What did you do in the garden today?

[jerryse]

Snowing here. Up to 1 inch expected. No mice in 2 days. I hope they are mostly gone. About 40 caught in the past month.

 

[GracePoultry]

I did nothing
very productive I know

 

[Lauravonsmurf]

I am waiting for last repair crew to come in and fix stuff. So hopefully we will have phone service. It been a holiday saga, both for T-Day vacation (which was yard clean up) and this Winter because of all the sewer line issues. I did get this part started, before everything went south. I raised 1/2 that bed and planted Garlic. Everything went on hold when the sewer line got messed up, county & our plumber had to dig up pipes. Today the final sewer thing was fixed on our property, county still has to do stuff like repair sidewalk. I am now waiting on the phone company to fix my phone lines.

I will be raising the beds and repairing them, we are going to redo our container planting.

I am going to try and grow a Giant Pumpkin for fu this year.

I have 3 different corn growing areas to put in for 3 different corn varieties we want to try out.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

Diddy squat in the garden. Well, I did look at it. It is winter with evening Temps below freezing. I can't stand it. On a positive note, we gain 1 minute of daylight each day since Dec 21st. I ache all over. Ache bad. Pain woke me up 4am. Thank goodness for heating pad, lower back & hip vibration to start the mornings.I'm back on prednisone...typical this time of year.

I see a few rodent holes in the ground around the garden & chicken coops. I put the Chickens & Pigeons in their coops & loft & shut the doors before dusk on my work break, but have window ventilation so no moisture builds up & water heaters for the waterers. I see the fox doing the "tilt head to listen then do a graceful swan dive pounce" routine to catch the mice & moles. Doesn't even try to dig into the flock's pens. You catch those rodents, you're a good little girl Foxy. I know...weird synergy right? I'm grateful.

It has been a brutal holiday season & I apologize for not being on here. I'm working, exhausted & lovely arthritis & fibromyalgia are kicking my butt, my blood levels are wonky but not much they can do, it is CLL from so much chemo 20 years ago, my new normal. That's not what's really got me in a funk though. My poor husband's family...his sister died Thanksgiving week & just a few weeks ago his brother had a 4th heart attack & a blood clot traveled to his brain giving him a serious inoperable stroke, so it has been a stressful, worrisome, depressing time the past 2 mos. Being seriously ill is 1 thing, but when someone you love is seriously ill & you are helpless to do anything, especially due to distance & struggling financially so you can't even go visit, well, it is just utterly sad & draining.

We all get to experience these things at some point in life. It is never easy. I am practicing my daily gratitudes to keep myself going, my own way of kicking myself in the butt, so I do not fall into depression. I am taking extra vitamin D, as I do miss the sunshine. I am grateful I have income, even though our hours have been cut, it could be worse. I am grateful the flock overall is doing well, winter losses so far have been few. I am grateful although I may be late with some bills, we are surviving, the ole heater still heats, the lights are still on, we do have food. I am grateful my truck hasn't broken down. I am grateful to be able to do my job. I am grateful to have love in my life, my man, good neighbors, friends, my flock & my fellow flock lovers here on this site, my Lord & the blessing of nature itself. I know I'm not alone in life's challenges. Thank you for listening.

 

[Sally PB]

@Liz Birdlover, I am so sorry you are going through all of this. If I lived close enough, I'd be over to help. Sending hugs.

 

[Liz Birdlover]

@Liz Birdlover, I am so sorry you are going through all of this. If I lived close enough, I'd be over to help. Sending hugs.

Thank you, that means so much. Good caring vibes across the miles, thank you, I feel blessed.

 

[Molpet]

Diddy squat in the garden. Well, I did look at it. It is winter with evening Temps below freezing. I can't stand it. On a positive note, we gain 1 minute of daylight each day since Dec 21st. I ache all over. Ache bad. Pain woke me up 4am. Thank goodness for heating pad, lower back & hip vibration to start the mornings.I'm back on prednisone...typical this time of year.

I see a few rodent holes in the ground around the garden & chicken coops. I put the Chickens & Pigeons in their coops & loft & shut the doors before dusk on my work break, but have window ventilation so no moisture builds up & water heaters for the waterers. I see the fox doing the "tilt head to listen then do a graceful swan dive pounce" routine to catch the mice & moles. Doesn't even try to dig into the flock's pens. You catch those rodents, you're a good little girl Foxy. I know...weird synergy right? I'm grateful.

