It's back to the Summertime grind!

Yep, summertime grind. Early morning rising (normal) and straight out to the garden as the sun comes up!
 I'm not much into digging and weeding and harvesting in the heat of the day so you will usually find me doing my 'outside' chores first thing in the AM. Things like, weeding and pruning, mowing and picking up yard debris, hanging out laundry and harvesting, yep, all morning time chores.
I've gotten myself into a pretty good routine what with the new summer hours and the hubby's third shift hours. I'm in the garden or outside doing whatever first light ..but having 'two' gardens, small square foot garden and a larger raised bed garden it's a lot of work for one day, so I've split it. When hubs leaves for work at 6:45 I water one garden, set the clock for an hour and do any kitchen clean up I need to. When my hour is up, I go out and water the chickens, and all the other critters, check for eggs a 3rd time for the day, pick up anything that's 'not where it's supposed to be (garden wise), feed the chickens for a 2nd time and close them in for the night. Then the sprinkler is turned off and I fill up the watering can and hit the spots that the sprinkler hose may have missed. All this takes about 20 minutes or so. The next night, I repeat it, but it's the 'other' garden. It works, and it's routine, but it keeps things fairly simple around here!.
But as it is morning, and it is Monday my laundry is calling to be hung in the breeze so I'm off.
It's laundry  hanging time!

See ya next time......down on the farm! Sage

It's Monday again

The garden is almost planted, the last few of the crops except tomatoes will be going in today. Laundry is in the wash ..sheets specifically and it'll soon be time to start harvesting the young spinach leaves. (they are up good!) Of course you know it's one thing Monday, so here's our list for today:
Yep, you heard that right..a one thing list! LOL just kidding with you! Our one thing for today is:
The computer! Today is the day to clean the computer, inside and out. Run a scan disk, clean up unnecessary files and give the monitor a good wipe down along with vacuuming out the dust in the fan vent. The computer may be a non required item, but it's still in many homes and is a tool, so keep your tools clean! (they'll work better for you!)
I have lots on the list to do today with it being Monday and all. All laundry, sheets too. Plant more in the garden, get dinner in the crock pot, move all herb starts outside, take down a shelf unit and since our temps have been getting in the 80's I have to set up my 'fan' vent system to cool things down. I'm not willing to start up our air conditioner this early in the year. The late afternoons have been getting pretty warm around here so it's 'fan' time!

This week looks to be a busy one for sure, so get your aprons on and your working clothes and let's get busy! :) Have a great day!

Don't forget!!

Our full moon this month is a 'SUPER MOON'...the rising on the 19th is the first of it's kind in 20 years, so go watch (start tonight and watch tomorrow too!)
Here's some info on the super moon!
NASA Super Moon
See ya next time......down on the farm! Sage