7/27/2017 1 Comment Good morning, Elinor...It sounds like you are enjoying chickenhood for the most part! I am still so on the fence about chickens- especially since my two smallest dogs are tiny murderers of moles, baby bunnies and the like. As far as selling produce, I do believe we almost grew enough to do that this year, but we went the canning route instead. Brandon has been busy canning pickles and tomatoes on the weekends! And I think we have some garden fatigue, sadly. Getting tired of fighting the super hot southern days that are scorching our plants. We picked two eggplants that already felt "cooked" if you know what I mean. Next year, we plan on expanding the garden a bit and purchasing some shade cloths to protect our plants during our brutal July weather. The bees! Oh, the bees have been an interesting drama all unto themselves. We are not bee keepers, as you know. So our friend who is has been keeping a hive on our property. I do believe they've done some wonderful pollinating in our garden and that we owe much of its fruitfulness to them. I highly recommend this arrangement if you want the benefit of bees without the hassle. The hive started out strong but seem to be suffering from what we have surmised may have been a hive take over. That's when another hive of bees comes and kicks your hive our of their box and steals their honey and kills their queen! Very dramatic, but it does occasionally happen to newer, weaker hives. This week I am finding country life a little isolating, Elinor. It's hard to make friends with other families when those other families seem so spread out and you don't quite know where to look. In suburbia, there are always tons of parks, play groups, etc. to hit up during the summer. Here, it's just us and our two acres. There might be one other kid on our street, but we never see him out playing. I have to admit that I am looking forward to school starting so that The Bean can meet other kids his age. Although, we are still unsure if he will end up at the charter school or the regular public school. I'm sure that will be answered in the coming weeks. Don't die of shock, but I've even considered dropping in on some VBS activities at one of the local churches with The Bean just so he might meet some kids his age. The liberal church with two female pastors, of course! How are homeschooling plans coming for you? Any country parenting tips for this newbie? What has been your biggest money saver when it comes to raising three boys? Yours, Marianne
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Robert W. Chambers
8/8/2017 05:36:25 am
I am very much enjoying your blog. Don't stop writing.
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