Life in Tee Harbor, Alaska

Productive Weekend on the Homestead

We had a full weekend.  Yesterday I garage-saled, planted more onions, cleaned house a bit, went to town to get a couple things, then canned a batch of sloppy joe mix.

Today was pretty nice weather.  I slept in and didn't get up and going until after noon!  Rod and I worked on the pathway some more.  Then we cleaned up more around the utility shed - looking really good now.  I took Rod to work at 5:30 and I went to Fred Meyer and bought some flowers to plant next to the new pathway.  I got some petunias, snapdragons, salvia and lobelia.  I bought enough to plant in the 2 planters next to the driveway too and got those all in the ground tonight.  It was still light out, so I went ahead and worked in the greenhouse - worked in some compost and fertilizer.  I planted 8 tomatoes and 11 cucumbers and watered them in.  I hope they like their new home!

I was just thinking what all I have left to do in the garden....  I have about half the onions left to plant and two potato bins ready for potatoes.  I have another potato bin that had to be moved and I need to figure out where that one will go now - then it needs potatoes too.  That's about it for the veggie garden - all the beds will be full.  Of course if I had more planting room, I could always plant more...  I have a bunch of strawberry plants that need a home - thinking about next to our new pathway.

I have some canning to get done this week before Rod heads off to Skagway for two months.  We decided to do some chili, meat sauce, beef stew and beef barley soup.  I have all the ingredients, just have to get it done.

I will be buying my chicks this week - Wednesday I think is when they come in....  that will be really fun as they will be our first.  I also want to make progress on the chicken coop this week.  At least buy some more materials.  We have been working on getting the site ready by moving a bunch of dirt by hand, so it has been slow going.  At least we are getting good exercise though!  As soon as the dirt is moved, I can start building.

Hope everyone has a good week!

Soup Canning

6:12 PM, Tuesday, May 20, 2008 .. Posted by Maleesa

Will you share how you do this?I love soup and would like to do it for my self since no one likes the soups I do.How long do you have to have the soup in the canner after putting it into jars?

Maleesa~

Petunias!

3:44 PM, Thursday, May 22, 2008 .. Posted by Belle

Oh, the flowers sound pretty! I love petunias. My sister just planted some a few weeks ago, they are pretty!
Bellle