Since I collect chicken poop out of the coop all winter long and dump it in my compost pile, I guess I've been composting all winter long too. And it's been a cold, snowy winter!
Compost piles have to be big enough to start the process. I add the kitchen scraps that don't go to the chickens...
I'm grateful that we're going out to a favorite restaurant with friends for an early dinner today. The food will be delicious, I will have leftovers to bring home, and the company will be fun. We always have a good time.
I'm going to set up a chicken waterer as a bee drinking station. I plan to put a tablespoon or two of bleach in a gallon of water to keep it from turning nasty, and some (clean) rocks in the trough for the bees to stand on.
I just have to wait a few more days so that it's not in the 20s overnight.
A few days ago, I took some pictures of the gullies in my garden. This is after 2-3 rounds of pounding rain.
I didn't have anything for scale; it's about 4-5" deep.
I piled some leaves at the point where the wash starts. Hopefully it will slow down any more hard rains.
I finished another chemo hat for my friend. This one is more appropriate for the upcoming hot summer weather. I'm very pleased with how it turned out. I wrote down the pattern and might make another one for myself, just for fun.
Here is the second chemo hat I made for my friend. This one is more suitable for the coming summer weather.
I rather like the pattern; I think it turned out well. I might make another one for myself.
I have plenty of both the pink and blue yarn left over from the first hat I made, which is a...
Finished another chemo hat for my friend. This one is for warmer weather, which is coming soon, I'm sure.
I wrote down the pattern, in case I want to make it again.
I finished reading one book and started reading another.
I hope to not find out this way. I really hope she has realized (via the chickens) that animals are a lot of work and they tie you down, and she isn't thinking about goats anymore.
The chickens as "a life lesson" for the boys didn't seem to pan out much... I see a very sullen face when one of...
According to the meteorologist, we could have a "slight dusting of snow" on grassy surfaces.
What is the difference between a "dusting" and a "slight dusting," you might ask.
I asked one of my mafia friends (of whom I have none), and he said this:
(Fake Italian accent) You slight me once, I...
Hubby is raking the leaves off the daffodils. He rakes the leaves into piles, I haul them off to where I want them. Most are going on the garden, but a couple have gone on the compost pile.
I'm going to hoe some weeds when we get sunny days. It won't kill them, but 50s is too cold to dig/pull...
I went to the hobby/craft store for some double pointed knitting needles to finish my latest hat project.
I went to the grocery store on the way home.
I did a load of dishes.
I need to figure out how I want to work the rest of the decreases for the crown of the hat. It's to the "switch to...