Blueberries are finally in season! Our blueberry bushes are still too young to have a ton of fruit, but we also came across a patch of wild blueberries in the woods. There wasn’t a huge amount there either, but enough for everyone to have a few handfuls. Steve used to think that I was nuts (and I think he even was a little embarrassed) when I’d stop on walks to grab a handful of blackcaps or blueberries from bushes off…
Better late than never! Yes, I recently said we’d be scaling back, and we still are. The garden we put in is small, and since it was so late in the season the amount of crops we could grow were limited. It either had to be very cold hardy or have a remarkably short season, and preferably be a bit of both. So we have peas, carrots, sunflowers and pie pumpkins. Not a lot, but we really don’t need to…
In the sage words of Luke: “Four boys is a LOT of boys!” Yes. Yes, Luke, it is a lot of boys. But certainly – definitely – not too many. Peter Stephen was born to us late yesterday afternoon. He arrived in good health and Mamma is well. We’ve had a family joke these last few weeks that goes something like this: “When do you think the baby will be born?” Answer: “On its birthday!” I asked Daniel that on…
It’s Summer! I wish we were doing more this year in terms of beekeeping and gardening, but this year we chose to take on less and enjoy what we have going on at the present time. It wasn’t exactly a strategic move on our part, it was part out of necessity and part by accident. Either way, while I really wish that I had something new to report… I’m liking that I actually have free moments to spend with the…
While we’ve updated everyone on the goat kids recently, we haven’t really mentioned the human kids much! I’m actually a little surprised by how long it’s been since they’ve been a major feature on a post since after all, they’re the ones that command the attention of about 97% of our waking hours. After a bit of a bumpy spring homeschooling has taken a bit of a detour these last few months. To a certain extent, I’m mildly impressed how…