Changes to the farm

The borage I planted last year, came back up this year.  In a huge patch.  There is atleast double what I planted last year.  Although it’s not in a nice neat row.  They plants are random and scattered in a larger area.  But that’s ok.  I’m not a fan of perfect rows.

Our south tree line.  Before.  They were mostly dead on the other side and dying all over.  We lost a huge part of one of them back in 2006 when the straight line winds came through.  So they’ve been on the list to just come out for a few years.  This was the year.  We can’t have another dead tree take out the power line again.

The youngest thought he wanted to help pick up some sticks when dad took a break.

After.  Obviously we aren’t done.  I’ll use the chips from the stump grinding in the garden.  The sky decided to open up and pour a little bit ago.  So now I’m just waiting to go back out and haul the wood chips.  It definitely looks weird.  We’ve lived here 20 years.  Those trees have always been there.  

Next spring, we will plant apple trees.  So no fear. We didn’t just tear down trees for nothing.  We want the farm to produce food wherever we can.  

2020 is half over

I've seriously slacked on my reading goal for 2020.  I started this one back in February I think.  And I just finished it a week ago.  One of the girls had some minor sugery done, so I had time at the hospital to wait.  It's nearly impossible to use the internet or data inside the hospital.  The only other thing was to finish this book.  Since everyone is still on edge with the coronavirus, masks are mandatory.  (unless you work at the hospital of course.  A lot of employees didn't have masks on.  But I had to?)  I'm done and over this virus bit.  I just put it on when a nurse was in our little cubical.  




I see my chives and all I can think is "We are here!  We are here!"  

You must have seen Horton Hears A Who to know.  

2020 is half over.  So far we've been "attacked" by the coronavirus, murder hornets somewhere, locusts somewhere else, riots all over the states, people hoarding toilet paper, and food shortages.  The prices of meat are going up very quickly.  TP and paper products are showing back up in the stores.  Limit of one per purchase.  We never ran out of anything.  We were prepared before it was cool to stock up on tp.  Kids across the States and quite possibly the world lost the last part of their school year.  The seniors didn't get their graduations.  Pools are not open this summer.  Kids can go to camp if they wear a face mask all day long.  The list is endless of things that are frustrating about this year.  But now that it's half over, we look back at what's happened and look forward to how much more we can take.