Time for an update!
Salad anyone? Things are still growing strong down here on Almost Farm. We need to have a salad almost every day. And it is all really delicious. Come share some! We've had all the carrots, that suddenly popped up in November, so sweet, and one whole cabbage, that was coleslaw and tossed in with corned beef, and still some left. Next ripe one I will make sauerkraut as well. I just made some apple butter today with some organic apples my friend gave us. Canning is a new hobby, but it can be very time consuming. I need to plan a day with nothing else going on. However, it had to cook so long, that I managed to get that done and work on our shutters (see below). I can hardly wait for the summertime and all our new veggies. We're going to need some more strawbales, honey...
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| Radicchio |
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| Russian Kale |
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| Arugula |
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| Romaine |
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| Broccoli |
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| Cabbage |
A few weeks ago we traveled down to our daughter's home to look after the children while her hubby had hernia surgery. They left at 5:45 am and arrived home at 9:45 am. Everything was fine, and he felt good enough to come down for my birthday dinner and cake made by Lauren (11). Beautiful AND delicious! [MomPom is my grandma name]. Those little blue decors are Cinderella Slippers! I feel SO SPECIAL! Needless to say, we (10 of us) ate it all - a la mode. A birthday to remember.
Back at home, we have been busy painting the living, dining and kitchen walls, and are now making shutters for the kitchen windows. Gary is enjoying all his boy toys. We continue to go on 'treasure hunts' each weekend and have found some good things. Cheap chicken wire for the chicken run, small tires for the playpen, waterers and feeders, lumber, shingles, paint, a little of this and a little of that. Some things are totally free, like the 2 8' wood bookcases in an alley with a sign that says "please take". They fit perfectly in our work room. Only because they were built-ins and were ripped-out, so not inside quality. Thanks goodness for a pick up truck, and they rode home with us to Lake City.
Right now we are making kitchen shutters. Gary blames Pinterest for all these ideas I think we can do, and he's right. They will be adorable, but most importantly, keep that hot summer sun outside. I hope we can get them done by summer...just kidding. They're coming along, and I will post pictures as we go.
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| My woodsmith |
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| All the cut boards |
We sanded all edges, and primed them. Then we needed some cross pieces. We chose a 6x2x1/2" piece of trim, but I thought that paint stir sticks would be easier to cut. And free. I asked for and received 8 sticks which we cut and sanded and primed today. (Thanks, Home Depot)
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| primed |
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More pics to come as the shutters unfold (hahaha).
So, that's our life right now. And life is sure good.
