Denim Deb
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I'll be praying as well. 
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SSDreamin
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Hope everybody had a nice Easter.
We (OK, all I was allowed to do was watch
) cleared the 2 acres directly behind the house this weekend. What a huge difference! DH and DS#2 cut down scrub trees and pulled stumps with my truck. DS was SO excited - he got to pull a few of the smaller one's - any time behind the wheel of a vehicle is time well spent to him! We only have two large trees left to take care of. A big pine (that DH cleared the bottom branches from so, while we figure out how to go about it, I will have a clear view out to the new pasture area) and a gigantic old oak that is leaning over our driveway. DH thinks he can handle them by himself (he points out that he's been watching *Axmen* for some time now ) but I am hoping he comes to his senses! The big oak is far enough up the drive, and leans away from the house enough, that it doesn't make me TOO nervous, but the Pine is awfully close to the house/outbuildings. It will have to fall 'perfectly so', and no amount of TV viewing will help with that! 
I decided to do my best for my guys for Easter dinner. I made spiral cut ham (Yes, I bought it and just heated it up, you caught me), mashed potatoes and gravy, (forgot the corn
), homemade pull-apart rolls, and my fake tiramisu for dessert. 
We were all too full to move after, so we sat watching movies I love peaceful, slow days like that!
Our broody hen refused to set on her eggs :/ so we put her back in with the others. We are giving all the ladies a break for now, and will give our second-most-broody hen a go at it next week. Maybe she thought she was being punished, being separated out like that?
Can't leave her in the big pen - the rooster is too much of a bully for that! He has started chasing them out of the nest boxes - guess he figures 'you've done your thing, now get out!' We will be going to pick up the black australorps I ordered next weekend, if the farmer calls, and taking our columbian wyandottes to their new home. MIL is very excited to get them! I am very excited to part with them!
My transplanted rhubarb is coming in beautifully! 7 of 9 transplants up and growing like mad!
The onions the guys transplanted for me are doing well. No sign of breaking ground from the potatoes they did yet - DH gave me a hard time and said he thought I said they should all be planted eyes down We are experimenting with them - half are just in the ground, half are above ground, sandwiched between straw (with some SFG mix to cover them). DH set a bench out next to the garden so I could watch it grow (and, no doubt, compliment them on their good work!) 
We (OK, all I was allowed to do was watch
) cleared the 2 acres directly behind the house this weekend. What a huge difference! DH and DS#2 cut down scrub trees and pulled stumps with my truck. DS was SO excited - he got to pull a few of the smaller one's - any time behind the wheel of a vehicle is time well spent to him! We only have two large trees left to take care of. A big pine (that DH cleared the bottom branches from so, while we figure out how to go about it, I will have a clear view out to the new pasture area) and a gigantic old oak that is leaning over our driveway. DH thinks he can handle them by himself (he points out that he's been watching *Axmen* for some time now ) but I am hoping he comes to his senses! The big oak is far enough up the drive, and leans away from the house enough, that it doesn't make me TOO nervous, but the Pine is awfully close to the house/outbuildings. It will have to fall 'perfectly so', and no amount of TV viewing will help with that! I decided to do my best for my guys for Easter dinner. I made spiral cut ham (Yes, I bought it and just heated it up, you caught me), mashed potatoes and gravy, (forgot the corn
), homemade pull-apart rolls, and my fake tiramisu for dessert. We were all too full to move after, so we sat watching movies I love peaceful, slow days like that!Our broody hen refused to set on her eggs :/ so we put her back in with the others. We are giving all the ladies a break for now, and will give our second-most-broody hen a go at it next week. Maybe she thought she was being punished, being separated out like that?
Can't leave her in the big pen - the rooster is too much of a bully for that! He has started chasing them out of the nest boxes - guess he figures 'you've done your thing, now get out!' We will be going to pick up the black australorps I ordered next weekend, if the farmer calls, and taking our columbian wyandottes to their new home. MIL is very excited to get them! I am very excited to part with them! My transplanted rhubarb is coming in beautifully! 7 of 9 transplants up and growing like mad!
The onions the guys transplanted for me are doing well. No sign of breaking ground from the potatoes they did yet - DH gave me a hard time and said he thought I said they should all be planted eyes down
We are experimenting with them - half are just in the ground, half are above ground, sandwiched between straw (with some SFG mix to cover them). DH set a bench out next to the garden so I could watch it grow (and, no doubt, compliment them on their good work!)
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Sounds like a fun thing to do.
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I have to transplant my seedlings! Since I have always had bad luck with seedlings, I planted them all in tiny cells, 2-3 seeds per cell. Well, they are growing like mad! My tomatoes have their 'true' leaves, with 2-3 plants per cell fighting for space! Even my peppers are growing! They are a little leggy, because I wasn't real sure on the distance-from-light thing, but I am very excited to have gotten this far 
Now, knock on wood, I'll get them transplanted no problem. It will probably take a few days, as I don't have the energy to do them all at once, but this is SO exciting for me!!!!
My tomatoes have their 'true' leaves, with 2-3 plants per cell fighting for space! Even my peppers are growing! They are a little leggy, because I wasn't real sure on the distance-from-light thing, but I am very excited to have gotten this far Now, knock on wood, I'll get them transplanted no problem. It will probably take a few days, as I don't have the energy to do them all at once, but this is SO exciting for me!!!!
