can't believe it's been almost 2 weeks since i last posted ... i'm a slacker in the posting dept... have been busy sawing, screwing, hammering.. and trying to build some extensions on my shed... there isn't enough covered room for my tools and wood... and since i'm in a rainforest (what's left of the forest :( ) and it rains a lot i need something to protect them... sooo i've become ms 'notsogood carpenter' LOLOL i'm sure if someone video taped me, they be blushing... since i'm not very agile anymore and everything takes twice as long to do.. aging gracefully isn't in the heart of the 'notsogood carpenter... so i finished my fence around one garden.. sampson and dora firmly believe that the raised beds were just built for them for a huge play box and bone burying spot... now i have to start on the other one that they like too... they are happy happy puppies digging up my herbs and carting off old brussel sprout stalks...
yesterday sian and i got to observe a very dedicated little hummingbird that found my one rush stalk to be a supply of downy fuzz for her nest....
i wish i could have been closer, but think i was lucky to have captured the picture at all... i have 2 mallards in the pond just near the house, but unfortunately it will dry up as soon as summer comes.. so i'm hoping they will transfer themselves down to the creek.. we still have one beaver (hopefully) and there should be a pond of sorts...
erika has been chef lately... made a killer (yummy) roast chicken... with help... i gathered some fresh rosemary, thyme and sage, a couple of carrots and showed her how to stuff it with the herbs, throw it into the roasting pan... hmmm so easy she's discovered!
i bought my bedding plants.. getting ready to plant them... and plant some peas... the weather hasn't been the greatest and is below normal temps, so i'm in no hurry... sian has a brand new pair of garden gloves, just her size, and some new to her garden Duck Boots... woohoo... she's looking forward to helping me... lots of peas and tomatoes are on her list....
but not today... we're both sick... some sort of 'bug' ... sniffles and tummy upsets.. mmm the joys of schools and children .... besides its grey and threatening rain... good day to stay indoors and do almost nothing!
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