46°F, partly cloudy, light wind Rain so far 2025- 2.27” Some of the onion seeds I planted last week are popping. The red ones aren’t, they are getting moldy so they may not be viable. Strange, since they were fresh enough according to the date on the package. But we will see. I’ve started onContinueContinue reading “Onion Seedlings and Tree Pruning”
Author Archives: Olivia
Unfreezing Mentally
46°F, light rain, light wind I guess since my world as I knew it had come crashing down, I was stuck in a kind of mental limbo of doing only what I needed to survive. Roof over my head. Food in my belly. Work. A few people asked me what my plans for the futureContinueContinue reading “Unfreezing Mentally”
Wintersown
48°, Rain, breezy Yesterday I got some winter-sowing done outside. These are seeds that need a bit of cold stratification to help them to germinate. These will stay outside in the weather, no matter what that weather is during winter. Apparently they will sprout when it’s time to and not on my timeline. It’s lowContinueContinue reading “Wintersown”
Attempting video
43°, Mostly Cloudy, passing rain showers I’m attempting to load up some video I tried to make while planting onion seeds. Apparently you can’t load up anything very long. I had to break it up into pieces. I’m not sure how to edit yet and perhaps it’s easier to do on an actual computer ratherContinueContinue reading “Attempting video”
2024 rain totals
103.94” of rain for this location. Of course this app could be wrong, but this is the most accurate app to my specific location that I have found. It pretty much matches up with my neighbor’s home weather station. For record keeping purposes, I’m calling it close enough since I don’t have my own weatherContinueContinue reading “2024 rain totals”
Dear Dad, It’s our dog’s birthday today.
https://videopress.com/v/TjJDB2X6?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true It is fitting that Rider and I are saying goodbye to your ashes today, at the end of a frightening and disparaging year. It’s also Rider’s 2nd birthday (he was born, as you may recall, about 30 minutes before the end of the year.) You had been so excited for this pup. To pickContinueContinue reading “Dear Dad, It’s our dog’s birthday today.”
Seed Starting and Tree Pruning Prep
46°, mostly cloudy, showers, 103.22” rain so far this year I did end up laying landscape pavers over my muddy path yesterday. They were free pavers and they do the job even though they are a bit wonky. I got tired of sinking to my ankles in mud when stepping out of my camper. AndContinueContinue reading “Seed Starting and Tree Pruning Prep”
A rain free day— yesterday
46°, Partly Cloudy, Light Wind Day off and I was feeling pretty good. I know I should stay home on days like this and work the homestead but I took my dog out for some spoiling fun walking instead at one of the local coastal parks. He deserved a day of spoiling. Meanwhile, a videoContinueContinue reading “A rain free day— yesterday”
Wind Storm- Flying Buildings and Blueberry Jam
54°, light rain, breezy “I’m tired of these storms! There never used to be so many!” Proclaimed my climate change denying neighbor when I mentioned another storm arriving Sunday. Last week we had a bit of a storm. And one I wasn’t quite expecting. Tuesday night, I woke up on hearing a bang and aContinueContinue reading “Wind Storm- Flying Buildings and Blueberry Jam”
It’s the Pits!
46°, rain, flood watch (down the hill), breezy I mentioned yesterday that my friend who owns the land I’m renting saved some fruit tree pits. Various kinds. I soaked them in warm water with a few water changes yesterday and over night. Some will try to crack the outer shell, but it’s very difficult toContinueContinue reading “It’s the Pits!”
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