It is hot. I do not like heat/humidity. This kind of weather makes me useless and keeps me awake all night. So how can I get anything done when I just want to lie in front of a fan drinking water?
It is not easy.
Jon is out there, working on a wall job. I have no idea how he can do physical labor right now! That does give me some motivation to get up and get a few things done, though.
So far, I have swept the kitchen and bathroom, washed yesterday's dishes, made rhubarb yogurt muffins (pear butter instead of oil), I started some chicken broth, and some whole wheat yogurt flax/sunflower seed maple bread (I changed the recipe a bit) is rising. My motivation has ended for the moment...but after the worst of the heat is done, I plan to make a chicken soup with the broth, mop the floors, scrub the tub and sink, clean the bunny cage, sort through peat pods and get rid of empty ones, brush the bunny, and then vacuum everything. That is a very ambitious list, considering I haven't moved in half an hour and I am trying to give the appearance of not being home right now.
The garden is doing surprisingly well right now. Lettuce is abundant. Any ideas for uses other than salad? Everything except arugula and parsley germinated. I should have salad turnips and radishes next week. And, only half of the garden is covered in weeds! I fell behind with various trips to VT, MA, and this terrible weather. The beans are doing very well at my parents', but as of a week ago, the sugar beets were not visible yet.
I now have a yogurt maker that is calling for me to experiment with it. The cheese making supplies are in at my friend's house.
Also, the best method of making butter that I have tried is simply skimming the cream into a small tupperware, putting on the lid, and shaking it. It takes a lot less time and I get a lot more butter simply using human power. I can also walk around the house, put away dishes, watch tv, with only minimal cream splashing.
I probably should mop all of the floors now that I think of it...
It is not easy.
Jon is out there, working on a wall job. I have no idea how he can do physical labor right now! That does give me some motivation to get up and get a few things done, though.
So far, I have swept the kitchen and bathroom, washed yesterday's dishes, made rhubarb yogurt muffins (pear butter instead of oil), I started some chicken broth, and some whole wheat yogurt flax/sunflower seed maple bread (I changed the recipe a bit) is rising. My motivation has ended for the moment...but after the worst of the heat is done, I plan to make a chicken soup with the broth, mop the floors, scrub the tub and sink, clean the bunny cage, sort through peat pods and get rid of empty ones, brush the bunny, and then vacuum everything. That is a very ambitious list, considering I haven't moved in half an hour and I am trying to give the appearance of not being home right now.
The garden is doing surprisingly well right now. Lettuce is abundant. Any ideas for uses other than salad? Everything except arugula and parsley germinated. I should have salad turnips and radishes next week. And, only half of the garden is covered in weeds! I fell behind with various trips to VT, MA, and this terrible weather. The beans are doing very well at my parents', but as of a week ago, the sugar beets were not visible yet.
I now have a yogurt maker that is calling for me to experiment with it. The cheese making supplies are in at my friend's house.
Also, the best method of making butter that I have tried is simply skimming the cream into a small tupperware, putting on the lid, and shaking it. It takes a lot less time and I get a lot more butter simply using human power. I can also walk around the house, put away dishes, watch tv, with only minimal cream splashing.
I probably should mop all of the floors now that I think of it...
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