With our fingers crossed we are truly hoping that the winter is only six to eight weeks away!  Start poring over seed catalogs and consider ordering your vegetable garden this week.  In a recent blog regarding recycling plastic planters, I wrote about saving a few to start spring seeds - keeping them stacked and in your garage for easy access.  Start your seedlings inside six to eight weeks before the last frost in your area.  I have already purchased a large bag of soil with nutrients included - it is a bit more pricey but worth the extra bucks - it's already mixed and ready to drop into the planters.  Order your seeds or seedlings, saplings now and nurture away until spring! This also triggers my crafty side and I start pulling out my outdoor spray paint projects that I have been holding on to all winter long!  Great way to start DREAMING OF SPRING!