I've Done It Again

Nothing like not posting for 3 months.

The garden did great this year. This was in August.

Our daughter C in AZ. got to visit us the last half of July for a week. Really nice.

We have been in a Indian summer with a couple of cold snaps and frosts this month.  The weather changing again this weekend. Snow at 3900 feet. We are at 4000. The garden is harvested and the fruit trees. Things are canned up except for having to do more plums. We have also given some away. The 2 trees were just packed this year and we got more cherries as well. We managed to even get some of the Elder berries before the birds got them all and made a batch of jelly from those. Applesauce was made of course.

We got a good amount of potato's as well. Shared some. :)

Onions set to dry and then powder. The greens as well from quite a few.

Carrot tops as well. Powdered as well and also beet tops to add to soups.

Our sunflowers

 The wood is in for the winter and some cut to dry for next winter.

We even managed to make a front for the wood shed area of the barn lean-to.

Son D and grandson A came in the beginning of Oct. They helped to put part of a fence back up and the gate in again.

Plus get a load of wood out of the woods the day before.

The summer yard furniture has been out away as well. 

There are still a few things left to do before hard winter but we're getting there.

July, The Year Now Half Over

 Hello all,

July 2025 already. It's been hotter this week for us but we will have a cool down for a couple days now.

The Lewis/Clark Valley has started their summer temps. This is later then usual. They will be around 100 deg. F. and above in places down there now.

The garden is in and growing.

Our son in law from AZ. K was up to see what his mom C needed done. She will be going into a care facility as her cancer is getting worse. She needed things around her home taken away and the auction people called. He did so. He is back home and our daughter Co will be coming toward the middle end of July.

K helped with wood and etc. here helping us out with a few things.

We have guest cows from next door over here grazing and a bull here for the summer. Harry is the friendly bull, a highlander.

The bush out front finally bloomed. I keep forgetting what they are. They smell wonderful.

Our grandson B's half sister was killed in a car crash 23 June 2025. Grace just turned 18 in March.

As of the 30th of June my oldest brother Gil has been declared dead by a court. Starting 1 July 2025. After being missing for almost a year on 12 Aug. He had Alzheimer's really bad and had to be on meds.

He served 2 tours in Vietnam in the late 1960's and early 1970's. Even after that he was a kind soul and loved a good joke.

Wow, Spring time.

 Talk about time getting past. Only we were ill half of Jan. through Feb, then came down with something else in March and part of April. Dh worst then me this last time.

We are playing catch up with the work around here. Plus it hasn't snowed in 2 weeks. 

Our daffodils popped out at the end of April and now we have blossoms on the fruit trees. We have plum, cherry and apple trees. Plus an Oregon grape.

The garden area has been tilled once and needs one more time before we plant. Last week we still had one night below 32 deg. F. Lows in the 40's this week so the ground should be warming.

No Lila's yet just some small leaves.

Our new Barred Rock rooster

Missed Jan. 2025

 Sorry to say I missed writting here in Jan. of the new year. The last part of Jan and this week of Feb. wehave both been ill with whatever has been going around. Makes us feel like we have lost 2 weeks and still not quite recovered. Run out of get up and go real fast.

We had grouse roaming around the back yard for a couple of weeks. Just two.

Not much else going on around here at this time.

All take care.