Thursday morning cup of hot tea here as I listen to thunder rumble in the distance. Rain is forecasted for the next 2 days so I will put the garden away and concentrate on some housework and cooking. Thought I would share some more pictures of the gardens. The gooseberries above are swelling now and all the 8 bushes have berries on them now. Yesterday I got all my broccoli and cabbage plants in the boxes. They were the perfect size and ready for their permanent homes in the garden. Planting them right before rain will allow them to acclimate for the next two raiy days and not even wilt. Also got some romaine plants in...
In the first draft of this post, I wrote that we were "excited" about hosting people in our remodeled Barn-House. But then I got to thinking..."excited" is such an overused word these days; everyone is "excited" about everything on social media. What does it mean that I am "excited" about this next phase of our life on the farm?Workers finish the siding at dawnIf you are new to this blog, the building is an 1880s, newly renovated barn that is now a house with a beautiful demonstration kitchen, a (small) event space, and a two-bedroom flat upstairs. We call it the "Barn," but it is a cozy, in-floor-heat, insulated barn for people, not for animals...