
I had a great weekend ! It was still cold, had a little snow, but there was a noticeable difference in the sun. It was actually pleasant to be outside and do some garden chores! It wasn't just my imagination either, or the fact that I'm itching to get growing ~ because when I broke the ice from off of the pond I was greeted by a gradual surfacing splotch of gold until they surfaced to meet me. Yes, the goldfish are up and about now. Several times I have broken the ice without a stir from my fine finned friends, but on Sunday they rose to meet me.
We had used up their food in early winter and they retreated to the depths of their watery domain :D .......all 5 feet of it. So, off I ran to the store to pick up some fish food.
Here's a look at the garlic which has begun to peek up through the earth:

I've followed some of your steps in starting my shallots indoors, since it's still too cold for planting out ~ not only that but the seed company I ordered new shallots from has not shipped them yet, and won't for another couple of weeks. I've planted the ones I saved from last years harvest.

And red onions:

All in all it was a productive weekend. The sink is almost finished (hubby refurbished the old one) and we have to put a clear coat on the pantry wood; put up a cabinet and put fronts on the pantry drawers for now. We still have to choose a floor covering, remove 2 cabinets and replace with something smaller, figure out where we will put the microwave, buy an oven hood.
At the moment, I'm pondering over gadgets from
IkeaTake some time and browse their site ~ I think you'll find it interesting.