Rough hands....
This entry was posted on 4/13/2007 11:00 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
I've been doing odd jobs this winter, one of which is housekeeping. Yesterday my rough hands were catching on the very fine terrycloth rag while dusting the venetian blinds. Yes, me-dusting blinds. At first I was aggravated with the rag, and then I was thankful since rough hands are a strong sign that spring is approaching. I'm glad to have rough hands! Handling plastic seed trays and stacking wood are the culprits in this case. It's time to restock the Bag Balm supply!
There's lots of germination in the seed chamber! Lettuce, greens, zinnia, sunflower, and catgrass as of yesterday. Still waiting on the peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, basil, dill and others. The used lights we picked up are working out quite well. Although it's hard to wait on these to sprout, it's OK since we're getting ANOTHER nor'easter this weekend! When will the ground warm up? July? I'm sure we will become masters of the season extending techniques.
We've been keeping a fire in the garage to warm the seed chamber. I like caring for the fire, sitting in the glow of the chamber, writing and reading Eliot Coleman's books. Soon we'll be constructing the second chamber! I'm thankful to have woodworkers on the team! We'll be building hive boxes soon too. The bees will arrive the first or second week of May, weather dependent.
Aunt Bee's Farm is officially registered to be a vendor at the Hamilton Farmer's Market May through November. I really like this market since it has good parking, diverse crowd of friendly vendors and customers from all walks of life. The first rotation of basil and dill will give me some delicious items for this year's debut. I'll also be selling some of sis's quilts and nifty homemade gifts.
