Early morning

69 degrees and mostly cloudy.  8 am.

I woke up early this morning to make waffles for my housemates.  So early.  We're talking 4:30 am early.  My coffee has yet to kick in, but I managed to drag myself outside for an early morning photo session in the garden.  So many bloomers right now!

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 The trees will not be outdone, as you can see by my Hop Hornbeam.



And keeping an eye on me the whole time...

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I finished knitting a pair of white socks yesterday, but they are stained with ink from my purse.  I suppose I will dye them.  Perhaps later today I can scavenge some natural dye stuffs.

Late May

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71 degrees and sunny 1 pm

A fine day for hiking up Mount Norwotuck, picking up the bulk grains (50 lbs of whole wheat flour and 25 lbs of brown rice), and making beeswax candles.  Gotta love summer!

Spring Rain

7 a.m. 50 degrees.  3rd Day of Rain.

It's been a while since I last blogged, and I apologize for that.  I went through a little phase where I thought no one really read my posts, and then I went through a phase of forgetting, and now I am back here at my kitchen table thinking that I need to write.  Perhaps it is because of the weather.  A brilliant, sunny stretch of days was followed by rain, which will continue all week.  I weeded and planted and tended to the animals in the sun, but now I am stuck inside watching the weeds grow out the window.  Ah well.

At least the chickens are doing alright.

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