The ol' homestead

Tillin' and the hay loft

Howdy out there to you. Whew, we have had a busy week-end. We finally have the garden ready and what should happen? Cold weather. Oklahoma cold weather is what happened. Oh well, the soil is ready and we will plant as soon as it is warm again. 

I did get my herb tires planted. Basil and cilantro and Little Miss planted flowers and sunflowers. I transplanted some mums and got the thornless blackberry staked as well. The strawberries are loaded and I hate the thought of transplanting them but they have outgrown their place too.

I have been doing a few outdoor projects. The faucet flowers are done and I am also getting my lavendar spindle tea pot bird feeder put together. Here is a peek at the projects...

I am reading "World Without End". It is the sequel to "Pillars of the Earth" by Ken Follet. I am also reading "Mere Christianity" by C. S. Lewis for the womens bible study that I am in. It seems I only get to read several pages at a time because of all the things I have to get done and so at this rate I figure I will get this 1000 page book read, by ohhh, say January 2009.

Last New Recipe Thursday was a hit. Italian Meatloaf. Frontier Man loved it and ate it for 2 days and wanted more. This week it is a new recipe called "Potato-Rosemary Pizetta". Big Miss has informed me she will be taking over Monday night meal so that will be nice.

Have you ever climbed a mountain? A mountain of hay bales? I remember as a young girl how I loved to climb those hay bales too. We lived on a dairy farm so there was always plenty of hay in the barn! It can be sooo fun and on a recent trip out to moms little farm, that is where the kids had the most fun, up in the hay loft in the barn. Fun to hide in them but it can be a bit scratchy though. Sometimes you can find fun and interesting things. Like snakes hidden nests of eggs. Sometimes you just get your foot caught and twist your ankle. Now doesn't that sound like fun huh? Well, it would be if you were a kid.....

My dad is a race car driver. There... I said it. That is my confession and now you know the nasty habit....He drags at Ardmore Raceway near Springer. It is the oldest continuously run drag strip in the U.S. and he lives for racing. I believe, literally. He had open heart surgery and for a few years got out of the circuit and was not the same. Now he is back and he is much more like his old self.... and that really isn't much comfort, but don't tell him I said so. Anyway, this is actually his 3rd race car. His first 2 were Murphy's Law and Murphy's Law 2. Now he jumps puddles....

He also spent 2 years rebuilding this 58 chevy.  Can you say Pride and Joy?

Speaking of cars, College Son's car decided to quit. Yes, permanantly with 3 weeks of school left. He blew a head gasket and nothing can be done at this point. Well, something can be done but at a tune of fifteen hundred dollars.... He decided for that amount he would just buy another car, and so, taking almost all his savings he purchased another older car in hopes to make it on down the road a few more miles. With cars, sometimes it just happens... and it sure did this time!

Well that is about all I have time for this morning.... breadmaking today. Have a nice day!

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09:33, Monday, May 5, 2008 .. Posted by Isabella

Thanks for the recipe. My family loved the biscuits. This is a keeper. I

Great pics!

09:01, Friday, May 9, 2008 .. Posted by meadow

Thanks for sharing! Love the flowers you made:-) Boy do I know what you mean about being so busy that you can only read a few pages at a time! That's how I read most books, also!