Dreary Weather and New Adventures

Fall is settling in with cloudy skies and raindrops galore. We had quite a few hot days this summer, but now it's back to the normal Pac NW grey sky that we all adore and secretly miss during the summer.

I've been enjoying tea even more now. The curtains are pulled back and I can feel the coolness in the air, but my tea is hot. Ahhh! The kids are headed to school next week, so I'll be all alone with temptations like books, shopping, and baking fall treats, but I'll likely be focused on work. I've been taking on a lot of interesting new tasks and business opportunities.

I'm still working in the SEO field, which is fantastic! If I find myself with a little spare time, I may write a bit on how to get started. I'm also dabbling in selling on Etsy with some close friends. We're having a great time with it and hope to inspire other crafters working with mixed media.

Tiny Homestead

The end of August brings such joy with a bountiful harvest. I'm not much into canning yet, but I hope to preserve my food with it someday. In the meantime, we just enjoy our produce fresh.

I'm a bit late this year, but enjoying the thought of a lovely fall garden. The temperatures are really bouncing around, but should start to cool off soon. Looking forward to lots of tasty greens.

I've been daydreaming about some of the projects I want to accomplish in the future. Lots of odds and ends that need work on my mini homestead. It's so lovely as it is though, I may not change a thing!

A New Reader

I see that someone is obsessively reading this old, rather uninteresting blog. It's rather flattering, though it reminds me why I don't like talking about my life. I enjoy posting, but there's not much I wish to share here anymore.

A Test

I've recently been trying to learn how to do SEO- search engine optimization. It seems like it could be a useful skill to have, especially if I can tinker around on here with it. I'm also learning a wee bit of coding, so maybe some of that will also make an appearance.

I also plan on making a new blog using Wordpress. That is supposedly easier to do SEO with. Guess I'll find out!

Chickens!

Just a short post to announce that we now have 6 chicks- 2 black sex links, 2 marans, and 2 brahmas. We decided we wanted to build a coop this weekend, so I went a little crazy and took the kids to the only feed store in our area that still had chicks.

We plan on having a flock of around a dozen, so as other breeds we like come in for fall flocks, we plan on getting more. I'm looking forward to snagging some buff orpintons and wyandottes.

Not much more to tell for now, we've only had them a couple hours. I guess it's going to be harder than I thought though, because my normally gentle daughter likes to grab them by the neck and make them flap. Good thing they won't stay small for long!

Triumph!

Recently, I managed to check one more thing off on my list of accomplishments. I finally got around to publishing a bit of my writing, and though it's not much, I have a couple of sales. I would like to turn it in to a viable hobby, but it's enough to know that I have at least done the minimum.

Positive Experience

Just a short post (where does the time for wordy posts with pictures come from when you have little ones?) to share the lovely experience I had with Stark Bro's recently.

I purchased 8 bare root fruit trees from them in the fall and got them planted successfully. 7 of the trees started getting leaves in March and by this point look like normal trees. My Montemorency Pie Cherry only had 2 leaves by April and those fell off in early May.

I called up the company and told them that my tree died and a week later I had a replacement (free tree and free shipping). It's taller and has more limbs than the one I got in the fall, so I'm hopeful that it will live. I desperately want some fresh cherry pie!