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chelidonThe broccoli and cauliflower is starting to come up, yay! Probably about 75-100 veggie plants in the experimental garden this year, plus tons of herbs and such -- next year the big raised beds should be ready, and from what we've learned over the last several years, we'll hopefully start supplying more than a token amount of our own food.
And it's 87 degrees and 78% humidity here right now, a temperature that causes us nawthern folk to start to melt (I know, I know, by, say, D.C. standards, this is *nothing*, but figure in the fact that almost nobody up here has A/C at all, and anything up in the 80s is considered "wicked hot"). We'll get high heat (80s-low 90s) through Tuesday night, then starting Wednesday we're supposed to be back to more seasonable low to mid-70s in the day.
I've been outside most of the day doing land projects -- making a pea gravel drainage bed, clearing some camping spaces, moving yurt parts up to the paddock, cleaning some wood and other supplies out of the garage, and now after a break for water, I'll use the truck to take some heavy stuff up to the barn, move some of last year's split firewood down from the paddock to the woodshed, finish off the set of bunk beds I built last weekend, and then maybe go splash around in the stream and build up the weir (small spillway used to raise the level of the water) in one of the wading/swimming spots a bit. Tonight I have some built-in bookshelves to stain and finish, possibly along with the last couple pieces of shiplap paneling in my office, and somewhere in there, we're doing another BBQ (it's CORN season, whee!) Last night we grilled shish kabobs with local veggies and lamb, and the first corn of the season - not as sweet as it'll be later in the season, but still delish. Our Beamish Boy was out last night and most of today having a sleep-over for a friend's birthday, and I missed having him here, but it's nice to have a thoroughly "adult" weekend, too. I'm thinking I might surprise him late this week with a day trip to Six Flags to ride roller coasters (something we both love). It's that much more fun if he's playing hooky from school, and besides, it'll be sooo much less crowded if we go before school's out. What I did last year, and what I'll probably do again is have him get all ready for school as usual, but pack him clothes for the park, offer to drive him to school instead of taking the bus, and then just head off for Six Flags, and see how long it takes him to notice that we're not driving to school.... hee hee.
Time for me to get back outside to work!
And it's 87 degrees and 78% humidity here right now, a temperature that causes us nawthern folk to start to melt (I know, I know, by, say, D.C. standards, this is *nothing*, but figure in the fact that almost nobody up here has A/C at all, and anything up in the 80s is considered "wicked hot"). We'll get high heat (80s-low 90s) through Tuesday night, then starting Wednesday we're supposed to be back to more seasonable low to mid-70s in the day.
I've been outside most of the day doing land projects -- making a pea gravel drainage bed, clearing some camping spaces, moving yurt parts up to the paddock, cleaning some wood and other supplies out of the garage, and now after a break for water, I'll use the truck to take some heavy stuff up to the barn, move some of last year's split firewood down from the paddock to the woodshed, finish off the set of bunk beds I built last weekend, and then maybe go splash around in the stream and build up the weir (small spillway used to raise the level of the water) in one of the wading/swimming spots a bit. Tonight I have some built-in bookshelves to stain and finish, possibly along with the last couple pieces of shiplap paneling in my office, and somewhere in there, we're doing another BBQ (it's CORN season, whee!) Last night we grilled shish kabobs with local veggies and lamb, and the first corn of the season - not as sweet as it'll be later in the season, but still delish. Our Beamish Boy was out last night and most of today having a sleep-over for a friend's birthday, and I missed having him here, but it's nice to have a thoroughly "adult" weekend, too. I'm thinking I might surprise him late this week with a day trip to Six Flags to ride roller coasters (something we both love). It's that much more fun if he's playing hooky from school, and besides, it'll be sooo much less crowded if we go before school's out. What I did last year, and what I'll probably do again is have him get all ready for school as usual, but pack him clothes for the park, offer to drive him to school instead of taking the bus, and then just head off for Six Flags, and see how long it takes him to notice that we're not driving to school.... hee hee.
Time for me to get back outside to work!
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Date: 2008-06-08 07:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-06-08 07:46 pm (UTC)they've also had a good much on the potatoes, pumpkins and basil. I fear we're going to be be buying veggies for a while yet!
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Date: 2008-06-08 10:48 pm (UTC)Have fun - with all the work you're doing a day at the park is more than deserved. Though not exactly restful, its got to be good for the soul.
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Date: 2008-06-09 12:31 am (UTC)One of the things I am aware of is that this time with my boy is precious. I figure it won't be too long before he doesn't want to spend his time with his ol' dad -- he'll want to be hangin' with his friends, and then will come girlfriends, etc. So...I want to take this time together while we have it, for it will pass all so very quickly...
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