An Inside Kind of Day

My students have a reading day today, so I took a personal leave day. This is my "unplanned" time at home to catch up: grading, preparing for clas, and doing things here that I like to do. The best thing is that this is "unplanned time." 

Today is an inside day and I am happy with that. The finch are chipping; Mr. Wookie alternates between snoring and stomping to the food bowl; Bunnie keeps rattling his cage because it is time for him to come out and play; and, the rain is falling Ever So Softly. There is no other noise. No TV. No music. No one talking. Just quiet.

Later today, I will put sweet potatoes in the oven and set fish out for dinner. I'll chop some apples for Waldorf salad (have you tried the honey crisps? OhMYGoodness!) and toss it on a bed of lettuce. Simple.

I am longing for a new skirt and, after pricing and trying on some while shopping with my Sissie last week, I am going to pull the Pendleton wool out of the wardrobe and finally cut out a skirt for myself. I bought this wool on close out a long time ago and haven't had the courage to cut it until now. It'll make a lovely, long skirt, four-gored, I think. And, I have enough left to make another something from it... Is it poor form to have two skirts from the same fabric, but in different styles?

Then, I will press all my antique linens that have been in storage and place them in the old chest-of-drawers that has been cleared out; I want them where they are more available so that I can use them more often.

And, if there is time left before feeding, I will stretch out with a "Piecework" that has collected and devour it and enjoy a real cuppa tea and a toasted English crumpet. I found them at Trader Joe's last week and just decided to treat myself. I am the only one who eats them and, if I am careful, they will last for two glorious weeks. Yummers.

Yeah. I like my "unplanned days." Don't you?

No Lazy Bee Here!

Baking lots of blueberry - lemon scones for the Farmer's Market ...

Freezing dozens of ears of fresh corn. Grilling some, too! Yummers!

These come from a friend's garden. He had over 100 dozen ears this summer!

Canning peaches from a friend's orchard over in Cana, Virginia. If you can

get peaches from Cana, you will have something wonderful indeed!

It is an area well known for peaches and apples!

Making lots of salsa and pickle relish;

canning beets and tomatoes. I always note the weather

on the lids so when I open them in the winter, I know what

the day was like when I canned 'em. It makes the memory

That Much Sweeter!

Pulling honey supers and getting ready to extract honey.

We will have more than 200 pounds of Lazy Bee Farm Honey

this year! We are so excited!  

Making tons of castile soap to use for the goat's milk soap.

Last week I worked a festival and sold nearly 100 bars in a little under 6 hours!

I can't keep up!

My supervisor, "Sweet Pea." This is the little guy who

was set out and abandoned with his brothers. We

couldn't catch the brothers, but Sweet Pea was so

sweet and ready to come live with us. He loves when we let him

out of his home and play in the kitchen. He is even paper trained!

Gotta love that!

Enjoying the frequent storms we are having. The Mister and I love

to watch the rain and storms. He does it from the porch; I am not that brave.

Moose, Annabelle and I watch from the living room!

This is just a bit of what has been going on around here the past few weeks. I am still picking blueberries for the market and for special orders. Last week I picked more than ten gallons! I am updating (read: painting) my porch furniture. Pictures of that soon along with other Lazy Bee Farm doings! School starts soon.... I will miss being home every day!

What have you been into lately??