Hello, friends. When I guessed I had 5 or 6 gallon bags of veggie scraps in the freezer last week, I was a bit off. There were actually 12. Certain things fill up the bags quickly, such as skins from winter squash, asparagus ends, and the ever present celery butts. Another round of broth was canned, making use of 4 of the bags. As the temps have lowered in next weeks forecast, I expect I'll can some more. Last week, I harvested kale, lambs quarters, asparagus, dandelions, and a beet. I pulled bolting lettuce for the chickens.
I went to the annual NC Herb plant sale with a friend, and brought home several lovelies. This year, I got rose geranium, borage, woad, weld, jiaogulan, pussy willow, American arnica, lanceleaf rudbeckia and painted daisy. The next day, I created a new flower bed I'd planned for some dahlia tubers I had gotten, along with J's help. Besides the dahlias and a volunteer sunflower, the borage, painted daisy, and wintersown marigolds were planted here. In different beds, I transplanted a volunteer clump of bachelor buttons, and a hollyhock with another I had started from seed. The jiaogulan was planted alongside an arbor. The wintersown zinnias and all but one of the calendula were killed by the cold, so more seeds of both were planted.
Between rain showers, J and I planted the pussy willow down by the pond. Over the weekend, we finished putting up the deer fencing around the garden. Several jars of herbal glycerites were strained and bottled. Recently, J surprised me by bringing home a school bus, which he intends to convert into an RV, so we can travel in comfort around the country. We've both been watching youtube videos, gathering ideas. Life is always interesting around here! I found an event happening soon in VA, which will have tiny homes, along with van and school bus (skoolie) conversions. We're excited to learn more, and meet others who are doing it. I've been pondering the possibility of starting another blog specifically for the skoolie, for our journey in converting it, and then sharing wherever it takes us. It seems enough different from the usual homestead and frugal things I share here. If you have any thoughts about that, I'd love to hear.
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