It’s been almost two months since I’ve posted and there’s been good reason. The holidays kicked my ass. Then sickness kept kicking our ass. Then work kicked my ass. So there. Sorry I’m not sorry. I love documenting our life on this little blog, but at the end if the day, I have higher priorities. But to catch everyone up,… Read more →
Our winter garden has kicked ass. Despite a freakishly cold December and the driest season Sacramento has seen in 100 years, we’ve kicked out some solid veggies. The most successful ones were the lettuce varieties. They’ve all grown like crazy. We’ve made some salads but mostly used them for juicing. These pictures don’t even do them justice. They are so gorgeously green and delicious. Our root veggies didn’t take. The lesson learned is the they need more room to grow down. Duh. Henry has been a gardening maniac lately reading up on how to maximize your growth in small areas while cutting down on waste. He’s pumped to get the summer stuff planted in a few months. Meanwhile he’s been collecting what little rain water we’ve received in garbage cans plus a bucket in our shower to water the backyard. And as I type this, I have cloth diapers drying in the sun on lawn chairs, plus the water bins and hay all over the garden (to keep in moisture) my yard is looking kinda “oakie” right now. Oh well. Lets just pretend we are channeling our resourceful, old school, immigrant relatives. If anyone has any suggestions on how to use up all these greens before they need to go, I’m all ears!!
