Good Morning 2016! I'm fueling myself this fine day in an effort to get going and tackle what looks to be a frigid but beautiful day. We received an additional couple of inches of powdery snow overnight which seems to buffer most noises from down below. The New Year was spent down on Puget Island (still in Washington state) thats situated uniquely in the middle of the Columbia River about an hour West of Portland, Oregon. A brief but enjoyable trip to meet friends of friends to bring in the New Year. The folks their at Blue Sky Farms had just erected two long hoop houses to be used in the coming year. Once inside their welcoming home we simply had dish after dish of wonderful foods. I can't recall the last time I was introduced to so many delicious flavors and textures, and I can't seem to think of which one was my absolute favorite, hmmm. Perhaps the fresh lemon curd tart just before the departure. I look forward to returning to the farm in the coming year in hopes of joining in on some of the work parties to do what ever is needed. Perhaps I can share some of what I've learned through Growing Veterans and gardening up here in the mountains. As much as I enjoy the coziness of the feet upon feet of snow and a roaring fire I look forward to Spring to hopes of having the most success full year of harvesting yet! Perhaps it's a good day to get back to planning and design. Time to refill the thermos and toss another log on the fire, and perhaps shovel and chisel some snow to get my blood flowing.
Good Morning 2016! I'm fueling myself this fine day in an effort to get going and tackle what looks to be a frigid but beautiful day. We received an additional couple of inches of powdery snow overnight which seems to buffer most noises from down below. The New Year was spent down on Puget Island (still in Washington state) thats situated uniquely in the middle of the Columbia River about an hour West of Portland, Oregon. A brief but enjoyable trip to meet friends of friends to bring in the New Year. The folks their at Blue Sky Farms had just erected two long hoop houses to be used in the coming year. Once inside their welcoming home we simply had dish after dish of wonderful foods. I can't recall the last time I was introduced to so many delicious flavors and textures, and I can't seem to think of which one was my absolute favorite, hmmm. Perhaps the fresh lemon curd tart just before the departure. I look forward to returning to the farm in the coming year in hopes of joining in on some of the work parties to do what ever is needed. Perhaps I can share some of what I've learned through Growing Veterans and gardening up here in the mountains. As much as I enjoy the coziness of the feet upon feet of snow and a roaring fire I look forward to Spring to hopes of having the most success full year of harvesting yet! Perhaps it's a good day to get back to planning and design. Time to refill the thermos and toss another log on the fire, and perhaps shovel and chisel some snow to get my blood flowing.