Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Friday, November 5, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Lakeside, Oregon
I live in Lakeside!
Here are some of the things I've been working on.
I started these seeds for our garden. So far there is only spinach, radishes, and snap peas and potatoes. I am already hungry! Matao will be building raised beds. The neat thing about the Oregon coast is the fact that you can plant and grow certain crops all year long. Frost only comes a couple times during the winter and we will be building the beds with the plastic sheeting that goes on green houses. This will protect all of our crops through the winter. We also planted herbs. We have Rosemary, four varieties of Thyme, Sage, African Basil, Pineapple Mint, and Lemon Balm.
On the craft side of things, I watched a video tutorial and learned how to make bows. I am tired of all the ribbon I have though, so if you feel inclined to send me more ribbon, go right ahead. :)
Here are some of the things I've been working on.
I started these seeds for our garden. So far there is only spinach, radishes, and snap peas and potatoes. I am already hungry! Matao will be building raised beds. The neat thing about the Oregon coast is the fact that you can plant and grow certain crops all year long. Frost only comes a couple times during the winter and we will be building the beds with the plastic sheeting that goes on green houses. This will protect all of our crops through the winter. We also planted herbs. We have Rosemary, four varieties of Thyme, Sage, African Basil, Pineapple Mint, and Lemon Balm.
On the craft side of things, I watched a video tutorial and learned how to make bows. I am tired of all the ribbon I have though, so if you feel inclined to send me more ribbon, go right ahead. :)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Harvesting Chamomile
We had a bunch of volunteer chamomile in our garden this year. That means that it just happened to grow there without us planting it! Today, since the flowers have started to dry, I ripped it all out by the roots then picked off all the flowers. It took forever but smelled amazing. I made tea with the leaves because they're good to make tea with while they're fresh, while the flowers will last a lot longer.
PIX OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN
I used old pantyhose as a giant tea bag for a large batch of tea. Hurzakkkk
Friday, May 21, 2010
Tragedy!
Josh is out of town. Here are the updates I have been giving him on facebook:
Animal update: Squash's scratching instincts just kicked in. She spent an hour trying to scratch the hay in the water dish. I thought she was trying to drown herself.
Wednesday at 12:36am
Animal update: It rained last night so I put the plastic sheet on the chicken coop. I must have accidentaly not noticed the door was open to the coop? 4 AM Dagny woke we up. We chased the fox off the property. He got them both. This morning, trail of feathers. River of tears.
Wednesday at 8:28am
Animal Update: Potato- new chick showed slight signs of lethargy this morning. Seems to be doing fine now. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost her though. Chicks are outside with heating lamp and happy. They have lots of room to run around. Just scrubbed Willow's cage down with vinegar/water, reaffixed her roof, and chang...ed bedding. She is the happiest rabbit. Brushed Baron. He was a grump. I need to handle him more. Dagny misses you terribly.
Thursday at 3:42pm
Animal update: Potato is still really weird but eating and drinking fine. Seems.... retarded. Today was hot. I turned off the heating lamp because they seemed hot but it's back on now because it's night. The bunnies seemed hot too. I wonder if we can figure out how to make them not so hot all summer. Maybe we can make ...big blocks of ice for them during the hottest part of the day. Even willow was hot inside the house. She slept soundly most of the day on her side. I thought she was dead but she wasn't. Dagny has a blister on her paw from running alongside my bike. That fucking dog is FAST. You'll have to bring your bike up asap. She is tired and slept all day. I am trying to bring her everywhere because no one is here to love her when I'm gone. So that's all of them!
Today at 10:47pm
Also here are some projects I want to do
1. Terrarium in a light-bulb
2. Potatoes in a bucket
Animal update: Squash's scratching instincts just kicked in. She spent an hour trying to scratch the hay in the water dish. I thought she was trying to drown herself.
Wednesday at 12:36am
Animal update: It rained last night so I put the plastic sheet on the chicken coop. I must have accidentaly not noticed the door was open to the coop? 4 AM Dagny woke we up. We chased the fox off the property. He got them both. This morning, trail of feathers. River of tears.
