The rain didn’t
hit us until about two o’clock this afternoon, so I got a decent amount more
done today than I thought I would. For starters, I got the pea trellis put up;
I didn’t think I would get that done until after the weekend because of this
rain. It rained a bit last night, but the garden area was dry enough by
noon-ish that I was able to get some work done in there without getting knee
deep in mud. After I got the trellis put up I planted thirty-two feet of peas
going down each side of it.
After
I had finished with that little project I still had some time on my hands
before the rain hit so I managed to get thirty-two feet of turnips planted, and
another thirty-two feet of Swiss Chard planted as well. Not too shabby.
Once
the rain started there wasn’t much more I could work on outside because it was
like forty-five degrees… not like working in a gentle summer drizzle… So I went
to the store to get the rest of the things I needed to finish making my
Dandelion Wine. I got that simmered and put together, and wow… it already
smells fantastic. It smells strongly like honey, flowers, and citrus, and it
hasn’t even fermented yet in order to get all bubbly and alcoholy (I don’t
think that was a word, but it is now).
Here
is a picture of the Dandelion Wine posing next to his big brother Strawberry
Wine (who is ready to be bottled any day now).
We
also managed to get a half gallons of fresh goats milk saved and safe-ish for
human consumption. I. Can’t. Wait. To. Make. Some. Cheese! I love stinky
cheeses, but I think that is a few more rungs up the experience pole before I
start trying to introduce mold and fermentation to my cheese making resume. Maybe
next week.
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