weeds.
there are just so many of them. it´s amazing. they are truly a wonder. ask my nose. my nose can´t stop talking about it. all plant life really. my nose is one chatty kathy.
while the north garden is entirely planted, the south garden is undergoing a makeover. it has many, many layers exposing themselves more and more as the days pass. some days the makeover is more of a war (but what makeover isn´t?), and somedays i foolishly think that i might be winning. i know better. i know i will never win. but if i could come in first for the coming months, it would be quite the joy.
the air today was full of travelling seeds. so many, apparently from cottonwoods, that it could appear to be snowing. white puffs drifting so slowly in the air, settling wherever they can. your hair, the kitchen, the garden. the arise in me a combination of wonder and terror.
in the news of the want-to-be tamed land, we have radishes! first thing to harvest, and fortunately i love to eat them. everything else seems to be growing steadily- mustard, brocolli raab, more radishes, carrots, spinach, lettuce, raddichio, beans, peas, marigolds, mesculin mix, beets, kohlrabi. so great! i hope my plants hear all of my sweet words for them.
while the north garden is entirely planted, the south garden is undergoing a makeover. it has many, many layers exposing themselves more and more as the days pass. some days the makeover is more of a war (but what makeover isn´t?), and somedays i foolishly think that i might be winning. i know better. i know i will never win. but if i could come in first for the coming months, it would be quite the joy.
the air today was full of travelling seeds. so many, apparently from cottonwoods, that it could appear to be snowing. white puffs drifting so slowly in the air, settling wherever they can. your hair, the kitchen, the garden. the arise in me a combination of wonder and terror.
in the news of the want-to-be tamed land, we have radishes! first thing to harvest, and fortunately i love to eat them. everything else seems to be growing steadily- mustard, brocolli raab, more radishes, carrots, spinach, lettuce, raddichio, beans, peas, marigolds, mesculin mix, beets, kohlrabi. so great! i hope my plants hear all of my sweet words for them.
knitting news
i have officially learned the lesson of knitting a gauge swatch. though i almost faithfully do it, i didn´t do it this one time when the gauge on the yarn wrapper matched the gauge of my pattern. it seems my fist mistake was being so trusting of a little peice of paper. never again will a little peice of paper receive so much trust. i started knitting my baby sweater without much thought. i am not around so many babies, so i wasn´t thinking so much about size. bythe time i got to the neck of one panel, i realized the sweater i was knitting could be worn by a child on their first day of pre-school, or perhaps even kindergarden depending on the child.
it took a little while of swearing and wanting to light what was supposed to be a little adorable garment on fire before i formed a plan. the adorable baby sweater, turned toddler sweater would make yet one more formation into a baby bag-blanket. and now, it´s absolutely adorable, and i think i even like it better than the sweater it was supposed to be. the next task it is to find some time to finish knitting it....
it took a little while of swearing and wanting to light what was supposed to be a little adorable garment on fire before i formed a plan. the adorable baby sweater, turned toddler sweater would make yet one more formation into a baby bag-blanket. and now, it´s absolutely adorable, and i think i even like it better than the sweater it was supposed to be. the next task it is to find some time to finish knitting it....
lechuga, tomate y mas
the first full week in the garden is coming to a close. we´ve created a new mountain of weeds andhave attacked what´s come to be known as "the jungle." the north garden is getting closer and closer to actually being ready to garden. i´m sure if i wasn´t so tired, i´d hardly be able to contain myself.
the most exciting part of the week however was not the weeding, but the new plants. in the toasty warm living room we´ve planted lettuce, raddichio, tomatoes, peppers, crook neck squash, zucchini, cucumbers, broccoli and celery. in the garden there is some mysterious independent spinach, and we´ve planted swiss chard, radishes, beets and onions. thus far we have lovely little lettuces sprouting, raddichio, tomatoes and radishes. so cute, so new, so wonderful. i promise to love them if they promise to grow.
the weather has been beautiful this week, so i´ve spent all my time outside and no time knitting. fortunately i finished my mancala board before moving last weekend. i´m hoping to finish the top i started in the next couple days. without the knitting group, i don´t have any designated knitting time, but i´m sure some rain isn´t too far away.
after spending a few hours in mill city this week, i´m finding it quite charming. pockets around the town are home to some nice houses with beautifully landscaped yards. the river running through town has a path next to it. the thrift store is full of crazy and amazing things. the pharmacy is full of teapots and great toys. the town isn´t at all what i imagined, but i like it.
and now for a relaxing evening...
the most exciting part of the week however was not the weeding, but the new plants. in the toasty warm living room we´ve planted lettuce, raddichio, tomatoes, peppers, crook neck squash, zucchini, cucumbers, broccoli and celery. in the garden there is some mysterious independent spinach, and we´ve planted swiss chard, radishes, beets and onions. thus far we have lovely little lettuces sprouting, raddichio, tomatoes and radishes. so cute, so new, so wonderful. i promise to love them if they promise to grow.
the weather has been beautiful this week, so i´ve spent all my time outside and no time knitting. fortunately i finished my mancala board before moving last weekend. i´m hoping to finish the top i started in the next couple days. without the knitting group, i don´t have any designated knitting time, but i´m sure some rain isn´t too far away.
