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With all the turmoil, uncertainty, fears, divisions...I am glad I live here and I am glad it is Spring.

It is a little late in the season but I was still able to pick some Red Clover for my medicinal herbal cupboard.  So far, I have harvested and dried Plantain, Dandelion, Rose, Calendula, Fever Few, California Poppy, Comfrey, Lemon Balm, and Yarrow. My first three solar oil infusions (Dandelion flowers, Calendula, Plantain) were finished yesterday So far, I have harvested and dried Plantain, Dandelion, Rose, Calendula, Fever Few, California Poppy, Comfrey, Lemon Balm, and Yarrow. I finally got my seeds (very late because of Covid) and I have no idea if they will come up and if they do, if I will be able to harvest.  I planted  Nettle, Mullein, Feverfew, Calendula, Catnip, Echinacea, Wild Bergamont, Hyssop, Clary Sage, Elecampane, Marshmallow. In the herbal garden, I planted starts of: Lemon grass, Lemon verbena, Stevia, Chamomile, Feverfew, Borage, and Valerian. I have a few packages of seeds to direct sow:  Chamomile, Valerian, Holy Basil, and St. John's Wort. ...

We really are not quite to the point where we are adding in the little fun projects...but we are doing it anyway!  On a bit of a whim, I decided that it would be really fun to set up our fish pond.  We got the form years ago and dug it out from the storage mess behind the barn.   Phil moved the dirt, leveled, and filled the pond in the rain to set it up. The perfect spot by the window. These guys would be fun...but who has 2,000 dollars to spend on a fish! Little goldfish it is!  Cheap and hardy. I picked out 8. And we brought them home. And then went back to the Pond and Koi shop, to get a few more plants This silly golden fish with the black spot on his head likes to get in the reeds.  I see him do this on a daily basis. I can stand on the first stair, watch the birds at the bird feeder, drink my tea, listen to the sounds of the bubbling pond, and feed and watch the fish.  What a simple and delightful pleasure! Now, how long until they start having b...

Eating out on the porch, admiring the view Evening light Spring clouds Garden beds Arboretum view Watering Color Blooming things! Phil napping while attending a district wide meeting.  I have to say, the meeting, which I was listening in on since I was cleaning the kitchen and getting dinner in the crockpot, sounded a lot like a self help meeting.   Watching F-14's fly overhead This will be beautiful, once we get it finished! Picking up our new goats Brighton loving on this new baby (this one will be living at cousin's house). Welcome Eleanore and Iris, mom and daughter both due to have babies at the end of July.  I wanted to add 2 more baby goats...somehow we ended up with 2 pregnant moms LOL.   Getting to know each other. Snakes in trees I moved dirt...about 7 hours worth, in preparation for this spot becoming a, retaining wall, mulched in pathway, and leveled spot for Fall veggies.  There were times when it rained on me and I was freezing. Phil work...