Hello kind friends of SG!
Heres the bigger blog (with photos!) that I promised you!
First I want to apologize for taking so long to get back to you. Theres been a lot going on around here, pulling my mind and attention in many directions. Most of you know we moved from a 1/3 acre home in PA to a 3 acre home in MD this past Oct. We've been putting lots of time and effort into making it our own little homestead.
Its beautiful here. I'm happy to have the nice weather show its face now and then. There is a spring fed creek that runs through the middle, and the far side of it is wooded with mature shade trees.
Lots of native moss, mayapples, and jewelweed. But also a lot of invasive mutiflora rose that I've started attempting to clean out. I have my work cut out for me,
For those of you that havent already heard the bad, bad news. I lost me bees over the winter.
I tried so hard, but it was a very bad winter in MD. Most beekeepers here lost half their hives, so I realize there was really nothing I could do to stop it. While they were weak, a family of mice moved in and decimated the combs.
It's hard to find a word to explain how horrible I felt about it.
I'm going to order more and start again, but since so many people lost hives, most of the suppliers are sold out, and I'm having a hard time finding some.
The last week of March we went to the local feed store and picked out our baby chicks. They are growing amazingly fast! And its funny to see their personalities develop.
I call them Pistol, Penny, Peck, Pixil, Priss, Primrose and my little sweet heart, Puff.
This is Prim and Puff sitting on my lap enjoying some sunlight.
I'm so enamored with them, I've turned into the crazy lady that only talks about her chickens.
This is my kiddo and Pistol...
The previous owners of the house had made a playhouse when their kids were young. We turned it into a coop and will move the girls out there when they are big enough.
Last week our neighbor brought his tractor over and cleared out a big 'ole veggie garden space for me. We got compost delivered and tilled it in. I should be able to plant in it soon.
Our new rescue puppy is settling in well. My son named her Mish-mingo, but she answers to Doggie.
Shes so good with him, but we are still having some house training issues.
The same weekend we adopted Mish, my husband brought home a sweetheart pregnant kitty he found at the dump. We took her in and she had 1 surviving kitten. We kept them both quarantine till the little one was old enough and was adopted by a friend. We got Sandwich kitty fixed asap and now she's settling in here nicely. Shes so tiny and playful! Its nice to see our fatty male cat get some exercise now.
Since today is my birthday, I'm going to celebrate by going to the local nursery to buy myself a butterfly bush.
I have some amazing friends on SG, and a few of them bought me some wish list things, for which I am very grateful!
I'm a gardener by trade and since the season is only just starting, I havent had work since Nov. It's nice to have a few treats, and I'm very grateful!
I'm sure you'd like some more pics of me, so I'll work on that for next time
Heres the bigger blog (with photos!) that I promised you!
First I want to apologize for taking so long to get back to you. Theres been a lot going on around here, pulling my mind and attention in many directions. Most of you know we moved from a 1/3 acre home in PA to a 3 acre home in MD this past Oct. We've been putting lots of time and effort into making it our own little homestead.
Its beautiful here. I'm happy to have the nice weather show its face now and then. There is a spring fed creek that runs through the middle, and the far side of it is wooded with mature shade trees.
Lots of native moss, mayapples, and jewelweed. But also a lot of invasive mutiflora rose that I've started attempting to clean out. I have my work cut out for me,
For those of you that havent already heard the bad, bad news. I lost me bees over the winter.
I tried so hard, but it was a very bad winter in MD. Most beekeepers here lost half their hives, so I realize there was really nothing I could do to stop it. While they were weak, a family of mice moved in and decimated the combs.
It's hard to find a word to explain how horrible I felt about it.
I'm going to order more and start again, but since so many people lost hives, most of the suppliers are sold out, and I'm having a hard time finding some. The last week of March we went to the local feed store and picked out our baby chicks. They are growing amazingly fast! And its funny to see their personalities develop.
I call them Pistol, Penny, Peck, Pixil, Priss, Primrose and my little sweet heart, Puff.
This is Prim and Puff sitting on my lap enjoying some sunlight.
I'm so enamored with them, I've turned into the crazy lady that only talks about her chickens.
This is my kiddo and Pistol...
The previous owners of the house had made a playhouse when their kids were young. We turned it into a coop and will move the girls out there when they are big enough.
Last week our neighbor brought his tractor over and cleared out a big 'ole veggie garden space for me. We got compost delivered and tilled it in. I should be able to plant in it soon.
Our new rescue puppy is settling in well. My son named her Mish-mingo, but she answers to Doggie.
Shes so good with him, but we are still having some house training issues.
The same weekend we adopted Mish, my husband brought home a sweetheart pregnant kitty he found at the dump. We took her in and she had 1 surviving kitten. We kept them both quarantine till the little one was old enough and was adopted by a friend. We got Sandwich kitty fixed asap and now she's settling in here nicely. Shes so tiny and playful! Its nice to see our fatty male cat get some exercise now.
Since today is my birthday, I'm going to celebrate by going to the local nursery to buy myself a butterfly bush.
I have some amazing friends on SG, and a few of them bought me some wish list things, for which I am very grateful!
I'm a gardener by trade and since the season is only just starting, I havent had work since Nov. It's nice to have a few treats, and I'm very grateful!
I'm sure you'd like some more pics of me, so I'll work on that for next time
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happy Birthday!