Farmers Market

Every Saturday we pack up what seems to be the entire garden, half the house, all the kiddos and head off to the farmers market. We spend all morning among friends old and new selling our vegetables and flowers. Our display changes from week to week, lettuces in the spring tomatoes in the summer corn for fall but always lots of flowers. The flowers are my favorite. The boys run and play eat homemade bread and ask lots of question. Sometimes at market there are strange things to see and we get to discuss them on the ride home. Oh the ride home tired and hot but usually with enough spending money to stop for a weekly treat..A much deserved ice cold drink.

BLTs anyone?

199 Tomato Plants and Baby Bibb Lettuce

BLTs anyone? Well you'll have to bring your own bacon. Pigs are on my list of things I'd like to have here at our little farm but for now the veggies are coming in full force and that's about all we can handle. Spring has been good to us here at Growing Boys Farm. The Sunflowers are about a month early but they sure are beautiful in full bloom across the field. Now I just have to figure out how to keep them from blooming on Tuesday and get them to bloom on Friday (we have to cut for farmers market on fridays).

Who Needs Vick's

For the past few days I've had a sick kiddo. Fever, cough, the whole shebang and to top it off we ran out of vicks. We are big fans of the menthol rub on the feet trick for a cough. Did you know that one, you just rub the bottom of the kiddos feet down with menthol rub, put on socks and instantly no more cough. So I decided to make our own menthol rub.
2oz olive oil
1tbsp beeswax
20 drops Eucalyptus essential oil
Heat the oil and beeswax in a double boiler until it's melted then add the essential oil. Pour the mixture into a jar and let it cool. Once it's cooled slather up those tootsies and enjoy cough free night...I hope.

Spring Fever

OK it's official. We have Spring fever. Sunday and Monday were both beautiful days. We played outside, rode the 4wheeler (which Brian got stuck in the creek :) and hung laundry on the line. Monday was a perfect day to hang out laundry...warm and a little windy. The garden also got turned and so we are ready and waiting to start planting. Now if only spring will come soon.

Ice Storm

During the past two weeks the storms in our lives sure have raged. We had two grandparents to die within a week of each other so much of the past two weeks has been spent at the funeral home. As if that weren't enough we also had a winter storm that brought with it lots of ice. Ice that made the trees look beautiful,dangerous (a piece fell on our truck and broke the windshield)but beautiful. We lost electricity for three days but at least we have a fireplace so we didn't freeze. Many other neighbors and friends are still out of electricity but I know the line worker are doing all they can to get every body up and running and we appreciate it very much. Today is the start of a new week and I am sure things are looking up for us!!

Knitting for Newborns

Some moms of the Barren River Home School Association have taken up the task of preparing care packages for newborn babies. So to help out I have decided to knit a few baby hats. I think that this project is just an excuse to allow myself the time to sit and knit, I might even do some baby blankets. I do love to knit and sew and the baby hats are so adorable. It almost makes me long for that tiny baby smell and cuddle but then I remember all the long nights and feedings and diapers...maybe I'll just go visit baby Hay.

Recycled Paper

For the New Year I have decided to go eco friendly. Or at least try. But today as I found my self standing in the paper isle at Staples I questioned weather I could afford to save the trees. The regular copy paper was $3.49, the 30% recycled paper was $4.99, and the 100% recycled paper was $5.99. Now I would like to know why it costs more to turn old news papers into copier paper that it does to chop down whole forests of trees. After much soul searching I did decide to buy the recycled paper. But I was not happy about it and I was also not so happy with the service of the local Staples who seemed to be hiding all the sale items from there weekly add. I guess that's what I get for not buying local. The store did somewhat redeem themselves by recycling my ink cartridges and crediting me for it. Hopefully the paper issue is just a bump in the road on my path to saving the planet. Next step biodegradable trash bags. I hope they don't cost a lot!