Sunday, April 29, 2012

farmer's market

farmer's market by oyabakamama
farmer's market, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.
Loving these strawberries on my grandmother's fried chicken plate.

john works the saturday list. {loving the chalkboard}

I've got some planting to do today.

the little white turnips

the little white turnips by oyabakamama
the little white turnips, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

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.

author's tea. she volunteered to go first..

dance {it is freezing}

dance {it is freezing} by oyabakamama
dance {it is freezing}, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

ella miranda :: author's tea 2012

Saturday, April 21, 2012

run

run by oyabakamama
run, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

wish

dandelion by oyabakamama
dandelion, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

dandelion

dandelion by oyabakamama
dandelion, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

Saturday, April 14, 2012

fly

fly by oyabakamama
fly, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

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

smell

smell by oyabakamama
smell, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

ruby

ruby by oyabakamama
ruby, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

tulips

tulips by oyabakamama
tulips, a photo by oyabakamama on Flickr.

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.