Farm Bulletin

 Purple pepper, not picked by Peter, but plant bought at Mennonite market in May.  Doing well.

 Lasagna garden / 'tater patch, thriving in store bought dirt.

 Giant pumpkin seed sprouting.  I planted a couple hundred pumpkin seeds in the south 40.  Some from bought seed and some from pumpkins bought last year.  Not many are actually coming up though.

 Zinnia patch.

 Sunflower patch is not sprouting much.  Purchased a few more seeds to be planted soon.

 My South 40.  Soon to be as high as an elephant's eye.

 The Buns, growing like weeds themselves.  Nikell is hiding under the blue lid in the shade.  This is temporary bun housing at it's cheapest, but only until I get the condo built.

Basil seeds planted in March, finally starting to take off.  Why something is eating it is beyond me.  And I hate to put any deterrent chemicals on it.  Any suggestions?

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Racing into summer.

Why is it that outdoor projects increase exponentially as the weather warms?  

 As you can see, I've framed in the bunny tractor (held up by saw horses), and gave it the second coat of paint.  It's ready for chicken wire and wheels.  The 2 other pieces are the side and top door.

I did a lot of reading and research on rabbits before bringing mine home.  It seems they like to run and jump and small boxy cages are not a good idea.  The bunny tractor has 7-1/2 feet of lengthwise running room and is 30" high.  I used 2 x 3's instead of 2 x 4's so it's not too heavy.

 Nikell enjoys the freedom of the yard space surrounded by chicken wire.  She did manage to get out yesterday and visit the neighbors.  We had a long talk about dogs who are not Dolly and what they like for breakfast.  The chicken wire is doubly secure now and we've not had another chat since.

Sesame is my Houdini bunny and will escape everything but the current cage.  I let him roam a bit yesterday as I was painting.  Dolly thought this was great fun and she and Sesame joined in a game of tag.  It was quite amazing to see them actually play together.  Believe me, I was watching their antics very closely for any signs of aggression.  However, Dolly really knew it was playtime.   Animals always have something to teach us don't they?

On the garden front, I planted my potatoes yesterday (yes, I know I'm late).  And after raking out the cow manure I had delivered, I planted 72 packets of flower and herb seeds.  Some are very old, but it should be interesting to see what grows.

Until then, keep stitchin' . . .

Pretty as a picture.

 Helloooo, my name is Nikell.  I'm the shy one. 

Helloooo, my name is Sesame.  I'm the curious one.

We're The Buns!

And you remember Dolly don't you.  She is not shy and very much wants to play.  But mom set up this temporary wire enclosure so we have a safe place to run, jump, and eat grass.  

The grass is kinda high as mom's weed wacker died and that puts us fully in charge of all the mowing.  

On a side note.  Mom is very disgruntled about this new blog format set up.  And she dearly hopes they put it back the way it was very soon.  

Thanks Aunt Lou for the wonderful Birthday gift you sent mom.  She really appreciates it.   

Hoppin' along, The Buns (and Dolly)

Have you heard the news?

This is so exciting!  Siobhan over at Scraps and Threadtales has passed her AQS Certification Test and is now an OFFICIAL QUILT APPRAISER.  She has worked so very hard to achieve this goal.  Do stop by and offer her your congratulations!

Until then, keep stitchin' . . . .

Geneology

Have you heard about this site for researching family history via the census records?  A friend shared it with me recently, so I thought I'd pass it along. 

https://familysearch.org/