It has been a brutal holiday season & I apologize for not being on here. I'm working, exhausted & lovely arthritis & fibromyalgia are kicking my butt, my blood levels are wonky but not much they can do, it is CLL from so much chemo 20 years ago, my new normal. That's not what's really got me in a funk though. My poor husband's family...his sister died Thanksgiving week & just a few weeks ago his brother had a 4th heart attack & a blood clot traveled to his brain giving him a serious inoperable stroke, so it has been a stressful, worrisome, depressing time the past 2 mos. Being seriously ill is 1 thing, but when someone you love is seriously ill & you are helpless to do anything, especially due to distance & struggling financially so you can't even go visit, well, it is just utterly sad & draining.

We all get to experience these things at some point in life. It is never easy. I am practicing my daily gratitudes to keep myself going, my own way of kicking myself in the butt, so I do not fall into depression. I am taking extra vitamin D, as I do miss the sunshine. I am grateful I have income, even though our hours have been cut, it could be worse. I am grateful the flock overall is doing well, winter losses so far have been few. I am grateful although I may be late with some bills, we are surviving, the ole heater still heats, the lights are still on, we do have food. I am grateful my truck hasn't broken down. I am grateful to be able to do my job. I am grateful to have love in my life, my man, good neighbors, friends, my flock & my fellow flock lovers here on this site, my Lord & the blessing of nature itself. I know I'm not alone in life's challenges. Thank you for listening.

So sorry for the troubles

 

[jerryse]

16 this morning. Looks like the big storm is only going to give me flurries Sunday. A near miss. I have been watching my guppy fish. Seeing some I may separate for a new line. Yes I am bored.

 

[CatInTheHenHouse]

Diddy squat in the garden. Well, I did look at it. It is winter with evening Temps below freezing. I can't stand it. On a positive note, we gain 1 minute of daylight each day since Dec 21st. I ache all over. Ache bad. Pain woke me up 4am. Thank goodness for heating pad, lower back & hip vibration to start the mornings.I'm back on prednisone...typical this time of year.

I see a few rodent holes in the ground around the garden & chicken coops. I put the Chickens & Pigeons in their coops & loft & shut the doors before dusk on my work break, but have window ventilation so no moisture builds up & water heaters for the waterers. I see the fox doing the "tilt head to listen then do a graceful swan dive pounce" routine to catch the mice & moles. Doesn't even try to dig into the flock's pens. You catch those rodents, you're a good little girl Foxy. I know...weird synergy right? I'm grateful.

It has been a brutal holiday season & I apologize for not being on here. I'm working, exhausted & lovely arthritis & fibromyalgia are kicking my butt, my blood levels are wonky but not much they can do, it is CLL from so much chemo 20 years ago, my new normal. That's not what's really got me in a funk though. My poor husband's family...his sister died Thanksgiving week & just a few weeks ago his brother had a 4th heart attack & a blood clot traveled to his brain giving him a serious inoperable stroke, so it has been a stressful, worrisome, depressing time the past 2 mos. Being seriously ill is 1 thing, but when someone you love is seriously ill & you are helpless to do anything, especially due to distance & struggling financially so you can't even go visit, well, it is just utterly sad & draining.

We all get to experience these things at some point in life. It is never easy. I am practicing my daily gratitudes to keep myself going, my own way of kicking myself in the butt, so I do not fall into depression. I am taking extra vitamin D, as I do miss the sunshine. I am grateful I have income, even though our hours have been cut, it could be worse. I am grateful the flock overall is doing well, winter losses so far have been few. I am grateful although I may be late with some bills, we are surviving, the ole heater still heats, the lights are still on, we do have food. I am grateful my truck hasn't broken down. I am grateful to be able to do my job. I am grateful to have love in my life, my man, good neighbors, friends, my flock & my fellow flock lovers here on this site, my Lord & the blessing of nature itself. I know I'm not alone in life's challenges. Thank you for listening.

Praying things get better for you!

 

[TJAnonymous]

Supposed to rain Sunday with the weather dropping like a lead weight afterwards. Highs will be in the mid-30s with lows in the teens. Tried to prep the garden accordingly. I rigged up some frost covers over my brassicas and lettuce. Hopefully it's sufficient to offer some protection.

My Ratinator also came today. I had it in the bachelor coop less than an hour, in the daytime, and already caught a rat! Hoping it catches a bunch of them tonight!