Of Goats and Chickens

Still working on that chicken coop... it's quite a bit of work, really. But it really is going well and progressing along. The surrounding fence is up, and now for the roof and the coop proper. I'll have fabulous help this Saturday to work on it, though, so more progress should be made. I sure am ready to have those chickens! And the fresh eggs that come with 'em. Mm mm!

My garden is slowly progressing along now. Just got a slow start. The tomatoes should kick in pretty soon - gotten a few cherries and a couple romas, but nothing of much use yet. Cucumbers are doing well! Made some cucumber/avocado soup with some of them - refreshing stuff, that. My basil is starting to take over the world, as well. Pesto, here I come! And soon, too. Some sage is ready to be picked off and dried for fall as well. So much to do! So little daylight to encompass it all. Of course, if I were a better time manager it would be helpful. But I yam what I yam, right? And it doesn't do to obsess over it and set time limits on it. I don't make a living off this Commune (yet!) so there's no use in getting too worked up over it all - just makes for one unhappy Elizabeth.

Blueberries are still making. This fact shocks me - it just goes on and on like the energizer bunny!!

I'm excited to get back to sewing this weekend, as well. Think I finally have that flea problem out there under control. (I hope!) So back to it! Purses and clothes and strips of fabric for braided rugs here I come! And it's time for more sewing lessons, too. And more research into the CPSIA thing. Still struggling through that mess to decipher whether or not I need to test my products.

And because all blogs need a picture, here is one that I shamelessly stole (because he is ridiculously cute):

Thinking that my goat adventure (next year?) will be only for regular goats, not for milk. Bought some goat milk over the weekend, and while I could definitely get used to the wildness of it, I just love cow's milk so much. So perhaps a lone male goat wandering the place...? A dwarf one, maybe. *shrug* But that's a decision for later.