Archive for April, 2012

Walking

It is a parade. The chubby poodle is out in front. The pregnant  Great Pyrenees is by my left side, and bringing up the rear is Jesse. (Great Pyrenees)  I am some where in the middle.  Travel time will be about 45 minutes and distance about three miles.  After several weeks of this, some good […]

April 5, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations

Always

Psalms 16:8    I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

April 5, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Contemplations

Pilgrim The Poodle

Pilgrim, the poodle, smells like a plum. I received a free bottle of Plum Shampoo for dogs.  Bob used it on Pilgrim.  Our poodle likes to roll in nasty dead things. It is better to smell like a Plum! Wondering how long that will last.????

April 4, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: News

Planting

This week, we will begin to plant the main garden. Bob and I will plant Yukon Gold potatoes. The goal is to plant enough potatoes for our use and  have some to share with the local Food Shelf. The old timers say to plant potatoes before Good Friday. I will plant Snow Peas to climb […]

April 3, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden

Compost is a Beautiful Thing

Compost is a beautiful thing. It smells bad and teems with ugly insects.  Nightcrawlers poop in it.  What our compost does for our garden harvest is amazing. It is our own form of “Black Gold”.  It helps that we raise sheep and chickens. Their “by-products” contribute to our form of very rich compost. We have […]

April 2, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden

Square Foot Gardening

Bob is mixing the “soil” blend for our square foot garden boxes.  He will use 1/3 Peat Moss, 1/3 Pearlite, and 1/3 of our own composted materials.  While we have a 10,000 square foot main garden, we enjoy planting the square foot gardens with herbs, flowers, and vegetables.  The harvest is amazing. Each garden is […]

April 1, 2012 · Sarah · No Comments
Posted in: Garden