Sunday, April 29, 2012
the little white turnips
John went out to the market yesterday morning and came home with lots of vegetables and plants. These little white turnips are one of my very favorites. We ate all of them for lunch, just raw and sliced on a plate. I cooked the tender tops in a pot of lentil soup for dinner with carrots, celery, onion, tomato, and fennel.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
fly
I miss the little folks so much. I am, however, enjoying the quiet, cooking, and the whole book I read yesterday.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
april
Today it snowed. No, it really wasn't all that bad. I don't even think it froze, but it was decidedly unfriendly for mamas wearing sandals.
I'm headed for Richmond tomorrow for a few days. My mama has a new hip, and I'm going to go make her something to eat. The wildest part is that I'm going absolutely alone. I don't ever do anything alone.
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Sunday, April 01, 2012
a door closed
We closed on our old house yesterday. I know. We took a huge risk, found out it was an even bigger risk, and then some very brave people bought our house. They first looked at our house on October 8. They are taking on a big project, but it is one that they will probably turn a profit on, and I wish them godspeed, but we are blissfully done.
I haven't even wanted to talk about it just in case it didn't happen. But it did. Today we finished the first mowing of our little 2.25 acres. It seems much bigger when you are mowing it. Hopefully we will get a bigger lawnmower soon, but this is building muscles and character.
I ordered a chicken coop that will arrive next week. It is big enough for ten chickens. The kids have a list on names on the refridgerator. Ella wants to have a rooster named Ra, but we are hoping for just hens. I think we will have chicks by the end of the week.
Peonies and poppies are getting taller, and the weeds are running rampant.
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