West Coast Homestead

A break in the weather.

We finally got a couple of days without  a continuous downpour, so we actually got some work done!  We've got two large beds dug and filled - the herb bed and the fruit tree/blueberry bed (which runs down one side of the yard doubling as a screen between us and the neighbors). Luckily, the rain held off until we were finished - it will help the trees get established so I can't complain.  Another weekend or two and we should have all of the plants in the ground!  I'm still trying to figure out the most space-efficient way of trellising the raspberries and blackberries...

On another note, I was happy to see Vancouver featured in the current issue of Organic Gardening.  It was a good reminder that even though we haven't attained our rural dreams, we still have it pretty good!

I saw the first installment of Jamie Oliver's Great Italian Escape tonight, and it looks like it's going to be a lot of fun.  He's travelling around Italy in his rebuilt VW van learning how Italians eat.  I have a bit of a thing for all things European - Chuck and I did the obligatory backpacking trip to Europe when I was pregnant with our daughter, and we seriously considered never coming home!  Now that I think about it, my ideal homestead would be a little stone house in Tuscany, or the south of France, or the Scottish highlands (hey, a girl can dream).