I hope that you are having a wonderful Sunday.
It was 45 degrees here when we got up! It’s hard to believe that we have been trying NOT to turn on the a/c to sustain life up until just a week or so ago. Thankfully, even though it’s too cool to open doors now, later on today we will open up so that we can enjoy the glorious breezes flowing through the house.
I made keto chili in the crock pot yesterday morning. It tasted quite comforting when we ate dinner last night, having had to close the doors again. :0)
I told you yesterday that I am filling up our raised bed, square foot planter boxes with Mel’s Mix, a wonderful soil alternative. The level of the planting medium has really gotten low. I still don’t know what ‘happens’ to the soil. I know that it settles, but this is as if it simply disappeared. It has been two years since I made a serious effort to replenish the boxes, though, so I guess it’s definitely time. I mix up the loads of ingredients, dumping them into the used cement mixer we bought several years ago. I’ve been mixing double loads, and it took THREE double loads to fill up ONE of the planters. I ordered new ingredients from our local co-op, and they should be ready for us to pick up Monday or Tuesday. We will be spending lots of time mixing and dumping over the coming weeks!
When we started this, I thought we would put a new wood strip down the middle of each row of three boxes and reattach the hoses and sprinklers. I now think it would be better to wait until spring to do that, since the wood would begin deteriorating in the sun and precipitation right away. I will start covering the boxes with tarps, using bungie cords, as we fill them.
The other big project I’m continuing is de-cluttering my house. I did this a couple of years ago, feeling quite ruthless, but everywhere I look now needs another purge. I’m working my way through each room – sometimes only one area at a time, pulling everything out, deciding whether to keep it, donate it, or pitch it, and then cleaning and re-organizing the area. It’s amazing how much STUFF you accumulate when you live somewhere over 33 years! The first area is our master bed room and bath. This includes floor-to-ceiling bookshelves (one for me and several for my husband), closets, plus floor to ceiling shelves in the bathroom and a full medicine cabinet. I’m trying to go through a bit at a time…
Enjoy your day!
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