AND JUST LIKE THAT, IT’S OVER
Goodness, the month of June has flown by!
My youngest grandson stayed with me this month and I really enjoyed his visit. Despite being dragged into participating in many of my tasks and projects, he said he had a good time, too.
In addition to harvesting and dehydrating the garlic to make this next year’s supply of garlic powder, I pulled out all the chicken carcasses I had in the freezer and made and pressure canned 15 pints of broth.
Look at how well the figs are doing this year!
I guess the next thing I need to research is how to tell when figs are ready to harvest and what to do with them.
Once the recent heat wave broke, I planted marigolds in the bed where the garlic had been grown the past two years. I started with 8 plants from the nursery and will add marigold seeds to fill in the space more.
I chose marigolds because they can actually improve soil quality. Also, in addition to repelling mosquitos, aphids, cabbage worms, tomato hornworms and a few other pests, they actually reduce the number of pest nematodes in the soil. That’s one of the pests that can plague garlic.
I also managed to purge some items from the house this month. I gave away a bed and rocker and shredded/burned my mother’s financial records from the 1970’s that I discovered in the garage. (SMH – Why she still had them when she moved to Arizona in the 90’s, and why I then lugged them to Wyoming and then to North Carolina is a mystery.) Sadly, there are several more mystery boxes we discovered in the garage that need attention – sigh.
This month I completed two quilt tops:
On to July!
Two Chickens Homestead 
Good on you! I am still procrastinating on my latest crochet project and only getting about 1-2 hours a day in…. Hmm! Need to get going or it won’t make my self imposed deadline! I get caught up in reading, unnecessary computer trivia, etc and then it’s time for exercise class, or lunch/dinner or bedtime – time management is a constant challenge for me! Love you much!
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