This is not an abandoned blog! I swear! Its just that there was nothing to blog about over the dark rainy holidays. I mean I can only write so much about sitting in front of the fire reading or binge watching netflix. Once the holiday ho-hums were over Jimmy and I were busy getting back in the groove. While I was doing art and acting things Jimmy was working on his 'botanicals'. I think I mentioned before that the previous owner left us all kinds of herbal treasures all over the yard and that we have several indigenous medicinal plants in the secret garden in the back. Jimmy and I both spent time making coconut oil infusions with our herbs. We have a shelf in the kitchen now full of mason jars ready for use in other things. I made soap out of mine and Jimmy has been making salves and balms. We are excited for spring this year so we can gather leaves from indigenous deciduous trees like our twin berry. Jimmy harvested most of the comfrey plant we have been nurturing for the last 4 years. So, we are almost starting over with that one. Fortunately comfrey is impossible to kill.
When Mini Break Massage http://www.minibreakmassage.com/ heard what we were doing, she made a donation of essential oils to our project..... a shoe box full! Many Thanks Sherry! Of course one of the 'after holidays' things we always need to do is continue to process out some of the harvest from last year. The raspberry and blackberry wine started last summer had to be wracked off for possibly the last time. This stuff is so good I'm not sure its going to make it to the bottling phase. I pulled off a bottle of each to take down to seaside with me when I delivered some art to Angie of Expressions Avenue. It was a delightful almost all nighter of wine and art and conversation on every topic imaginable. Ya know those nights where your eyes are burning and you are so tired you cant remember the names of things but, you just cant bring yourself to go to bed yet? It was one of those. And Angie thank you for the coconut oil sugar scrub!
Feral Jane and I had the opportunity to do some script work this month too. I got to show off my blackberry vinegar while she was here. She brought some great costume pieces with her too. The best thing about hanging with Feral Jane is that we have as much fun now playing dress up as we did when we were kids. (think horsehide biker jacket and long blond wig)
In the mean time DD and I are patiently waiting for Feb 22nd. That's the day when we get our chick order. 12 leghorns and 12 RI Reds plus a couple extra.... just in case. DD and I are going to try turkeys this year too. Over the last 6 months we have had long conversations about the merits of classic layers. She has had the same problem I have with heritage breeds spending all their time trying to make babies. I only have to chase mine around one acre but DD has to hunt 7 acres to keep them from hiding in the bushes and laying. And then of course we have the roo issue. Nature wants to keep things balanced, so in any brood half of them will be boys.
Lots of things going on at mystic cedars. One of the current projects is coming up with a logo for Mystic Cedars soap. Way too many ways to go with this one.
When Mini Break Massage http://www.minibreakmassage.com/ heard what we were doing, she made a donation of essential oils to our project..... a shoe box full! Many Thanks Sherry! Of course one of the 'after holidays' things we always need to do is continue to process out some of the harvest from last year. The raspberry and blackberry wine started last summer had to be wracked off for possibly the last time. This stuff is so good I'm not sure its going to make it to the bottling phase. I pulled off a bottle of each to take down to seaside with me when I delivered some art to Angie of Expressions Avenue. It was a delightful almost all nighter of wine and art and conversation on every topic imaginable. Ya know those nights where your eyes are burning and you are so tired you cant remember the names of things but, you just cant bring yourself to go to bed yet? It was one of those. And Angie thank you for the coconut oil sugar scrub!
Feral Jane and I had the opportunity to do some script work this month too. I got to show off my blackberry vinegar while she was here. She brought some great costume pieces with her too. The best thing about hanging with Feral Jane is that we have as much fun now playing dress up as we did when we were kids. (think horsehide biker jacket and long blond wig)
In the mean time DD and I are patiently waiting for Feb 22nd. That's the day when we get our chick order. 12 leghorns and 12 RI Reds plus a couple extra.... just in case. DD and I are going to try turkeys this year too. Over the last 6 months we have had long conversations about the merits of classic layers. She has had the same problem I have with heritage breeds spending all their time trying to make babies. I only have to chase mine around one acre but DD has to hunt 7 acres to keep them from hiding in the bushes and laying. And then of course we have the roo issue. Nature wants to keep things balanced, so in any brood half of them will be boys.
Lots of things going on at mystic cedars. One of the current projects is coming up with a logo for Mystic Cedars soap. Way too many ways to go with this one.
