Ramblings from White Mountain
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 20th, 2014
The plants are growing well, now that the sun angle is down and the temperatures don’t get too hot inside the greenhouse. The wild grass all around us is turning brown, and some bushes and plants are starting to show fall colors. Won’t be long now! My favorite season is coming up. A couple of […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 4th, 2014
In mid June we went to Glacier National Park to visit our old stomping grounds and visit Diana. She raises alpacas and llamas, and has a fiber processing mill. We walked out into the field where all the female and baby alpacas and llamas hang out. Diana was calling to them to come over and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 4th, 2014
I had a dress that I used to wear all the time, and I wore it so much it just sort of started to disintegrate. I packed it away for a rainy day, so to speak. Then one day I decided I’d try to re-create the dress by taking the existing dress apart and using […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Aug 3rd, 2014
We picked six cups (almost) of our first harvest of Josta Berries, and I made jam yesterday. The berries are very firm and hold their shape, so first I cooked them until they were softened, then I took a potato masher to the pot and tried to crush all whole berries. For the most part […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 27th, 2014
The last couple of months we have been extremely busy. I have tons of pictures to post, but haven’t had time to get them organized. It’s on my to-do list. The middle of June we went to Glacier National Park, and visited the Trail of Cedars, a low altitude grove of old-growth cedar trees near […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 2nd, 2014
We finished building the raised beds until we ran out of boards. We have ordered some new boards to finish the last two raised beds. And then we planted the raised beds we have built. Now the fun starts – water the plants and watch them grow and then start harvesting! We decided to use […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 31st, 2014
The building and raised beds should last a good thirty years before they need to be replaced. The plastic will hopefully last ten years or more before it needs to be replaced. Using 2×10 cedar boards, various lengths, we are building the raised beds, two boards high, for a soil depth of 20 inches when […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 28th, 2014
Today we have covered the structure with greenhouse plastic. The temperature was 68F outside, and 98F inside. So now we have to get the windows and door installed so there is ventilation, and that will bring the temperature down to a comfy level for our little plants. Still a lot of work left to get […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 26th, 2014
Yesterday we got the rafters cut and in place. That was a major accomplishment, and our neighbor came over to help us accomplish it. I picked rhubarb in the garden and made a pie while Dan and Gary were putting up the rafters. While he was doing that, I got out a shovel, rake, and […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 23rd, 2014
Having knock-down drag-out fights with inanimate objects is never a good plan. Yesterday was a really tough day, and we beat ourselves up pretty thoroughly. We both have interesting bruises to prove it. Today we may or may not do anymore construction it all depends on how we feel later today. Also the weather gods […]