Wednesday at 8:28am
Animal Update: Potato- new chick showed slight signs of lethargy this morning. Seems to be doing fine now. Wouldn't be surprised if we lost her though. Chicks are outside with heating lamp and happy. They have lots of room to run around. Just scrubbed Willow's cage down with vinegar/water, reaffixed her roof, and chang...ed bedding. She is the happiest rabbit. Brushed Baron. He was a grump. I need to handle him more. Dagny misses you terribly.
Thursday at 3:42pm
Animal update: Potato is still really weird but eating and drinking fine. Seems.... retarded. Today was hot. I turned off the heating lamp because they seemed hot but it's back on now because it's night. The bunnies seemed hot too. I wonder if we can figure out how to make them not so hot all summer. Maybe we can make ...big blocks of ice for them during the hottest part of the day. Even willow was hot inside the house. She slept soundly most of the day on her side. I thought she was dead but she wasn't. Dagny has a blister on her paw from running alongside my bike. That fucking dog is FAST. You'll have to bring your bike up asap. She is tired and slept all day. I am trying to bring her everywhere because no one is here to love her when I'm gone. So that's all of them!
Today at 10:47pm
Also here are some projects I want to do
1. Terrarium in a light-bulb
2. Potatoes in a bucket
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Congraduation
Now what are you going to do with your life?
We graduated! We're adults! In other news, we got 3 more chicks! Their names are Mango, Squash, and Pineapple aka Glen Peck II. Sean Hennity is most assuredly a rooster though we are going to wait until he crows. We decided it will be his death crow. :( Many people are against his inevitable murder including Kelsey and my little sister Hannah who have both found Rooster sanctuaries. But hello, I want to eat some chicken. Have you ever seen an animal that just gives and gives its whole life? They keep your lawn nice, the bugs down, they warn you of danger, they give you delicious eggs and even when they die you can eat them. My vegetarianism goes far but this is where it stops. I want some lightly friend Sean Hennity on some spinach with honey mustard dressing :x
Does that make me a bad person? No, because I raised the god damn chicken and I may be the one to kill him. And you know what. That's the way it's been for a really long time, people raising their meat. And it doesn't mean I'm a bad person for eating my pet. It makes me a much better person than someone who eats chicken nuggets at McDonalds. Hrmph. (I want that chicken spinach salad)
Enough about my blood lust. Josh is gone to Hawaii and so all the animals are depending on me. The angoras have been matting a little because no one has been brushing them. Bear looks so bald I never feel the need to until I find a mat on his face or something. I took Willow to lay in bed with me for a little today, that poor floppy eared useless rabbit, and she snuggled for a little while then nipped me hard. I was like HEY and she nipped me again. So I put her in her cage and she went pee right away. That's a good rabbit!
That's all for now.
Nicole
We graduated! We're adults! In other news, we got 3 more chicks! Their names are Mango, Squash, and Pineapple aka Glen Peck II. Sean Hennity is most assuredly a rooster though we are going to wait until he crows. We decided it will be his death crow. :( Many people are against his inevitable murder including Kelsey and my little sister Hannah who have both found Rooster sanctuaries. But hello, I want to eat some chicken. Have you ever seen an animal that just gives and gives its whole life? They keep your lawn nice, the bugs down, they warn you of danger, they give you delicious eggs and even when they die you can eat them. My vegetarianism goes far but this is where it stops. I want some lightly friend Sean Hennity on some spinach with honey mustard dressing :x
Does that make me a bad person? No, because I raised the god damn chicken and I may be the one to kill him. And you know what. That's the way it's been for a really long time, people raising their meat. And it doesn't mean I'm a bad person for eating my pet. It makes me a much better person than someone who eats chicken nuggets at McDonalds. Hrmph. (I want that chicken spinach salad)
Enough about my blood lust. Josh is gone to Hawaii and so all the animals are depending on me. The angoras have been matting a little because no one has been brushing them. Bear looks so bald I never feel the need to until I find a mat on his face or something. I took Willow to lay in bed with me for a little today, that poor floppy eared useless rabbit, and she snuggled for a little while then nipped me hard. I was like HEY and she nipped me again. So I put her in her cage and she went pee right away. That's a good rabbit!
That's all for now.
Nicole
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
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