Flowers cheer one. And this week I cold use some cheer. So this morning I wen out to sample what was blooming. I did two arrangements. This first is a purple cone flower, astillbe, bee balm, butterfly weed, daisies and black eyed Susan. The second is the same type flowers minus the cone flower. The bee balm or monarda were one of Ken’s favorites. …
Since I did not move the mobile hoop, I wanted to plant green manure. A friend – a saint really – tilled the open area in the heat when the soil was dry and hard. Then before planting I wheel hoed the area again. And once I finished I planted some buckwheat Ken wanted for animal feed, but when it arrived it was not clean enough to sprout for the animals. So, I sowed it …
I cannot do what two people used to do. Although that may be obvious, the fact becomes clear once again. Last fall Ken planted garlic. I had problems with timing of moving the greenhouse. The garlic got tall and weeds took over. I could not find the irrigation pump or the hoses so irrigating became problematic once the snow melted. Today I checked. This year’s crop is small, but the flavor strong. Here …
Ken did things here that I never did. Well, I never did them here. When we met in 1990, I had a house in St Paul and I mowed my small level lawn with a push reel mower. I used to joke it took anywhere from a half an hour to three hours – depending on how many of the neighbors stopped to chat. But here Ken mowed. First with a sickle mower attached …
Today the mechanic came back with the second of three tractors. Both Massey Fergusons now work. I have yet to decide whether or not I will sell them. But a tractor in running order sells more quickly than one that isn’t working. And I need to have them working so I can decide if they will work for me. But I know this FarmAll B crank start is not something I want …
Well, between yesterday and today I have sorted about ten boxes of rags. I have barrels out in the rain. Once it stops, they come in and get dried and these rags will go in one or two These boxes need buttons, sleeves, and seams cut off the garment. Home stretch Here’s the before and … …here is the after. Progress!
