Howdy associates! I am attempting a brand new fashion of publish to see how I prefer it. Whereas I do not intend to essentially write this each single week, I am pondering I would get pleasure from a week-in-review sort of publish relatively than a month-to-month one. I would love to listen to what you suppose!
July 4-10, 2022
We loved principally stunning climate this previous week. Sunshine, excessive’s within the higher 70’s to low 80’s, and low humidity. That’s the good mixture in my ebook! We might use some rain though I feel most of you’re in all probability pondering the identical factor. By no means sufficient rain in summer season.
Oliver sleeps high-quality through the day…..night-time is one other story.
On Monday, the 4th of July, we did not have plans to attend any Independence Day actions. I had solely acquired 3 hours of sleep Saturday into Sunday (Oliver has tough nights from time-to-time….) after which we had the farmers market on Sunday, so I used to be nonetheless fairly drained come Monday. I used to be grateful we had been taking it simple. We cleaned out our automobiles, obtained the chicks exterior so they might benefit from the climate and so I might clear out their coop, hung laundry out on the road to dry, and loved a pleasant night exterior.
Jack loves all of his beds.
The downfall to July 4th is the fireworks. It appears everybody desires to set off their very own fireworks and Jack is afraid of loud noises. I imply completely terrified. I really feel so sorry for him, and the entire wild animals who do not know what’s going on and when it’s going to cease. I am unable to even think about the phobia they expertise. We do give Jack one thing to assist but it surely nonetheless upsets him quite a bit. There have been fireworks round us each Sunday evening and Monday evening. Fortunately not Friday via Monday, which is what we had been anticipating, and what has occurred in years previous.
The chicks are getting large!
We acquired rain on Tuesday making the backyard and flowers pleased. The backyard exhibits its gratitude by rising immensely within the days following (as do the weeds, in fact). The Coop Women are a lot enjoyable to observe on wet days. They hang around below the shelter whereas it rains, after which, as quickly because it lets as much as a drizzle, they run out and search for worms. They are going to hunt worms till it begins pouring once more, which is after they run again undercover and look ahead to the subsequent break.
I get pleasure from listening to the two pink squirrels chatter within the mornings. They’ve a particular rattle name that I discover amusing. Do you have got any pink squirrels? I do know they are often extremely damaging however to this point this pair is just not bothering us, so I proceed to get pleasure from them. They appear to hang around principally at our neighbor’s property to our west. There are fairly a number of bushes between their home and ours, and notably within the mornings, they chatter about and race round from tree to tree. In the event that they weren’t so darn fast, I’d attempt to get an image of them.
I spend the early mornings trying to find woodpeckers as properly. There are many lifeless bushes on our property and people on both sides of us, so I can often spot a number of laborious at work. Now we have essentially the most magnificent pileated woodpeckers who go to usually. They’re big! You’ll be able to hear them hammering away at bushes and since they’re so giant with such an excellent flaming pink crest, they’re pretty simple to identify.
the arugula patch retains on rising!
I’ve been persevering with to reap radish, sugar snap peas, lettuces and herbs from the backyard. I additionally harvested the final of the bok choy. I used to be afraid it might bolt on this coming week’s warmth and humidity. My subsequent crops of beets and carrots are in all probability a month or so away from being giant sufficient to reap. I’ve misplaced one cucumber vine to the dreaded squash bugs….. Such a bummer. I’ve heard that planting dill and loofah round squash deters squash bugs. Do you have got any expertise with this? I had 2 dill plantings that I shortly moved subsequent to a few of the squash crops after which bought 4 extra crops from a farmer pal so I would not have to attend for them to develop from seed. I did not plant loofah this 12 months however could strive planting it with cucumber subsequent 12 months to see if it helps.
Our inexperienced beans, zucchini, and cucumbers are getting shut to reap. As are the subsequent crop of broccoli. Now we have fairly a number of inexperienced tomatoes on the crops, however it will likely be a while earlier than they’re prepared. I am realizing that I didn’t plant sufficient cherry tomatoes this 12 months. I had needed to dehydrate a bunch of them – I really like including them to soups and tomato dishes so as to add such a beautiful recent taste. I am undecided I am going to have sufficient to eat recent and save, however we’ll see.
I used to be in a position so as to add garden clippings to 2 extra raised backyard beds. As famous in a earlier publish, I am utilizing it as a mulch. The Coop Women, who’re at all times the recipients of such inexperienced goodness, gave me a bit of their thoughts after they noticed me taking two a great deal of it into the backyard. It is humorous how a few of their traits are comparable ours. We additionally are likely to give attention to what we really feel we have misplaced relatively than what we’ve got or obtain.
Strawberries lowering for strawberry jam.
tortilla dough resting
We make and bundle merchandise each week so cleaning soap, physique butter, drained ft lotion stick and lip balm was on the schedule for this week. Cleaning soap is made nearly each single week of the 12 months.
We try to keep away from driving as a lot as attainable. It is only one extra pointless expense. I did high off my tank on Sunday although at a lowered fee! Diminished from the final time (nonetheless far more than it must be). For some purpose it was $4.53/gallon, 36 cents per gallon lower than final time. The one non-essential journey each week is that Jay goes fishing. It is good for him to get out and revel in his favourite summer season pastime.
Wishing you a beautiful week forward!