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Congrat's on the clearing and seedlings! 
We have a few "too close for comfort" trees that we need to get cut down before the weather does it for us.
I transplanted just over half of my tomato seedling from their egg carton homes to toilet paper rolls today and will hopefully finish that project tomorrow.
Too many seedling to transplant and not enough "me's" or hours in a day!
We have a few "too close for comfort" trees that we need to get cut down before the weather does it for us.
I transplanted just over half of my tomato seedling from their egg carton homes to toilet paper rolls today and will hopefully finish that project tomorrow.
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Thanks you guys!
I have only gotten a little done so far. I started counting up, and realized I am WAY short on things to transplant all of them into! All the clever little things I had been saving to put them in, got tossed out during the move :/ I could've swore I had some Dixie cups that would do the trick, but now I can't find them anywhere. May have to go by DG while I'm in town and see if I can get some on the cheap!
I have only gotten a little done so far. I started counting up, and realized I am WAY short on things to transplant all of them into! All the clever little things I had been saving to put them in, got tossed out during the move :/ I could've swore I had some Dixie cups that would do the trick, but now I can't find them anywhere. May have to go by DG while I'm in town and see if I can get some on the cheap!
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I finished transplanting!! Yay me!! :bun
Also uncovered the strawberry bed (and found a flower! At least one possible strawberry on the way )
Put the little girl out in the yard to "mow" for me. Assembled the dog crate, to transport the Wyandottes in tonight, and pick up the Austrolorps in on Sunday.
Managed to get all the animals squared away, checked on the potatoes and onions in the garden, AND swept the back room!!!
DS said he figured out my strategy - I have chairs placed around the yard and, when I'm plum wore out, I sit for a bit and enjoy the view! Worked very well!
Now, I still have to vacuum the house and fix a normal meal - DH will be home soon, but all I want to do is sleep!
Also uncovered the strawberry bed (and found a flower! At least one possible strawberry on the way
)Put the little girl out in the yard to "mow" for me. Assembled the dog crate, to transport the Wyandottes in tonight, and pick up the Austrolorps in on Sunday.
Managed to get all the animals squared away, checked on the potatoes and onions in the garden, AND swept the back room!!!
DS said he figured out my strategy - I have chairs placed around the yard and, when I'm plum wore out, I sit for a bit and enjoy the view! Worked very well! Now, I still have to vacuum the house and fix a normal meal - DH will be home soon, but all I want to do is sleep!
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Can't say I blame you. I feel the same way.
Good idea on the chairs. Maybe once I get the yard cleaned up, I can do the same.
Good idea on the chairs. Maybe once I get the yard cleaned up, I can do the same.
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Those chairs have let me be so much more productive!
Didn't accomplish much this weekend - Lots of vivid storms, strong winds and plenty of soaking rain for the growing things.
Our pear trees have lots of blossoms, and two of our apple trees are just about to burst with blossoms! I removed all the straw from the asparagus, got TWO MORE spears (that I cooked up and ate, despite DH alternating between gagging and laughing at me!), and DH moved it (they 'live' in a long, narrow planting box DH had made) over in front of our unusable door. The door is nailed shut (???), but is the first one people come to, so we keep having to collect packages, etc. from there all the time :/
We dropped off our Wyandottes on Saturday, and had a good visit with Mike's Aunt and Uncle. His Uncle has been fighting lung cancer for 2 years now. The story, beginning to end, of his cancer is an amazing one! Have a call in to the farmer with the BA's, but no call back yet.
For some reason, my latest loaf a bread turned out weird! The bottom and sides were perfectly browned. The top was very dark brown and, when I went to cut it, the top layer started 'flaking off', revealing a normal crust underneath! Weird!
Finally, DH decided to plant the red seedling potatoes that my MIL gave me. It was raining, quite heavily, but he said it would be his only chance this weekend. Crazy man! I kept telling him that one more week wouldn't hurt, especially with red potatoes, but he risked illness anyways
Didn't accomplish much this weekend - Lots of vivid storms, strong winds and plenty of soaking rain for the growing things.
Our pear trees have lots of blossoms, and two of our apple trees are just about to burst with blossoms! I removed all the straw from the asparagus, got TWO MORE spears (that I cooked up and ate, despite DH alternating between gagging and laughing at me!), and DH moved it (they 'live' in a long, narrow planting box DH had made) over in front of our unusable door. The door is nailed shut (???), but is the first one people come to, so we keep having to collect packages, etc. from there all the time :/
We dropped off our Wyandottes on Saturday, and had a good visit with Mike's Aunt and Uncle. His Uncle has been fighting lung cancer for 2 years now. The story, beginning to end, of his cancer is an amazing one! Have a call in to the farmer with the BA's, but no call back yet.
For some reason, my latest loaf a bread turned out weird! The bottom and sides were perfectly browned. The top was very dark brown and, when I went to cut it, the top layer started 'flaking off', revealing a normal crust underneath! Weird!
Finally, DH decided to plant the red seedling potatoes that my MIL gave me. It was raining, quite heavily, but he said it would be his only chance this weekend. Crazy man! I kept telling him that one more week wouldn't hurt, especially with red potatoes, but he risked illness anyways
