April is here already, can you believe it? Time flies when you’re having fun. While planning out this month, I think we might get a small homesteading reprieve (especially after a whirlwind March!) and the timing is perfect. I would like to really immerse myself in Holy Week and then the Easter Octave. Here’s my list for this month:
Eating Seasonally
Spring is here and with it comes a whole new variety of fresh fruits and vegetables!
- oranges
- strawberries
- lettuce
- artichokes
- asparagus
- peas
Celebrating the Liturgical Year
The month of April is dedicated to the devotion to Jesus in the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist. We also celebrate Holy Week and Easter!
- Vincent Ferrer (5)
- Palm Sunday (10)
- Holy Thursday (14)
- Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion (15)
- Easter Sunday (17)
- George (23)
- Divine Mercy Sunday (24)
- Louis Mary de Montfort (28)
- Catherine of Siena (29)
Homesteading and Self-Sufficiency
- Lots of garden bed preparation for summer planting.
- Broilers go out to pasture!
- Build a warm weather shelter for Fred.
- Plan a water catchment system for the garden.
- Work on stocking my pantry.
Homemaking
- Clean out the fireplace.
- Make a plan for spring cleaning.
- Wash all of the flannel sheets and put away.
- Learn how to make dandelion jelly.
Family Fun
- Celebrate some silly holidays:
- National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day (2)
- Zoo Lover’s Day (8)
- National Siblings Day (10)
- Scrabble Day (13)
- Morse Code Day (27)
- Great Poetry Reading Day (28)
That is an absolutely gorgeous daffodil!!!! i really like the cheery yellow flowers but i love the variations they have!! some at our parish are super cute, each stem has a cluster of 3-4 mini flowers white and yellow.
I agree! My long term plan is to grow them EVERYWHERE, ha!
Dandelion jelly sounds intersting!
I think so too! It supposedly tastes like honey.
Keep us posted 🙂