FINALLY!!!! Yesterday I finished planting the garden. I was able to get in my pumpkins, butternut squash and spaghetti squash. I also made some sandwich rolls and, of course, dinner. I was able to clean up the kitchen in between those times. (It’s already a mess again. Sigh…) However, I didn’t feel so good after [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Garden PLANTED!
Posted in family, garden, tagged cooking, family life, garden, pregnancy on May 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
Posted in misc. meanderings, tagged Gladys Aylward, missions, movie on May 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I watched a movie made in the 50’s about Gladys Aylward called “The Inn of the Sixth Happiness.” I had heard that it was good, but I was actually really disappointed in it. Apparently, after doing some research, Gladys Aylward was embarrassed of the movie because it so inaccurately portrayed her life.
Gladys Aylward was a [...]
Beans, Beans
Posted in garden, tagged beans, farm, garden, homestead, tomatoes on May 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Our beans our coming up great! They look beautifully healthy. I thought perhaps the soil would be too acidic for them, but maybe it’s alkaline. I’ll have to get a soil testing kit sometime.
All of the rows came up and even most of the beans in the row. They are growing fast too. The tomatoes [...]
More About Us
Posted in family, tagged family on May 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is Lilly. She is our oldest daughter. She’s a smart girl, whose favorite thing to do is to read. She’s a big helper for Mommy too.
This is Aggie. She is our second oldest daughter. She’s a smart cookie too. Plus, there is NEVER a dull moment with Aggie around.
This is Arden Mercy. She is [...]
More Planting…
Posted in garden, tagged farm, garden on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Yesterday we were able to get in 8 new tomato plants and 6 cucumber. We put up the fence for the cukes, but were only able to get the poles in for the beans. A thunderstorm overtook us right as Eric got the last pole in the ground. I still have to get in the [...]
Catch-UP!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged farm, homeschool, homestead on May 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m ready now to post here on this site. I tried my LiveJournal for a while, but there aren’t much ags over there. More vegans who protest raising animals than homesteaders who actually do.
To update from Valentine’s Day….the last time I posted-
The MOVE- We signed on the house the last day of February and started [...]
