Golly, its been too many months since I last wrote. I find it hard to keep up since I'd rather be reading a good book or actually be outside playing in the dirt. Anyway, here is just a bit of writing to catch readers up on what Sue and I have been doing.
The Winter of 2009-10 was pretty mild but there have been some cooler trends this Spring. In fact there was fresh snow up about the 1500 foot level just a day or two ago. As I write this the sun is peeking out between high clouds. The garden is doing well, we've already had our first picking of rhubarb and Sue made the first crisp of the season - rhubarb plus some frozen strawberries from last Summer. The asparagus is coming up, the onions, garlic and potatoes are all planted and we're getting ready to build a chicken coop. Oh, how could I forget - the early apples are in blossom, as are the plums and the cane berries are pushing flower buds.
Well, I'm going to stop for awhile and go play outside. I hope to be back later to write more. For those of you who know about our book, "Little Farm in the Foothills", it has been doing pretty well. We've sold over half the number printed (500) and Sue is working on getting library systems to purchase copies for readers to check out - feel free to ask your library to get one or more copies.
The Winter of 2009-10 was pretty mild but there have been some cooler trends this Spring. In fact there was fresh snow up about the 1500 foot level just a day or two ago. As I write this the sun is peeking out between high clouds. The garden is doing well, we've already had our first picking of rhubarb and Sue made the first crisp of the season - rhubarb plus some frozen strawberries from last Summer. The asparagus is coming up, the onions, garlic and potatoes are all planted and we're getting ready to build a chicken coop. Oh, how could I forget - the early apples are in blossom, as are the plums and the cane berries are pushing flower buds.
Well, I'm going to stop for awhile and go play outside. I hope to be back later to write more. For those of you who know about our book, "Little Farm in the Foothills", it has been doing pretty well. We've sold over half the number printed (500) and Sue is working on getting library systems to purchase copies for readers to check out - feel free to ask your library to get one or more copies.
PS. The Hummingbirds made their first appearance on April 9th 2010 - the 4th anniversary of moving in to our home here in the Foothills. The photo above was last summer-2009. Thanks ~ John
