It’s time to finish off the kale. To that end, I harvested all that remained in the garden Tuesday afternoon, filling two plastic produce bags. Half of that was converted into Kale & Roasted Red Pepper Quiche on Wednesday: We’re down to our last jar of roasted red peppers. And I can see part of the bottom of the freezer in the garage. There some carrots and broccoli, zucchini and pasta sause left out there, but mostly it’s green beans and flour and berries. But, it’s the beginning of April, and our farmers’ market starts back up at the end …
I spent three hours at the p-patch this weekend, doing community garden weeding (weeding in places that aren’t in my plot). There have been a couple plots that have been neglected for a year or more, and these needed to be cleaned up so that they could be reassigned to new (hopefully better, more involved) gardeners. The other factor is the enormous pile of compost that our p-patch received this year. It’s all got to get up to the various plots before it gets in the way of the Habitat for Humanity people who have generously let up take up …
I like feather pillows. But they never seem to stay sufficiently lofty, ending up all flat and rather pointless to sleep on. So, we buy more pillows, and put the old, unlofty ones away (since I appear to have inherited my grandmother’s inability to throw things away, something that conflicts with my desire to simplify and tidy, which I think comes from my mother). So, what does one do with old, flat pillows you can’t bring yourself to throw away? Consolidate, of course! It’s an easy-peasy sewing project, all rectangles and straight seams. One I probably should have used stash …
A few more days of sun, and the peas are germinating! Caitlyn, of course, is taking this as a sign that she doesn’t need to wear a jacket anymore. This morning, as we were leaving for school, she insisted, “But it’s not freezing!” Well, yes, but it’s also not 70 degrees out, yet. Mama’s going to insist on a jacket for a few more weeks, I think. The seed potatoes have arrived. This is their “before” portrait. I’ll take an after picture before I plant them… The onion seeds have germinated, as well. Now I have to decide how long …
Six weeks ago, I had an excuse. Today, not so much. I’m both dreading and looking forward to the summer. Dreading because keeping Boredom at bay is a challenge for Caitlyn and thus for me. Looking forward to it because maybe, just maybe, I won’t feel like my days are jam-packed and over-scheduled. Right now, even the things that are supposed to be fun are feeling like over-pressuring responsibilities. So, instead of packing lunch and getting ready for school, Caitlyn and I waxed the Monterey Jack cheese from last weekend. We joined the Thursday lunch crew for a delightful lunch …
I was going to rant about Daylight Savings Time, but then I remembered that I already did. We have run out of one of our stored foods. The apples were gone in January and this weekend I used the last of the frozen spinach. Turns out Caitlyn loves crispy filo but doesn’t think so much about feta or about spinach, and both together are inspiration for all sorts of “Eeeewww” faces. I expect the baklava will meet with more approval. Anyway, I’m not too worried about the end of the spinach. My pantry notes say I put up 3 quarts …