken out of it but I did not want to build on the ridge line so I had to clear from the hill side. If all goes according to plan the top of the roof will sit under the ridge line and hopefully blend in. We shall see, after all "the best laid plans of mice and men" don't always go as planed.

Weather up there and here at the beach has been a bit wet. I keep saying that we need the rain but I also need to get rid of the ants in my front yard and that will take a dry, calm day.

It has been so long since I last wrote in my blog. The past month has gone by so fast and I can’t really even say what I have been up to. I listed my house with a realtor the first of April and have been trying to keep it really clean that stops now, I’m over house work. My hat goes off to those people who can keep their house looking like a “Better Homes and Garden” magazine spread I’m not worrying about it any more all I’m going to do is try and keep the dog hair under control and make the beds. I’ll clean the bathrooms on the days the house shows!!

The yard and garden are both pretty looking good. I’m having some problems with ants, it seems they want to take over my front yard but I’m taking care of that hea hea hea. I planted green beans and they are up. I put some tomatoes and a few green pepper plants in yesterday. The flowers I transplanted last fall from a friends garden are doing well. We have had beneficial rain so all the world out side my window is green. As I sit writing this I see robins and finches in the trees their songs a pleasure to my ears. I love this time of year on the Outer Banks.

I was in Fort Myers Beach Florida last week. I spent my time there just really relaxing. Other than occasionally going out for a meal all I did was walk to the bay in the morning the ocean in the evening, ride my bike and kayak. The company was great I stayed at a friend’s beach house. She stays in the apartment under the house and lets friends and family have the up stairs. Who could ask for more?; a nice place to stay good friends to visit with and privacy.

I’m heading up to the mountains this weekend the excavator is coming and hopefully the land will be cleared and the septic will be put in. This moving to the mountains is going to take a little longer than I had hoped but It will happen.