Edible?

Found some mushrooms growing in the garden.  Trying to find out if they are edible.

Fireflies

Fireflies : Nature's Bling

Cooler Weather

With the cooler weather the garden is starting to produce again.  Even with the water I was giving it - I think the plants were just trying to survive in the weeks of 100 + heat.  Now that it has broken below the 90s the plants are fruiting.  Even the Cherokee Purples are putting out tomatoes again.  I see two watermelons so far and the tomatillos look like they are making a go of it too but nothing substantial yet.  I am very happy to see the garden coming back after I had given up on it producing anything more this year.

My two baby watermelons - I will be keeping a close eye on them.  I think they are sugar babys.

The tomatillos are making their paper shell - kind of like an onion but their fruit is more like a tomato.

And the tomatoes - I hope the cool temps will keep them from cracking so bad.

Nevermind

So the land wasn't what I was looking for after all.  I understood that it was a rectangle lay out - I just thought it would be wider that the double wide trailer that was on it.

Parents

Parents never get enough respect from their children, especially while they are growing up.  I remember accusing mine that all they wanted was a slave and that was why they had me (I actually had it pretty darn good).  A lot of parents don't hit that correct balance of respect, discipline, and spoiling.  I like to think mine were right on - if a little heavy on the spoiling and a little light on the discipline (chores and such).

Even at 32 years old my parents are still helping me.  I would like to think I will help them more some day.

On that Path

Just have to get past that brush.

Plans

I found this nice piece of land for what I think is a steal.  It will take a lot of work but so would any other piece of property.  The only thing I am worried about is the permits and regulations from the county.

... and the real estate agent just contacted me and I am a little more encouraged that the septic could still be viable.

I really want to jump on this yet at the same time people are cautioning me.  I am worried that this deal will slip away and it will be very hard to find something like it again.

Closer

Steps closer to having the house ready to sell.  This may seem like all this blog is about, but once we find our land it will be more about working on it.
The day to day chores, what works and what doesn't, the triumphs and the tragedies.
Just the first step was deciding to do it.

No Thanks

Some days you can't say thanks for things.  Some days you just have to help each other.

Missed it?

So there was this awesome looking 131 year old farm house for sale, 10 acres, a barn and a pond.  $69,900.  I mean DAMN.

But our house isn't quite ready for the market (I still think I can get it on the market in Sept) and we weren't ready to move on any property.  So that awesome short sale farm - in a contract.  Likely not see something like that again for awhile.

But at the same time I have learned that while land isn't made anymore (except for islands etc), there is plenty out there.  There is a point where you have to trust in the cosmos, fate, god(s) - whatever - that things are going to work out for you.  If you have a plan or at least a good idea, then you can work towards something.  I'm not saying that everything will be perfect but at least you can measure success with a goal in mind.

The adage - god (universe, nature, fate) helps those that help themselves - I believe in strongly.  You may not have the resources to get something done but if you ask around you might find a way to do it.

So - getting help with painting some of the interior of the house, getting ready to get this thing on the market, and then - hopefully - finding our next home.

Cheers, good luck, force be with you - and all that.

carrots

I missed watering the carrots because I was using a soaker hose on the tomatoes, peppers, tomatillos and watermelons.  The carrots being several rows of dead or "finished" garden away.  But I gave what remained some water and it has actually rained a little the past few days.  I kind of think the over-crowded carrots died because they were stunted and the larger ones survived which might actually be great in the end - I don't have to keep thinning and the larger ones get to keep growing.

Have to get ready to take Squire to the vet again and have a final check on his anal glands.  He blew both of them out in the past 3 weeks or so and it may end up he will have to have them removed.  We will see.

watching the grass grow

Now into the grass growing business to make the front yard look better.  I hate wasting water on lawns, but it needs to be done if I want it to look good for when I sell it.  I really need to get into detail on what I want to raise when we get some land - at the same time it is difficult to decide without knowing what type of land we will end up getting.