Update on the last two years:
- We added cows and goats to our homestead. We've had several calves and kids born this last year.
- This year, we're adding more chicks (egg layers). The last two years, we raised meat birds but decided not to do that this year.
- We are increasing our garden this year by adding corn and potatoes. I am excited to add both of these. We are also adding 70 strawberry plants and 4 raspberry plants. We added two pear trees last year and we're adding another one this year along with 2 plum trees and two peach trees.
- I finished an introductory course on herbalism this year. I am adding 6 different herbs to our gardens; echinachea, st. John's wort, mullein, calendula, chamomile, and yarrow. I've found a nice mulberry bush on our fence line so I'm excited to pick those this year. I've also foraged elderberry and nettle on our property. And I can't wait for the dandelions to come in so I can make some dandelion jelly. I only made one batch last year and it delicious; tastes like honey.
- I'm working fulltime for a little over a year. A nice retail job that gives me time to homeschool as I work mostly nights.
Quilting projects:
- So many projects so little time. I'm working on hand quilting the quilt for Courtnee that I started several years ago.
- I have a hen wallhanging I want to get done by the fall
- A pumpkin wallhanging to get done by the fall
- I hope to start handquilting Kailyn's quilt in the next month or so. Hopefully, it won't take me years to get this one done
Have a wonderful day everyone!