after spending a few hours in mill city this week, i´m finding it quite charming. pockets around the town are home to some nice houses with beautifully landscaped yards. the river running through town has a path next to it. the thrift store is full of crazy and amazing things. the pharmacy is full of teapots and great toys. the town isn´t at all what i imagined, but i like it.
and now for a relaxing evening...
let's go gardening!
after looking for a job for two months now, i've finally had some luck. i haven't been offered a single job (though i am an extraordinarily popular second choice), but i have be been offered an internship gardening. i may not be getting rich anytime soon, but i may be getting tan.
i will be growing a half acre garden in lyons, or in the midst of absolute beauty. the garden is for opal creek, an education center in a preserved wilderness area. the believe in feeding the guests with locally grown food and in sustainability, so they have started a small garden, taking steps in the right direction. it will be a wonderful test of my gardening skills and a great learning experience. i am open to all gardening advice.
as for the compost here in prineville, it is doing well. it seems to be processing, getting smaller everyday. there are no warning signs of it not working (it's not smelly or leaking out the bottom), so i'll boldly assume that it is working. my interest in compost is becoming more obsessive, and i found myself in an in-depth composting conversation this morning in the hospital waiting room. i'm sure the people a couple chairs down were entertained to hear my talking about how great pee is for the compost pile. (really though, it is.)
it seems a much-wanted lifestyle change is on the horizon...
i will be growing a half acre garden in lyons, or in the midst of absolute beauty. the garden is for opal creek, an education center in a preserved wilderness area. the believe in feeding the guests with locally grown food and in sustainability, so they have started a small garden, taking steps in the right direction. it will be a wonderful test of my gardening skills and a great learning experience. i am open to all gardening advice.
as for the compost here in prineville, it is doing well. it seems to be processing, getting smaller everyday. there are no warning signs of it not working (it's not smelly or leaking out the bottom), so i'll boldly assume that it is working. my interest in compost is becoming more obsessive, and i found myself in an in-depth composting conversation this morning in the hospital waiting room. i'm sure the people a couple chairs down were entertained to hear my talking about how great pee is for the compost pile. (really though, it is.)
it seems a much-wanted lifestyle change is on the horizon...
adventures in composting
i´m trying my hand at composting after thinking about it and wanting to do it for so long. after 2 weeks i have a bin (about 15 gallons?) nearly full and ready to process. it seems that my trash is probably 75% raw food waste, and it´s great to be able to do something with it. i´m using lots of newspaper and trying not to worry too much about the carbon/nitrogen ratio. i will turn and mix the bin once a day and hope that will all the differing things i´ve read, i will have some sort of nice humus in 2-3 weeks.
snowboarding = ouch
i've been thinking about snowboarding for a few months now, and yesterday i finally went to hoodoo. hoodoo is a fun little low-key place outside of sisters, or. i've only been snowboarding once before with my brother. i remember spending a lot of time on the ground, spending a little too much time in the air and not being able to move the next day. today i'm doing sort of a shuffle and knocking things over here and there, but it's not so bad.
we started out our day with a lesson that nearly bored us to tears. it ends up that B hates snowboarding and i love it. i spent the afternoon on the bunny hill by myself, going in a non-stop cycle up the lift, down the hill and up again. i would tell myself it was the last time or that i would rest a moment, but before i knew it i was on the lift again. miraculously i even made it down the hill a few times without falling. i love it. i even love my shuffle today. i want a little mountain in my backyard.
so today is for recovery and knitting. i am working on the mancala board and a little pad for the tea pot. i will beg the cooperation of the washing machine this afternoon to felt. and perhaps i'll get around to knitting some more of the lace. so tedious, but sooooo good.
we started out our day with a lesson that nearly bored us to tears. it ends up that B hates snowboarding and i love it. i spent the afternoon on the bunny hill by myself, going in a non-stop cycle up the lift, down the hill and up again. i would tell myself it was the last time or that i would rest a moment, but before i knew it i was on the lift again. miraculously i even made it down the hill a few times without falling. i love it. i even love my shuffle today. i want a little mountain in my backyard.
so today is for recovery and knitting. i am working on the mancala board and a little pad for the tea pot. i will beg the cooperation of the washing machine this afternoon to felt. and perhaps i'll get around to knitting some more of the lace. so tedious, but sooooo good.
ineligibility
it seems that i am ineligible for unemployment. why? because for unemoployment qualification they look at your work history/income/hours from two quarters ago. so, they looked only at my work from jul/aug/sep. it just so happens that i started in late july and worked july and august 32 hours/week part time. i can refile for unemployment in april, when they'll look at my work from oct/nov/dec, and then i'll qualify. obviously i'm pissed, i'm not quite sure how to take this. so, please share your unemployment stories with me to cheer me up.
have i ever mentioned how much i hate looking for a job? truly. es lo peor de lo peor. i think i'll look for something in farming... i've been looking at farming internships, but so many of them offer next to no money. i realize they are "learning opportunities," but if i'm going to work my ass off...
i'm open to suggestions for wonderful things to do in the near future. any ideas?
have i ever mentioned how much i hate looking for a job? truly. es lo peor de lo peor. i think i'll look for something in farming... i've been looking at farming internships, but so many of them offer next to no money. i realize they are "learning opportunities," but if i'm going to work my ass off...
i'm open to suggestions for wonderful things to do in the near future. any ideas?
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