We bought a little Troybuilt rototiller, and ran it two days, and the choke lever which was plastic, broke off. Poor design. Adorable hubbie took it back and traded it for another one.
But now I have been interupted so many times thus weekend, I never got to rototill any more of the garden. I did get the third rhubarb plant planted, so that is something. And I did a little weeding, always a good thing.
Ah well, tomorrow is another day, as they say...
First real time in the garden this evening! Broke out the new rototiller and promptly broke the choke lever. Who makes a choke lever out of plastic, anyway?
Was able to till up enough dirt to plant peas. Sugar snap peas. 3 teepees of them, which should yield a crop 65 days from now. Yum!
The garlic planted last year is going great guns. That is it looking weedy next to the pea teepees.Tomorrow I will plant more garlic, for a second later crop. I noticed a few volunteer potatoes coming up as well. I haven't decided if I will leave them or not.
The rhubarb are getting big. I have selected where I will put the third one. Horseradish and lemon verbena and bee balm are all doing fine.
My sister has been diagnosed with celiac disease, and I know my knees feel better if I do not eat wheat, and that they would feel even better if I dropped a little weight, so we are starting a wheat free challenge. We will touch base every day and share weight and wheat free eating tips.
We talked at 6:00. At 7:30 I thoughtlessly had a piece of strawberry rhubarb pie. I realized this even later in the evening! So, on this challenge, I have no where to go but up!
Days wheat free since 4/18 =0
Winter is hard on plumbing. The sink in the unheated mudroom is a case in point. We tried turning it on today and the base of the faucet is split so it leaks every time we turn on the water.
So we found a valve we had in a drawer and adorable hubby spent several frustrating hours putting it together. When we turned the water on, this valve also is split and leaks slowly. So it is usable now, but still not really fixed.
I will burn the weeds in the garden tomorrow night.
Lesson of the Day: when you take a part off of something because it is broken, mark the part "Broken" if you are going to keep it for emergencies. You would think I would have learned that by now! Oh well, we have a working hose faucet again. Spring chores are always a joy because it is spring!
1 1/3 c rolled oats not instant
.5 c unsweetened coconut
.25 c slivered almonds
.25 c evaporated milk
.75 c sugar
.25 cup cocoa powder
2 TBS butter
.5 tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla
1. Toast oats on a dry cookie sheet in a 300 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, untill slightly brown and fragrant. Combine oats, coconut and almonds in a large measuring cup.
2. Butter waxed paper and put on a large cookie sheet.
3. Combine everything else except vanilla in a heavy bottom pot. Heat over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture comes to a full rolling boil. Remove from heat.
4. Working quickly, stir in vanilla. Then stir in dry mix.
5. Immediately drop 1 TBS portions onto waxed paper. Let cool before storing in an air tight container.
We are all human beings and we all live on this little planet Earth. We have lived on this planet competing and fighting with eachother. But our habits and the waste we create as human beings is damaging the energetic patterns and chemical balances that make this planet hospitable to human beings. We have to figure out how to live together on this little planet, or we will kill this little planet and ourselves in the process.
Today, remember to rest in love,
Today, remember to act through love
Today, remember love is all there is
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no today, no tomorrow, no yesterday,
no remembering, no not remembering
No no, no not love
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