I can't believe it's been over a year and a half since I have posted. My camera went down, my computer went down and I was busy gardening.
I had an abundant garden and ate almost exclusively from it throughout the Spring and Summer. By the end of Summer the heat had worn me down but I gathered pumpkins, tomatoes, and winter squashes to use throughout the winter. I had many turns with weeds and finally by the end of the season crab grass had taken hold in much of the garden. I am now cleaning out the crab crass row by row and will begin planting again this month. I hope to add more mulch. I have chickens that lay plenty of eggs for me and I continue to give them to neighbors, food banks and family. My son brought me a cat and before I could get her spayed she had 4 kittens. I now have 5 full grown cats that are indoor, outdoor cats and are doing a wonderful job of making the critters,especially the antelope squirrels leave me some fruit and nuts. I had an abundant crop of pistachios this year.
My faithful companion, my dog Manna died this summer and is in a grave behind one of the trees. She had been with me for 12 + years and I don't know how old she was when I rescued her. She got one last swim in Burro Creek pond before she died. That was a happy day for her and I like remembering it.
My son went to California to finish raising his youngest son through highschool so I am again on my own and getting older. Not as easy for me anymore at close to 75.
The fruit and nut trees are coming out of a harsh cold this winter. The Pluets, Apricots, and Almonds are now blooming and one Apple. Many of the other trees are beginning to bud.
I sold my goats this winter after I struggled through hand feeding one billy and the other billy the mother accepted. I realized that many of my injuries were goat related. A broken ankle, a twisted knee, an attack by invading dogs that cracked my rib.
Last summer I was able to plant more native trees and many of them are growing and filling in the gaps between the fruit and nut trees. I now want to plant in bunches, with a variety of the permaculture plant guilds. I hope to expand the food forest from that point. I replaced a Santa Rosa plum that died after a rain at 5 years. I fear the reports of poisoning from arial spraying known as Chemtrails is true as the tree died so suddenly after a heavy rain. The replaced Santa Rosa was planted with sweet potatoes and peanuts and I hope to add alflafa for mulch.
I now have a refurbished computer my son sent me and I hope to get a camera set up soon too so I can post pictures. Life goes on.
I had an abundant garden and ate almost exclusively from it throughout the Spring and Summer. By the end of Summer the heat had worn me down but I gathered pumpkins, tomatoes, and winter squashes to use throughout the winter. I had many turns with weeds and finally by the end of the season crab grass had taken hold in much of the garden. I am now cleaning out the crab crass row by row and will begin planting again this month. I hope to add more mulch. I have chickens that lay plenty of eggs for me and I continue to give them to neighbors, food banks and family. My son brought me a cat and before I could get her spayed she had 4 kittens. I now have 5 full grown cats that are indoor, outdoor cats and are doing a wonderful job of making the critters,especially the antelope squirrels leave me some fruit and nuts. I had an abundant crop of pistachios this year.
My faithful companion, my dog Manna died this summer and is in a grave behind one of the trees. She had been with me for 12 + years and I don't know how old she was when I rescued her. She got one last swim in Burro Creek pond before she died. That was a happy day for her and I like remembering it.
My son went to California to finish raising his youngest son through highschool so I am again on my own and getting older. Not as easy for me anymore at close to 75.
The fruit and nut trees are coming out of a harsh cold this winter. The Pluets, Apricots, and Almonds are now blooming and one Apple. Many of the other trees are beginning to bud.
I sold my goats this winter after I struggled through hand feeding one billy and the other billy the mother accepted. I realized that many of my injuries were goat related. A broken ankle, a twisted knee, an attack by invading dogs that cracked my rib.
Last summer I was able to plant more native trees and many of them are growing and filling in the gaps between the fruit and nut trees. I now want to plant in bunches, with a variety of the permaculture plant guilds. I hope to expand the food forest from that point. I replaced a Santa Rosa plum that died after a rain at 5 years. I fear the reports of poisoning from arial spraying known as Chemtrails is true as the tree died so suddenly after a heavy rain. The replaced Santa Rosa was planted with sweet potatoes and peanuts and I hope to add alflafa for mulch.
I now have a refurbished computer my son sent me and I hope to get a camera set up soon too so I can post pictures. Life goes on.
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