How we spent a rainy Sunday on the Homestead

I love cloudy rainy days and today was one of them. 

We started with chores, breakfast and workout. I am going to get fit without medicine.  My doctor gave me a medicine that I have been taking for 3 months to lose weight. I lost 15lbs. She told me I could quit the medicine if I wanted. I did (the side affect is constant nausea) and I gain back 10lbs!  So this weekend I quit peanut  M&M's, ice cream and upped the exercise to twice a day.  I still can't give up cheese... not yet! 

Anywhoooo, I began the day painting cans I have been saving.  My aloe is ready to be split ...again plus I am really into container planting. 

The rain did come and it was wonderful. It was a steady flow all afternoon... no hail, no tornadoes, just wonderful rain. 

The cool weather had us working the greenhouse today.

You can see with Dude in there where the tomatoes are about as tall as he is. 

I found a beet growing in the middle of the lettuce plants. 

Isn't she beautiful?

I picked a bunch of lettuce...not even putting a dent in the rest that was left.  Last year we had an abundance of cantaloupe, the year before it was spaghetti squash, this year it is greens. 

The beets say hello. 

Carrots are growing. 

The kitchen sink is full !

Some look like little bouquets. 

Midday I had a little visitor...remember the one in the cup for the dogfood? Well, here it is. 

Yes, Gracie eventually caught, played and ate the wee one. 

I got eggs ready of one of my customers. I wanted to surprise her with a couple of turkey eggs...heehee. 

Made a salad … all from the garden. 

Then headed out to the woodpile. I wanted to make my son a little gift. 

He loves going to the mountains so I decoupaged a piece of a mountain map onto a scrape of wood. 

I finished up more newborn caps.

Got my dinner ready to bring to work tomorrow, Meatless Monday, with canned beans from the pantry. 

I went to plant in the containers I had painted but found Dude had used all the dirt before I could get out there.  He planted cabbage for the fall. I can't wait !

This wasn't the sewing I was planning for but Norman's Pinky (the dog's pillow) was repaired. It may not have very more lives left. 

Dude brought in more beets for our juice in the morning. 

And he surprised me by making pork chops and twice baked potatoes for dinner to go with my salad. 

It is a chilly rainy evening and that calls for cocoa and a book. 

Who needs television? 

peace

Wooly Wednesday, What is Dude up to, All Veggie Wednesday Dinner and more!

Wooly Wednesday … I worked on my first wool scene by felting. Hmm not sure if I have totally figured it out yet. 

A little mountain scene.

Hmmm did I over felt it? I will wash it by hand see if it calmed down. ugh

My mom needs newborn caps to go with the layette sets she is making. So, I got to work making hats. 

We are having turkey egg omelets for dinner. They are the speckled eggs. 

My sister gifted me this wee container plant. Seeing her container garden this past weekend inspired me to plant a few containers. 

I hope they do well.  Excited to plant more in small cups. 

Dude has been working in the greenhouse. He says he doesn't have to pay to go to the gym to get a steam room effect. 

A few carrots left and then we will plant again ...yum!

The spring mix continues to take off. The more we trim the more it grows. 

Beets are full of joy and yummy goodness. 

Tomatoes!

Our first year growing celery. Go, go, grow!

Pickles, okay cucs and zucchini beginning to grow after the third time being hailed out! (yes, we only planted this much so we didn't jinx ourselves with more hail - smile)

I picked a few beets for dinner. 

Dude also got started on splitting wood for the winter. I made him stop and come in from the 98* heat. I will help tomorrow... I like doing this. 

Of course, he had help today. 

The guinea hen got off her eggs for a bit. I prayed she was not abandoning them. 

Twenty minutes later she wearily came back to continue sitting on them. Poor thing, I only raised four not 21!  Hopefully they will hatch soon. 

Her family is always close by keeping an eye out for predators. 

Dinner from the garden. We used the whole beet for dinner , tops and all. 

Spinach and onions for the omelets. 

Sautéed beet tops with onions, garlic in olive oil with salt and pepper.  At the end drizzled balsamic vinegar and lemon juice. 

Then we cracked our turkey eggs. They are large and the membrane inside was thick. Turkeys only lay eggs 4 months out of the year and our little visitor is going to town giving us eggs in exchange for free room and board. 

Cooked them up, topped with our spinach plus onions and tomatoes and cheese.

The turkey eggs turned out super fluffy with a mild taste. 

I cooked up a bunch of edamame noodles(they have 24 grams of protein) and topped with the sautéed beet tops - the lemon juice really helped. The beet tops were strong before that. 

Roasted beets with the last of the broccoli and onion. Added olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Roast 400* for 25 minutes. 

Dude ate and like everything except the edamame noodles... yay, we didn't grow those. 

I am finishing the hat during tv time(movies from the library), start another  and I did get more fabric cut out today. Yippee for days off work.

peace