One of the biggest thrills going hither at the Three Cats Ranch is the appearance of the outset tomato. Can canning flavor hold upwardly far behind? Since I used my finally jounce of pasta sauce on Mon evening, it can't come upwardly also soon.
While I was inwards the greenhouse, I noticed the lettuce is large plenty forthwith to start picking leaves off of it. Not that nosotros postulate whatever lettuce. There were ii beautiful heads of Bibb lettuce inwards our CSA percentage yesterday, along alongside a pocketbook of bitter lettuce greens. The bitter greens are proficient alongside roasted beets too a sweetness beloved dressing.
Also inwards the CSA share, to a greater extent than carrots. I'll hold upwardly canning unopen to of those into unopen to Spicy Dilled Carrot Spears afterward on this week. I saved the carrots from our finally percentage so I'd own got enough. They're a menage unit of measurement favorite, alongside Matthew beingness the biggest consumer.
Also inwards the greenhouse, the poppies are create for planting.
Mike fashioned a protective shield for them to hold the squirrels from earthworks them up. Yesterday I planted them inwards the opened upwardly whiskey barrel.
When I checked on them afterward inwards the day, the squirrels had reached through the large approximate of that fencing too dug upwardly a clump. Fortunately, they were yet hanging together, too so I'm hoping no impairment was done to them. Obviously the scale of the fencing is also large. Today, he'll cutting unopen to other slice to lay inwards the other direction, too hopefully, that volition hold their picayune earthworks paws out of the dirt. Poppies are blooming now, too so I worry these won't bloom too reseed themselves earlier it's also late. I own got to a greater extent than seeds, simply I'm actually hoping these volition own got off too bloom earlier the flavor is over.
In other planting news, finally, finally, finally, the lilies are planted. The calla lily was a gift for Mother's Day this year. The star lily has been sitting neglected inwards a pot for at to the lowest degree 3 years. Now nosotros own got a picayune lily acre close the sundial. Those are the twenty-four hours lilies at that spot behind. You tin also meet ane of the zucchini plants inwards the extreme correct of the epitome below. Zucchini blossoms are non dissimilar lily blossoms, right?
And despite the fail it's received, the star lily has a bud on it, too I expression it'll bloom really soon. Cool.
Also getting create to bloom...the lavender. Oh, I own got plans for your flowers, my darlings.
Of course, nosotros e'er purpose them to garnish our Bees Knees cocktails. Here's an epitome of ane from finally year. The recipe for this concoction tin hold upwardly institute right here.
The outset pace inwards making a Bees Knees is to brand an infusion from lavander blossoms, too that is used to brand a lavander uncomplicated syrup. So, each twelvemonth I dry out unopen to of the blossoms to purpose for making the infusion. This year, I desire to endeavor making unopen to lavander blossom jelly. It's made much the same way equally the chive blossom jelly I made a yoke of weeks ago. And this must hold upwardly my twelvemonth for jelly, because I've also acquired the things I postulate to brand unopen to mint jelly from the overly enthusiastic mint growing inwards the garden. Erik likes lamb, too I remember he would relish unopen to mint jelly to accompany his lamb steaks.
With my monthly pedicure too CSA pick-up on the yesterday's agenda, I didn't larn equally much sewing done equally I'd hoped. Nevertheless, I had a flake of fourth dimension betwixt the ii outings to larn a picayune to a greater extent than done on the flamingos. Now I've sewn together virtually of the minute section. I've reached the department where the pinkish flamingo's oculus is located.
There are a yoke of tiny picayune pieces following to the oculus that I'm going to own got to remake. The pieces are so modest that they ended upwardly completely exclusively where the cloth record that holds the freezer newspaper together is located, too that way there's no freezer newspaper exposed to stick to the fabric. It's non a work to remake those ii pieces, simply I can't occur on until I do.
Today I own got grocery shopping to do, simply I'm determined to pass the afternoon sewing today. I've cleared the calendar of everything else. My goal is to run on these through the destination of the week, too so motion on to something else.
Since I suppose you're Jonesing for kitty pictures, I caught these ii resting inwards the afternoon. Honestly, Sadie is so active, it's difficult to larn an epitome of her that isn't blurry.
Smitty is the lazier of the two, too he tin frequently hold upwardly institute meditating on the critter he killed virtually recently.
Kind of gives y'all whisker envy, doesn't it?
So at that spot y'all go...we're pretty much dorsum to what passes for normal hither at the Three Cats Ranch. If I'm going to larn whatever sewing done this afternoon, I'd amend larn myself off to the grocery store, too fast.