All the flowers are popping out and the grass is green and growing fast.
Marshmallow growing by the Lake
Time will move slowly if you just relax in the hammock or sit in the wicker swing that hangs from a pecan tree planted by my folks in 1922.
Ginger lilies are just popping up, waiting to perfume the night air.
The sturdiest perennials like the peonies, tradescantia (spiderwort), ginger lilies, everlasting sunflowers, old garden phlox, and the herbs are up and fighting for equal space in the garden.
Spiderwort is the actual Killer of the Flower Moon in the book by David Grann. It grows tall and shades and kills the Johnny-Jump-Ups.
Spider Wort –
Killers of the Flower Moon
I miss my dad and my cousin Bobby Gurkin in the spring. They both used the Old Farmer’s Almanac religiously. Even after my father died, I could call Bobby and ask him if it really was all right to plant potatoes on a certain day. And he would tell me. The planting is tied to the phases of the moon, and only on certain days do you plant root crops and different days for above ground crops.
So begins spring at Big Mill B&B Extended Stay… we just enjoy the outside, never forgetting to sip lemonade under the shade of the old pecan tree.
We are still here on the farm and are offering Extended Stay Lodging.
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Big Mill Bed & Breakfast, Williamston, NC
tel. 252-792-8787
tel. 252-792-8787
90 miles east of Raleigh, NC
103 miles south of Norfolk, VA
94 miles west of Nags Head, NC
145 miles north of Wilmington, NC
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I am a farm girl who sailed the world, returned home to the family farm and opened Big Mill Bed and Breakfast. Join us for Business EXTENDED STAY or a quiet getaway 252-792-8787.
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