Top of mind:
Building beds
designing plants combinations
moving shrubs
bulbs galore
plotting winter sowing and propagating
cold frames
frost cloths
burlap
composting
leaf mulch
native plant sales
days ahead of big equipment on site, started today, sweet peat delivered.
plus:
weekly local grilled peaches, zucchini, and corn
corn tomato basil sourdough bread salads
Weekly Boston commutes start now, 8:45 morning trains, thank goodness for All That Matters 6:30 yoga class to align with the right energy before the hustle.
Best Eckhart Tolle quote from today- To be or not to be that is the question.. or is it? The middle path exists. And that is to know yourself as the light of the projector and not the film (images, thoughts emotions the mind plays continuously).
Your life not your life situation is worth attention.
Excited to get to know the native plant people of Rhode Island this weekend!
Volunteering to transport some lovely little wild ones to the market sale tomorrow!
As I plan and plot what to do with this 3 acres, I’ve learned a good amount and have honed a new appreciation for the enormous benefits of natives to support dwindling pollinators and birds.
Latest idea is transforming the front yard into a nursery for a specific dwarf variety of summer sweet: clethra, called hummingbird. This woody native shrub will be key to some future plans.
riwps.org doing great work!
First 10 days of the month so far has been predator heavy.
A rather large black bear caught by me as he was ripping down bird feeders and destroying galvanized steel bins of seed, ruffling the feathers of my 9 hens at only 9pm.
And today our neighbor who lives about 3-4 acres away sent us a beautiful shot of a lovely coyote who looks like he’s smiling, probably eyeing my flock as well.
great weekend building raised beds and celebrating with lunch in Mystic. Also, scored the delicious blueberry lemon sourdough from Sift, seasonally fabulous!
The morning mircro harvest each day lately includes about 5-6 beautiful colored eggs, a handful of mare du bois strawberries, and sweet sungold tomatoes.
Interesting journey to parts unknown in Rhode Island in pursuit of locally milled garden edging, a fascinating place , wild. Thompson Native Lumber, 385 Woodville Rd, Hopkinton, RI.
3 eight foot raised beds done!
One of the last home grown bouquets on my desk.
