It took a while to readjust my headspace as I had now planned a day indoors at the fire finishing my knitting projects. It only took a little nudge from Superman to get me outdoors so I left the girls to sort the house and the boys and I went to start clearing the beds.
I had to thin some of the winter veggies, and while these are a little on the small side they will do just fine in a stew tonight.
We planted out two beds - one with broad beans and one with peas. I first tasted broad beans at the litte bistro around the corner last winter. The chef did them in a lovely herby tomato sauce and I was sold on the first bite! I have never grown them before but this is my third planting of them for the season. I can't wait for the yield.
This is my second planting of peas which I should harvest by spring. I hope to get in another few plantings and have some peas for the freezer too. I just have to stop myself eating them in the pod and let them grow to adulthood :-)
We came into find the girls making scrambled egg for lunch. Our chickens have slowed down in laying with the shorter days and colder weather but we get about 3 a day from the 5 chickens now.
Their egg shells are washed and either crushed and given back to them or I use them around my seedlings to protect them from snails, but since having the chickens we hardly find a snail.
Now that it's just past noon I still have time for my indoor projects...glad the day turned out like this.
Fresh veggies in a stew. Yum. We recycle our egg shells, too. They go into the compost bin and become part of the black gold that we use around our plants.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a great day, Wendy. I like to use our egg shells too..sometimes I dry them in the oven on low, or near the fire, then crush them up. The 'girls' just love them!
ReplyDeleteI showed my daughter your daughter's blog and she was very impressed. I think she may stop by soon to say hello to her (she wants to fix up her blog first though, lol). :o)