We are home from our Yosemite trip. We stayed at Eric's grandparents house in Coarsegold Ca which is close to Yosemite. After enjoying walks on his grandparents 12 acres amid deer, trees every 5 feet, creeks, baby rattlesnakes and scorpions (all the kids enjoyed playing with those creatures!) Yosemite was pretty much a let down. It was so dry and brown and ugly. We couldn't wait to get back to the grandparents!
On the way home my girls were saying, "Mom, there really is no place like home. We had a good time, but we'd rather be at home doing things."
I got to thinking. They were talking about our lifestyle of "making" or producing things. We grow and then make our own wildflower bouquets, we make Kombucha, herbal tinctures, bread, we grow some of our produce including fruit and vegetables, we raise chickens and eat their eggs and we even make our own dirt (compost). In the future we hope to get a goat for milking in order to make our own yogurt, keifer, and butter.
The day before our trip, our dryer went out! Eric doesn't think he can fix it, so while he is thinking, dirty laundry piles up. The last few days I have really enjoyed hanging out the laundry. As you throw the clothes over the line, the wind blows through your hair, the birds sing a repeated melody, and the clothes flap back and forth. I even look out at the laundry throughout the day and just stare, even for a moment, and am captivated by the sounds, sights and even smells (if the windows are open!) Don't show this, somewhat private feelings, to my husband or I will never get the dryer fixed!
Blessings,
Shannon
the clothesline
composting
4 comments:
I'm so glad you all had a great time! I love the smell of laundry off the line! I could really do without the yellow jackets who also like our laundry on the line. Ugh. Being producers is so much fun. I just got a batch of "bacteria" the other day. I got starters for kombucha, milk kefir, water kefir, Greek yogurt, and Fil Mjolk (a yogurt that ferments on your countertop without any heating). And our goats just gave birth this week to their first babies. We should be having fresh milk in another couple of weeks. Goats are so much fun. I am assuming you don't have to worry about neighborhood regulations? We have some friends who had to deal with that, they were able to change some of the laws, but they are limited in what they can do.
I would love to hear more about your composting, and gardening. I am going to try the no till method. We put some hay, and animal waste on top of the garden and I covered it with cardboard. The cardboard is supposed to prevent the weeds from popping up and help to keep the moisture in. We shall see.
Have a blessed week!
Kerri
Hi! I found your blog through another blog ,I really do not remember which one. I have read several of your posts and have really enjoy the honesty in them. I would like to know as to what motivated you to homeschool and also the gardening questions that kerri asked you.We are starting our first vegetable garden and need all the help I can get.Thank you
Hello again Kerri
first of all, send me your blog address ok? goats....i know a lot about horses, but not goats. i just talked to a goat breeder and he said i can't milk until she has a baby! i didn't know that! i do want a goat or 2, but not interested in the breeding thing! maybe i can buy 1 from you who is already milking? :)
i will put up more pics of my compost obsession, i mean compost pile!
how is your son?
Hello True Blessings
Well, you need a long reply and I don;t have the time this moment. I'll get back to you soon. :)
Thanks for stopping by!
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