Wir haben Eier

Today is Matt's birthday, and the ladies laid two eggs as presents! i'm really proud of them and how thoughtful they are!

First Things First

One of my dear friends told me awhile ago, that I needed to start this. I guess I finally agreed wholeheartedly. I have always enjoyed writing, as in actual writing with the archaic pen and paper - in an actual JOURNAL! eww, how passe! and i have noticed that i don't fill those journals like i used to. i guess i've become aware how self absorbed i was to think i should record every event. but, i'm not all bad, maybe someone wants to read this.

i, the agrarian librarian, am in the mood. i'm in the mood for just about everything for the next month an a half. i am taking that time off from grad school and i'm going to get serious about the 2.8 acres i have to tromp around on everyday. at this point, i'm pretty proud of what matt and i have done....i think we can go much farther by august.

we have these projects up and running:

• backyard garden
• tomatoes, cucumbers (please don't call them cukes - thats stupid), peppers, basil, yellow crook-neck squash, eggplant, rosemary, spinach, lettuce, pole beans, and spearmint.

• chicken coop or "Clucken Haus"
• 6 Comets and 4 Red Sexlinks
• as of 6/27/08 - no eggs
• one 'lady' goes to the fryer by 7/4/08 if i don't start seein' some eggs!
  
• i would never do that

• beer brewing
• began 6/23/08
• Irish Stout - due to the power outage on Knollwood Cir that evening...it is likely to be named "Black Out Stout"

• Kombucha Tea Brewing
• I started this little project in May
• the tea is somewhat of a 'magic potion/cure all/gypsie trickery' liquid
• i like it
• it is bubbly and i put it in a wine glass
• the tea is fermented by a culture, it grow a new culture with each batch

For the summer there are more projects planned. i'm tired of typing and i'll get to that next.