Posted in Moderation and Economy, Our home on May 24th, 2010
My husband’s cousin will be visiting all summer (from New York City!), and for part of her visit, she’s going to be staying with us. We were worried about her not having a place to sleep here, and have been on the lookout for a used sofa. A queen-sized futon has been serving as our [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Homemaking, Locally grown, Moderation and Economy, Our home, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on May 23rd, 2010
And here’s the rest of the garden update:
There wasn’t time to get any side-yard shots before the rain started up again, but we now have 64 healthy strawberry plants growing there (many have set fruit already!) and the Christmas limas are germinating there as well.
Out in the backyard – the peas (see above) are as [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Homemaking, Learning, Locally grown, Nature Table, Our home, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on May 22nd, 2010
The garden has really taken off after a week of hot, sunny weather, followed by lots of rain. (although, the cold nights and wind the past few days haven’t done us any favors). Volunteers have been able to start taking in a few baskets of organic produce to BCS, mostly radishes, mustard greens, lettuce, chives, [...]
Posted in Building Community, Homemaking, Locally grown, Mothering tool kit, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on May 10th, 2010
Happenings in the garden this week so far: Mustard greens, lettuce and kale are all getting big! (Red Russian Kale in the foreground, with Mizuna mustard behind.)
A volunteer and I got 20 tomatoes planted this afternoon – half in front, half in the back. (I have room for another dozen or so, but am out [...]
Posted in Learning, Our home, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on May 8th, 2010
This afternoon’s project was painting the chicken coop a vibrant blue (although it dried darker).
The girls had a great time, and were sure to get lots of paint in their hair.
Up next? A second coat (after picking up a second gallon), painting the trim and posts, and adding a nice bright yellow sunshine [...]
Posted in Birding, Books and Reading, Homemaking, Learning, Locally grown on May 5th, 2010
After a flurry of chicken-planning activity this winter/early spring, we have our long-dreamed for chicken flock (the three hens, plus three new Speckled Sussex chicks, and three more chicks on order (2 Australorps and a Buff Orpington)). And the chicken run is mostly complete (needs a little gussying up, and a grape trellis up the [...]