Taxes....

Ahhh yes! That time of year when I very carefully gather up all the appropriate forms, log on the H&R Block saying this is the year I will do my own taxes! Then when I see how much I am going to owe, I panic, gather up my forms and run to the nearest H&R Block office and have a professional take lots of money to tell me that I don't actually owe money. ***Sigh***

Tending the Homestead

100 year-old medicine cabinet. Waiting for our greenhouse!

My cold-compost heap..bin..pile? The gate is original. My plan is to eventually plant Confederate Jasmine so it will climb the gate and hide the heap/bin/pile/thing. 

Carpenter Bee trap. So far we have trapped wasps.

Wood cutting and splitting area.

I am resurrecting the old planting beds. The ground is too "root-y" to till so I am trying "lasagna gardening". 

Rake up the leaves then lay down a thick layer of newspaper. Wet it...

...Cover it back up with leaves, mulch, or yard clippings...

...then cover that with manure and  wait!

Pots waiting for spring...and the greenhouse.

Organic apple seeds germinating

My little apple tree! Anybody got a spare scion?

Mags is either doing some gardening of her own...

...or she has found something!

Good day!

Today was a good day, no a very good day. Heck it was a really, really, very good day! The neatest part is that nothing special happened. I just did exactly what I wanted to do when I wanted to do it. How often does that happen? Not very. Thankful!