Well, let's see...working backwards....

Yesterday though sleepy (see Mondays' adventures) we replaced the old mailbox with a nice new gray one. I still need to paint the mailbox support but it already looks so much better. I'll start on our new farm sign tonight while we watch day three of Texas Ranch House. (After pricing farm signs we decided to make our own for now. We also priced orgnaic feed and came to the same decision - our eggs are cage gree, pesticide and antibiotic free, but at 20 bux a bag we can't afford certified organic feed - maybe if people were willing to spend 6 bux a dozen on eggs!!)

On Monday night Gi banged her head on the coffee table reaching for a toy - since she's so tiny we decided to be on the safe side - 6 hours, one emergency room and four X rays later we came home with a healthy baby and all crashed into bed.

On Sunday we went to a bbq where E and friends dissasembled a massive climing wall from his friend's garage, destined for re-assembly in our basement. That afternoon I also planted the rest of the seed potatoes (yellow and white) and weeded.

On Satruday we spent over 300 dolalrs and came back with an overflowing truck of farm supplies (it was the anual 15% off sale) In the truck were bags of feed for all the critters, 100 feet of 5 foot welded wire, some extra t-posts, a new battery for our solar fence charger (we're going to test it tonight - hopefully that was the problem since we bought it used), a new hose (SOMEBODY ran over one of ours :) and salt for our well filtering sytstem.

We manged to expand the goat's permanent pasture by over a third, and at the same time eliminate the need to mow on that side of our dirveway, and then we were off to Circue de Soleil on Ranfddall's Island. Amazing. My favorite part was the floating lady suspended by giant balloons who drifted around the audience - so cool.

On Friday Gi and I headed to Princeton to meet with Amy, where we shoppped and had dinner. I bought myself a copy of Martha's baking book, which I've had out from the libary for weeks now :) and a charm braclet to put the gold baby shoe my mom bought for me on so that I can start changing my necklaces again. 

On Thursday we went out for my birthday and on Wednesday ...oh! too much. I think I'll stop there.

The gardnes are perking up - the brassicas and leeks are finally showing some vigourous new growth, and I sidedressed them with composted goat manure this week. The mesclun under the row cover is thrivin - lesson learned! Peas, spinahc, and radishes are all up and growing. The peppers, tomaotes, and eggplant under row covers and cloches are still looking miserable, but they're alive, and with any luck, they'll start sending out new growth soon as we move into May. All four grape vines succumbed (what seemed like overnight) to powdery mildew, but I'm hoping if I clear all the infected vegetation they'll at least leaf out again and recover this year. (They're too young to be fruit bearing this year anyhow) I also may buy some sulfur spray since I was planning on getting some BT and Surround for the fruit trees and such. 

Every day I plant another 4 or 6 peppers and tomatoes - the ones inside have been in here for far too long, next year I'll hold back at least a month on starting those seeds! The peppers are faring better then the tomatoes, but hopefully both will bounce back once they're outside. Herbs are up for the six packs - once they have a set of true leaves I'll pot them up into those to grow for another three weeks before our first marke day. 9 -10 eggs a day are coming from the hens - I'd like to get at least 5 more laying birds by the time market starts so we're looking for ways to do that. (I have 12+ chicks of various ages in the brooder so if they survive to lay next year, all the better)  And that's life here. Mind if I take a nap?