Jordan's Farm

Ok, Sorry it's been while- Being a widow

I have been trying to live this new life ( my husband died in March this year) and find myself too.  It's been hard and I don't always like it, this new life without my better half. As Cammy said, I now have to go on living with half of me gone, learn to live again. Thank you Cammy for our wonderful, hope filling talk, thank you. 

Being a widow is like walking in the dark in a strange place you have never been before. Running into things, hitting your toes on things, getting hurt, and feeling very alone.  You can't see any light but you know it's there somewhere, so you try to keep looking.  Some days your to tired to look, and don't really care. Then the next day, you walk a little faster, hoping and praying for a little light/hope/ anything. At times God send little things and people to help you in the dark. And for that I'm very thankful.  Taking steps are hard in the dark, but sometimes you get a little light for the next step.  Trying to find me again has been hard too. I don't enjoy many things any more. Some days I just do the have TOO's. And even that takes all I've got. I do have some easy days, but right now they are few and far between.

Ok the new farm here. I have sold the milk cow and bull cow, taken down all their fences. I now just have chickens, cats, dogs and hamsters(they are TommieLynn's). I did not put out a real garden this year. I did not have it in me. This was something Tommy and I did together. The food barn is full, so we will not go hungry. But by next year, I will plant again.  For everything there is a season. After 12 plus years of gardening, I'm taking a break. What do people do during the summer when they don't garden??

My first grandbaby will be here soon. And I will be "Nana". I don't see myself being called grandma, I think I'm to young for that.  LOL TommieLynn is so happy to be a Aunt soon, but has not pick out what she wants to be called yet. It would be hard for a baby to say "Aunt TommieLynn".  So she has been thinking on it for now.  Right now the baby , Miss Gabby, is head up and 6 1/2 pounds, if she does not turn by July 1, they will take her. So please pray that she'll turn.

TommieLynn has been doing more in the kitchen/cooking. And is loving it.  She made me pancakes and sausage this morning all by her self, boy you should have seen her smile. She has now planned what she says she'll make me every morning for the rest of the week.  Boy they sure do grow up fast.

Well you all must be tired of reading now, so I'll try and post again in the morning.

 Have a great day.

And God bless you all.

Becky

My first time with Gourds - Drying - Photos

Ok, here is the link:   My first time with Gourds - Drying - Photos

Sorry it's a link, but you know I still have not master photos here, there is more work to post them here.

Sorry,

Becky 

Help potato bugs? What can I use to kill them?

What can I use to kill them? Will a soapy water spray, kill them? I don't want to use chem. on them!  Can anyone help me? Please.

thank you , Becky

Garden doing GOOD and garden tips

Good afternoon,

Just about everything is up and somethings are blooming. Is it me or did it get hotter sooner this year than last? The heat here has been up above the 90's for the last week.

Garden tips:

* when you sucker your tomato plants, put the suckers on and around your cabbage plants.

* those of you who drink coffee, allow your used grounds to dry out, then spread around garden and or plants(in pots). This feeds your earthworms and brings more around.

* allow used coffee filters to dry out, then place around plants to keep weeds down, and acts like a mulch( helps keep moist in soil)

* allow empty egg shells to dry and crush them up and put them in a ring around the base, on the ground: cabbage and tomato plants.

*Don't tell to many people this hint, OK. Most feed stores that sell straw and hay by the bale, will allow you to clean up ground and/or floor of busted bales, the extra that falls off while moving it around. But ask first, my feed store calls me to clean it up so they don't have too. This is great mulch, and cuts way down on weeding. I did my whole raised bed garden last year, and walk ways too. (any extra hay can be used to fill chicken nests, that means no more buying hay for nest, straw is not good for there nest)

Well this should get you started. If any one has good tips, please share them.
Time to go hoe some more and plant my Sweet Basil plants, and check on my drying herbs.
Becky