Gardening
101 goals
It’s been a while since I have posted. (How many blogs, I wonder, have begun with this sentence!) I lost focus for a while. The lose weight goal has gone by the side, checking my list has been forgotten, the barn quilts are still in the living room waiting to be sealed. But life has been … Continue reading
Mostly gardening
These are the compost bins we made out of pallets. I say we, but I really mean it was my idea, and my son and husband did the actual work! We are filing the bin on the right, and when it’s full, we will transfer the contents to the bin in the middle and begin … Continue reading
Updates
Some updates on the 101 goals in 1001 days: This is still proving to be a great tool! Getting things finished that have been on the Someday List is so rewarding. Today we fixed some of the major floor squeaks. These were in the floor when we moved in. Eight years ago. That Someday List! … Continue reading
Spring, compost bins, goal #6
Blossoms from our Bradford Pear Daffodils I am a winter person. I do not like to be hot, and I get hot easily. But the joy of spring is impossible to resist! Being outside in shirt sleeves, seeing new blooms each day, sitting in front of the chicken coop and watching the happy chicks explore … Continue reading
Making Compost
One of the 101 goals I have is to make compost. I like feeling like I am taking part in the circle of life when I work to keep my chickens happy and healthy, when I take care of what I eat. (Eggs) So dumping empty egg shells in trash headed for a static landfill is a small scale … Continue reading
Potato Patch
We got the potatoes in! We picked up seed potatoes in a very small town in an even smaller hardware store. But it catered to gardeners with inexpensive seed potatoes that grow well in this area. We passed it on the way home from purchasing a third, fourth, sixth, or twelvth-hand sprayer for the tractor. (It needs … Continue reading
Birthday fun
I just had another birthday. Sigh. Not that it’s a bad thing, but while getting older has it’s perks, it has it’s downsides. Like everything hurts a little bit more in the morning. Like injuries take longer to heal. Like even if I toned and weighed way too little, I will never look even 39 … Continue reading
Picture updates
The barn quilts are coming along! The chicks at 3 weeks. Rooster Spring bulbs under the roses! Midnight Daffodil, a spider’s home