Anyway, spring has finally come to the land. What a long winter that was for us all. We got a new driveway.
Oh yeah, the Metro is gone. Sold it two weeks ago.
Then Kate came to visit before jetting off to Denver. I made chocolate ganache cupcakes for her 21st birthday. All I can say is OMG!
Wicked good!
I have been busy plotting out the herb garden. This will be for cooking. We will eventually grow larger quantities of herbs out in the market farm. In our basement I have two tables filled with plants ready to go: heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, leeks and regular tomatoes. If it ever stops raining we will begin to build the 310 raised beds that Tom estimates we need. So, to take a break from all this, I went off to Mom's weekend at U of I. Kate, is now staying stateside her last year so I get to go one more time. Had a lot of fun
but I forgot how much walking you do on campus. Saw the Idea Garden, Arboretum and where the trial gardens will be later. I wish I had driven the truck. We went to a flower/plant show and they had 12 ft. trees for $80! Shrubs for $15. Here is a shot of Kate's chickens. Actually two friends own them, but Kate and her housemates reap the benefits.
Kate says the two guys often visit the chickens in the coop and drink beer.
(The guys, not the chickens)
We have had more rain and severe weather, so now the lawn guy thinks we may not be able to plant grass until fall. No grass, no dogs. That's my rule and I'm sticking to it.
Bad storm.
I'm an official severe storm spotter (took the class), but even I cowered in the basement while Tom stood at the window and commented on the green sky and hail.
That's marble and pea sized (the correct terms), not "garbanzo bean" or "lentil" as used by Tom.
Farmer Stan finally got the field tilled.
Farmer Tom unloading horse poop.
It seems Stan's sister, Janet, has 23 horses just up the road from us. So we called her and luckily we were able to get it loaded by tractor. We still had to unload it but I'd rather shovel shit on the farm than at work.
Janet also owns O'Jan's in Grafton, home of fried fish. Must try it soon.
Doesn't that look better? Wonder if I could spray paint the dirt green?
So fabulous! My muck boots.
Do you think Planet Green might give us our own show? Middle aged, over educated couple attempt to start up market farm? We could learn to bicker wittily. Sort of like the Fabulous Beekman Boys: http://beekman1802.com/ it's actually a fun show. Perhaps if Tom had been an exotic, transvestite dancer we might have had a shot....
Remember, you are all welcome to visit, but you will have to work for your meals.
