I've been silent for a while because we've been getting stuff done....well sorta. More work on the patio garden. Hard when the mate works full time & has Irish skin. 😏

I can't do much because of Aidan with equally Irish skin & his desire to be near me. Can't play with puppy in the shaded part of the yard. Oh no. Too far away from mommy! 😂 I got no one who can (or wants) to come entertain him while I get some yard work done!

Luckily yeaterday Dan had off so he worked all morning (till he fried 😢), I helped during Aidan's 1st nap by trenching the border of the garden....I need to redo (extend) part & go finish it. Then after some dr visits he went down for his evening nap. I went out and finished moving the large stone slabs for Dan to sort as he will for the steps. Even though Aidan woke up he got some daddy time which was nice!

The garden is growing. A boat ton of volunteers this year, including a plethora of persline which I ended up pulling. The only space in the garden for a me only is for beets!

So many projects started right now! Still have work on the kitchen to do and curtains to attend....& as you can see it might be time to clean the studio. OMG it's killing me. 😵

More curtains!

While making a sweet potato and apple puree for Aidan's lunches I found lots of sprouted seedlings. So once I finished and cleaned up I planted them all! Then figured I should plant my cucumbers, butternut squash and cat mint. I planted a tini tiny garlic clove by the sycamore tree in back. I still need to plant the sunflower seeds I collected last year and the herbs.


Update on the oily hair! My blend of oils and no shampooing appears to be working! My hair is less greasy by far! Plus it's healing the rope burns on my ankles!

Gala seedlings

Sweet tater & apple

Bar seating

Grand adventure 

New rug

Will I ever finish this!

Cinquefoil not strawberry 

Bar seat damage

Some of our order came in.

Been a busy morning here at the burban homestead. (Haven't named it yet) Aidan thought he was gonna play at 4am....I wasn't having none of that so we snuggled on the couch till daddy came down @7:30 am. (like cuddling a feral cat!)

We got the second floors all swept, chicken salad all made (the creamy kind you spread betwixt bread).

The patio swept, strawberries moved outside and sun tea set to steep.

When Aidan went down for a nap around 10:30 I showered, started de-petaling the dandelions Aidan helped me pick yesterday and set the paint out.

He woke back up before I got the flowers finished & wouldn't sit still long enough for me to finish so out on the patio we went. Had some lunch, read from "An Echo of Things to Come" for an hour then I figured it was safe to start painting the backkick of the patio steps. Clearly I was wrong! Aidan was all about what mommy was playing with...

Strapped his butt onto my hip and back into the kitchen to finish the mutilation of the dandelions! That didn't work neither! Wasn't having any raspberries in his chair so now we are upstairs destroying daddies gun & motorcycle magazines as I type this! 😂 The door is equally fun as it swings back against the wall after pulling it towards himself!

Walked around the yard this morning. Watered the seeds. Thoughts? I have a few concerns regarding my transplants. Crossing my fingers.