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The weather outside is //
As I look outside my window // I have to laugh at the difference between the front grass and the back. Our broilers are moved daily to fresh pasture out front and man, chicken poo is the best fertilizer! The grass is growing back so green and lush! The back on the other hand…it’s looking a little more crispy. I definitely think we need to swing the chickens around that way next year.
As I look around the house // I can see how much the 1,000 Item Declutter Challenge has changed our home for the better and I’m tinkering with the idea of another go around. I don’t think it will necessarily be number driven this time…maybe more focused on making specific homes for various things? Still brainstorming.
In the garden // my watermelons are taking over! I’m having such a weird growing season: my tomatoes are limping along and the peppers still haven’t produced anything. On the plus side, my second round of peas are thriving, so there’s that.
On this week’s to-do list //
– have a happy, productive first week of school!
– look at bulbs for fall planting
– focus on the fall garden
– clean up the unruly weeds in the front flower beds
– deep clean all of the chicken raising “stuff” and pack away for next year
– bake a blueberry peach cobbler
– start prep work for the property fencing project
– find new sneakers for J
Currently reading //
- Fiction: The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare by G.K. Chesterton
- Nonfiction: Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon
- Religious: Saint Monica: Model of Christian Mothers by F.A. Forbes
On the menu this week //
Monday: pulled pork tostadas (with leftover pork)
Tuesday: pasta and bolognese sauce with garlic bread
Wednesday: beans and rice kielbasa skillet
Thursday: chicken pot pie
Friday: meatless frittata and fruit
what a lovely watermelon!! that is something very hard to grow here not enough heat. But tomatoes and peppers are doing great.
I need to do another BIG declutter project. i swear it multiplies at night when we are asleep!!😆
Same here! I don’t feel like we bring IN that many items, but I always seem to find tons of things that we can get rid of. Where did they come from?! ha!
What do you think so far of The Man Who Was Thursday? such a peculiar read
I’m about 75% through and I still don’t really know what’s going on, ha! I think I need to find some notes online that explain the allegory.