busy springtime

We have been so busy this spring. Chris's dad and I built a cold frame for our early crops, and I have been building our chicken house/water tower. On top of all this we have been planting more seed and doing lots of paperwork. Although it has been stressful we are seeing results. Our plants are sprouting like crazy which is always fun to see. I can't wait til I'm eating fresh veggies from the garden again. We should be planting our new plants in the greenhouse within a couple of weeks, and our chickens will have their house complete. The entire building will stand 16 feet high in the front and 15 feet high in the back. It is quite fun to work so high up. Our neighbor Norma is always thinking we are going to hurt ourselves, especially when she sees Chris doing his crazy tricks on the top. I hope she continues to be wrong. Well back to work!!!!!!!

Getting seeds in the ground!!!

I am feeling really good about this spring. I know it isn't here quite yet, but I am prepared for it. So far this week I have gotten almost 40 trays planted with all sorts of good things for the garden: artichokes, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cauliflower, cabbage, lettuce, mustard greens, and spinach. This is just to name a few, and today I am planting 10 more trays of onions, bunching onions, leeks, and shallots. I am so excited to have things going into the dirt already. We have had some beautiful days here in Boise. When I was planting on Monday I was in just a tee shirt in the hoop house. What a wonderful day! I keep having to remind myself that this is just the beginning of a long hard working summer. Now I will be planting at least once every two weeks until the middle of September. Thank you garden.

EGGS!!!!!

Aren't they lovely

Well got a great surprise today. I had been thinking that our chickens should be laying eggs already, and I had been hunting for a nest for the past couple of weeks. I noticed that our hen had been hiding out in a corner of the greenhouse that I could not get to. I asked Chris to come and look with me, and low and behold we found a stock pile. Thirteen eggs all in one nest!!!! She sure had been busy. So apparently I had been right. She had to have been laying for at least two weeks. We are super excited. Fresh eggs. She lays one each day. We were so excited when we brought them in that we had eggs for dinner.