I can't believe it has
been almost a year since my last post. We have had a busy year with lots of
toddler activity although fewer house projects than our first year. We have
been enjoying living here and taking time to do other things! David has enjoyed
working on the outside of the house especially adding to the landscaping and
gardens. Margaret and I have loved spending time exploring the yard.
We added honey bees to
our backyard last spring. My parents and Katie have had several hives at their
house for a few years and were excited to expand to our backyard. We have
already enjoyed lots of honey from the hive and look forward to adding a second
this spring. They are great for pollinating our trees and the vegetables in our
garden.
David enjoyed planting
our vegetable garden for the second summer. We had great success with cucumbers
and were able to eat and pickle lots. Tomatoes had a rough season, but we
enjoyed lots of roma tomatoes later in the season. We had a beautiful flower bed
in the center of the garden too.
We bought a swing set
off Craig's List, repainted it and added a new slide and swings. Margaret loves
playing on it - especially the swing, slide and telescope!
Our chickens continue to
do well. We add three new hens to the flock bringing the total to nine. The new
additions are Dominiques with pretty black and white feathers. They all went on
strike for a few months late fall, but have now started laying eggs again.
We
have had a lot of snow this winter already - but it has not stopped us from
being outside. Margaret loves playing in the snow and was more excited this
year to try snow angels and sledding. Even the swing set enjoyed some winter
use ;o).
We
love spending time in our yard regardless of the weather!
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