Olivia

Getting some paws in the sand.

There was some speculation that last night was going to be frosty. It got close- 34.7°F here. But no frost on the ground or the truck. Still, I had taken precautions and brought a few not hardy plants into the camper for the night. And since it’s a clear night again, I brought them inContinueContinue reading “Getting some paws in the sand.”

Catch Up (ketchup?)

So many tomatoes ripe at once. To say I’ve been busy is an understatement. And that’s on top of having the Covid. I went to the trouble of masking in public. I hunted down and fought for the newest Covid variant vaccine. And it was a fight because I’m not 65 and the confusion MrContinueContinue reading “Catch Up (ketchup?)”

I’ve been busy preserving food.

I don’t think the others on the homestead really take food preservation very seriously. As I’m working diligently to fill my own place up with dehydrated cabbage, fermented concoctions, dehydrated fruits, canned and frozen foods they don’t seem to do the same or care too. But they call my other garden projects useless (like theContinueContinue reading “I’ve been busy preserving food.”

Never seen the wind like that there.

I grew up in that town with my grandparents. I’d seen flooding but have never seen wind this bad there. But I left that area 7 years ago because of the heat and the worsening weather due to global warming. Still a shock to see. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Rg1awFun3/?mibextid=wwXIfr I’m sorry, it’s a Facebook link.

Cabbage and So Many Tomatoes

It’s starting to get ridiculous around here. Buckets and buckets of tomatoes and now it appears the cabbages are getting ready to be picked. But in sad news, we lost a big apple tree branch that had about 50 apples on it. A shame. J was a bit panicky about it. I had to reassureContinueContinue reading “Cabbage and So Many Tomatoes”

The First Eggs

Let me first tell you that these chickens and ducks aren’t the first I’ve ever had in my life. Honestly I can say I’ve had hundreds of them. I used to have a small time pastured egg farm. When the Covid pandemic shutdown happened, the farmers markets all shut down and around the same timeContinueContinue reading “The First Eggs”

Elbow Deep in Worm Poop

A while back when I partook I a rare edible for pain, I decided buying 2000 worms and a plastic tote to put them in would be a good idea. At first I kind of regretted that when I realized what I had done. But today, as I sifted out worms and compost, I’m gladContinueContinue reading “Elbow Deep in Worm Poop”

How much rain did a category 3 atmospheric river hit us with?

It’s still raining a bit now and then but the bulk of the rain has moved on I do believe. As of 12:30 pm Saturday (today) my weather station has recorded 4.57” of rain since late Thursday night. This is definitely much more than what the weather apps are recording. 1 suggests only 1.85”, anotherContinueContinue reading “How much rain did a category 3 atmospheric river hit us with?”

Moist.

(Only because that is my favorite word to say to make people uncomfortable 🤣) But it really is wet out there. So far this atmospheric river has dumped 2.59” of rain as of this moment at 5 pm Friday evening. At least it wasn’t raining so much on the other side of the mountain whileContinueContinue reading “Moist.”

Bearded Iris

One of my favorite flowers. I had a little energy today so decided to dig up a bit of ground before we are hit with an atmospheric river that’s on the way. Dug up, grass roots removed, soil amended and Iris roots that arrived yesterday planted. Added a wild lupine seedling because I still haveContinueContinue reading “Bearded Iris”