Yay! Spring! Well... sort of. Its coming in a little early this year. I'm glad because I need the extra couple of weeks to get ready. Starting at the end of this month I will be immersed in filming the first few episodes of a web series so, I need to get as far ahead as I can on planting and other things. I've also been inspired by close friends to get back in the studio and do some serious work aaaannnd... a research project I have been working on for a couple of years is coming to a peak point. I just need a few hard copies to present as evidence and I'm there. The winter ennui is over and I'm up and moving. I'm sure ,in a few weeks, I will be kvetching and moaning about not having enough time to get in a good nap. On top of the projects listed above Jimmy and I have a list of artisan lifestyle things we want to get done this summer. Over the winter I experimented with making my own Deli meats. I turned out a respectable salami and bologna. I opted for cooked meats first , just to see if I could do it without poisoning us. I did and sometime over the next couple of weeks I will try cured dried meats. I am going to smoke them this time. I was going to do it last time but I fried the cord on my smoker ( don't ask me how...just understand...I am dangerous around fire) The new parts should be here any minute now. While we are waiting Jimmy is turning over beds and I have a garden shed full of starts. If you are an enthusiastic gardener but don't like hard labor.... get yourself some chickens. Over the winter I put them to work in three different areas. There isn't a single buttercup or blade of grass left in the raspberry patch. They took out all the weeds (and everything else ) from the rock garden and at the same time kept the raised beds turned over and weed free. I started them working on a patch in the far back that I want to experiment with. They should have it done in about a month.
This is a little short blog today because Jimmy and I are headed to Sky Nursery to pick up some seed potatoes and tonight we have dinner plans with friends.
This is a little short blog today because Jimmy and I are headed to Sky Nursery to pick up some seed potatoes and tonight we have dinner plans with friends.
