Checking in

I've shared this picture on my blog before:  In 1944, my dad and three of his brothers were each blessed with a baby daughter.  I'm the one in the bonnet; my mom said that because I was so bald, everybody thought I was a boy, so in most of my baby pictures, I'm wearing a bonnet.  I'm the oldest of the lot, born in July.  I don't think we would all have been sitting up so well in the autumn of '44, so maybe this is spring of '45.    

I took this picture of Cliff this morning on our walk.  We just made it back to the house before the rain set in; it's still raining gently and steadily.  We need it!  
Yesterday the temperature reached 74, breaking a record.  I mixed up dormant spray and sprayed all the fruit trees, although I don't know how much good it did, since it's raining today.  It was a nice outside activity, anyhow.  I also pruned my peach trees.  Did you know the peaches only grow on last year's wood?  If I ever knew that before, then I had forgotten it.  I know I don't prune properly, but any pruning is better than none.  
I also spent time yesterday leading Gracie and Jodie.  Jodie still leads well, but every once in awhile she tries to lead ME.  Gracie is a stubborn little heifer; I've worked with her for a long time, and she still balks.  It isn't necessary that they lead, but it sure does come in handy at times when they do.  
Today I grated the last of the cheese I made and put it in the freezer, then spent about an hour entering a recipe on Sparkpeople so I can add it when we have it for a meal.  Get this... barley pilaf.  I've never met a pilaf I'm crazy about, but I hope I like it well enough to cook it again, since I went to the trouble of adding it.  
Neither Cliff nor I lost any weight this week.  I expected that to happen, because I fixed enchiladas Saturday and we ate at Cliff's Aunt Gertrude's Sunday.  She cooks about twenty dishes with a meal, and even if you only take a tiny spoonful of everything, you end up with too much.  And then we both had a piece of cake because we didn't want to hurt her feelings.  As far as the enchiladas go, we only had one serving apiece, but it was a pretty big serving.  I put the rest in the freezer.  
Enough for the boring food talk!