Pondering's from a week gone by to fast

It's been cold around here.  Snowing.  In March.

People have been lamenting the weather, saying they've never known it to snow in the early spring like this but I've noticed a little pattern over the past few years since I've started gardening.
We always have an early spring snow. Always.

So to combat mother nature so to speak, we've been eating a lot of belly filling soups around these parts

and knitting up scarves to keep ourselves warm.

And while it's true these newest hand knits may spend more time a drawer then draped around our necks, I'm knitting them up just the same... Because I have an inkling they'll be put to good use when we put in the garden this year. Me, the boy and our hand knits to keep us warm.

Despite the blustery, snow filled weekend... it seems spring has definitely sprung. My garden is starting to show signs of the ground warming up and all of my early spring plants have started to peek their heads above ground. And I have a whole army of "volunteer plant life" that has reared up as well.

It was such a busy weekend and now here it is Wednesday night already and I feel like my to do list has only gotten longer.

There is so much I've wanted to accomplish this week, some of it time sensitive. I've been thinking a lot about planting a sustainable vegetable garden this year. One that I can harvest a substantial amount from. Then preserve/can whatever is possible in order to supplement our food budget into next winter. I think this is truly one of the only ways we can eat for a low low cost and still eat well. For instance, I can freeze pesto for a fraction of the price it costs to buy it... and those are the little ingredients that make sharing a meal so special. Leif and I have been talking about it for a few weeks now... does anyone do this already? I'd love to hear what your growing, how your preserving... and likewise how it works for you and your family's food budget.

So still to do: plot garden and order seed. I also have wanted to finish up my March's sewing basket challenge, knit a few inches into this beautiful herringbone cowl, and of course there is still the lovely Tova pattern calling to me from across the room on my sewing table. Whew.

What has your week been like?