The Homestead Has Been Quiet

 

My little laundry helper. 

Life has been going along with no real change. I've been on burnout and have not had a lot of interest in doing or trying much for new things. I've been just tired and everything that I had plans to do over the past 6 months, I really didn't. I didn't get my herbs planted, so no creating a new herb garden and forget about the flower bed! It looks neglected and with no new plantings. On a positive note, the daisies did extremely well and multiplied like crazy!

We didn't plant much of a garden and the things that were planted, went in late. We have been battling a family of groundhogs, and they are winning. We have no beans, cabbage, greens, okra, or pretty much anything that I had really looked forward to harvesting. It's disheartening to say the least. Living in town has its drawbacks, and this is one of them. At this point, I have no idea what we'll be harvesting this year. Sigh

On a brighter note, I have been working more with replacing grocery store items with the homemade version where I can. I am getting more and more disappointed with the way things taste. Things are different and not in a good way. We bought some beef and a turkey from the local farmer and have been pleased with the meat we've gotten. With us both being seniors, we are always looking at stretching our food and income. It's not easy but it is interesting and a challenge - and that challenge is growing more difficult as time goes on.

I hope your growing season is going well. What is your best fruit or vegetable this year?