Homestead Things Accomplished Today

I finally got my seedlings started and my bush bean plants are coming up in the raised bed.  They are already about 6 inches tall.  A few seeds didn’t germinate, so I’ll put a few more out.  This way the harvest should be a bit staggered.  In a little while I’ll put peas in the same bed, then I’m thinking of filling in some of the spaces with spinach. I’m having the hardest time deciding what to plant, where!  I’m about to the point of just sowing the seeds and waiting to see what happens.  Last night during our dinner outdoors in our sukkah, my youngest son commented on how much space we have available for growing our own food.  Today, my oldest son and I talked about putting in a couple fruit treas, although I did explain to him that it will take a couple years before we get any fruit.

I got the fabric cut to make a couple handkerchief style headcoverings out of linen.  I love how linen feels (keeps me cool) and it tends to stay put on my head better than other fabrics, which is something I’m appreciating more and more as I’m outside working.

I’m back to looking for a rabbit and cage.  It will be a pet, but we will use the manure in the gardens.  Hopefully I’ll be able to pick one up for free. I also did some more research on composting with worms.

I got another washcloth crocheted – this one will be a gift, along with some homemade soap.  I’ll probably stitch up another one tonight during the Presidential debate.

As I watch the economic situation worsening around me, I find myself wishing I had moved forward on many things sooner.  I’m not in a panic though – I know the One Who owns a cattle on a thousand hills and He is my loving Abba, so I have nothing to fear.