Posted in The Garden, Ducks on Jul 16th, 2007
Thought I would show off some of the babies we have in the garden. Yesterday I had my first 3 cherry tomatoes. Husband was not happy w/me since I ate all three and did not share but when your in sleeping on the couch on a beautiful day, you tend to miss out on the good […]
Posted in Our Animals, The Garden, Minnesota Weather, Life on Jul 10th, 2007
As you can see by the dust behind Kassy and the lack of grass on pasture we are in much need of rain. The lawn is getting crunchy(er) by the day and the garden in holding on for dear life. I keep walking out to the garden, whispering to them “hold on a little longer” but […]
Posted in Family, The Garden, Chikkers, One Local Summer, Life on Jul 6th, 2007
My first is always the best and this morning was no exception. I made an omelet from the chikkers with fresh green onions and basil from the garden, with a dab of fresh Minnesota Montrachet goat cheese and it was out of this world!
The basil made the whole omelet! I could live on it year round and I would […]
Posted in Our Animals, The Garden, Ducks, Life on Jul 3rd, 2007
It rained today. Finally, after much thought and consideration by mother nature she let go of a small portion of moisture for our gardens, crunchy lawns, and duck pleasure- although I think they had to think about it for a few seconds since this is the first rain they have encountered in their short lives.
I decided to […]
Posted in The Garden, Minnesota Weather on Jul 2nd, 2007
Today I picked a bunch of arugula- pulled out everything that had gone to seed and replanted it with basil. I ended up with 10 good sized jars of pesto. My basil that I had started is really slow this year since we have had no rain to speak of. This spring I had dreams […]
Posted in Work, The Garden, Life on Jun 29th, 2007
Went for a walk yesterday evening to enjoy the property. Since I work from home and usually only leave the place once a week (if that), I sometimes forget to slow down and enjoy the sights. The gardens are doing OK but they need water. It’s been two weeks again since we have had any rain and […]