Be joyful though you have considered all the facts
Our insane wood pile after tree removal I received a large box in the mail on Friday, the kind of box that could only house… plants! Fedco. Of course they had to arrive on the busiest weekend since last Summer. Of course I wasn’t ready… So after our Earth Day Celebration I stuck almost all …
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Bye bye majestic beech, lovely oak… Removal guys came a day early. How’s that for a you-can-‘t-change-your-mind! And so it begins.
It’s already 6 April but I know I doubt I’ll have  time at the end of the month, so here are our numbers for March + 5 days of April. It’ll all even out. Our first year’s averages were calculated here, our second year’s averages can be found here. Gasoline. Same as usual. I’m doing a lot of …
April Fools! – contrast with – 3 April Those seedlings are still sitting on my window sills (inside) – and of course the spinach has bolted. I might be able to plant them out tomorrow, if the rain lets up and if it doesn’t snow! Downstairs in the basement the lights and heat mat are working …
I picked up last session’s pots and plates and they all worked out. I glazed them to go with the two plates I made earlier. Now I have a set! Oh, the big pot with the hole in the middle is a fancy flower pot, in case you were wondering. Yes, I made that hole …
stack of PV panels We’re doing it, we’re putting solar PV on our roof. Though many went before it, taking delivery of the stack of panels felt like the first step. It was the first time something happened, not just talk and research and calculations. It was also irreversible: that’s $16,100 worth of panels, paid for …
Infusing Oatstraw I made my first oatstraw infusion, a quart of it, with 1 oz. of dried herb. It’s very mild, sweet and fresh, just lovely after steeping a good 14 hours. Not grassy at all. I added some raw honey to it and have been sipping it all day long. Oatstraw is one of those toners, …
The plan for today was to plant out the first lettuces into the hotbox, but it is snowing! But! The first Robins have arrived. I wonder if they’ll take up residence in our carport again. In honor of the first Robins and the first full day of Spring, and in the spirit of healing and …
When you’re down, there’s nothing better than to give yourself a gift. Mine is this: to start writing in my journal again, every day. My present self will go to a trusted place every day, my future self will be happy we got the habit back, and all the good things that are happening will …
I must admit that I am down-hearted. I have managed for a couple of days now to avoid the news. A quick check in the morning and the evening and quickly look away again. Nuclear has always been my bugbear. I was 15 in Belgium when Chernobyl happened and it impressed me tremendously. That was …