BERT!

Can you see him?? Our friendly basement toad, Bert, he keeps all the pesky crickets and other basement bugs out from under our feet. Thanks Bert. Wish I had some pictures of the first spring we lived here, he has grown so much!! He used to look like a frog (cause he was so little and skinny!) We love Bert! He likes it by the dryer.

More Sunny Days.

Some Random Sunny Days

Not much time today, but still wanted to post some pictures of our great walks the past week. Also some great shots of the house. We are getting some projects in the works and hope to be able to document some progress this year! All our best from the People Food Farms.

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A fellow class mate at our Central Illinois Farm Beginnings class has been documenting our journey through the class. Jerry and Dayna are starting a chapter similiar to CIFB down in Southern Illinois. Check out their blog and see a cute pic of us on there!

http://eatsouthernillinois.blogspot.com/

BREAD: Attempt #1 for 2010

I feel really positive about this experience. Some of you may not know, but I struggled with getting the bread "just right" last year. When we first moved to the farm in Mount Olive we brought out some of Grammy's original 10 year old starter for the Amish friendship bread that was in the freezer and thawed it out - boom! couple days, bubbles were popping, fed it again in the ten day cycle and it was off!

I feel like on this first attempt of the year, it was a success. I got it done faster than normal, less mess and so much gratitude! The smell filling the house by late afternoon was intoxicating and all I could think was I wish I had pulled out more starter so I could make more bread. All I have to do is wait ten days =)

DOUBLE DOUBLE BATCH NEXT TIME!
Also as you can tell, I'm still learning how to do all this posting stuff backwards. =) Enjoy! Mmmmm, come over soon for a bite of bread, friends!

PREPPING FOR PLANTS.

Gus "helping" Randy put up our new shelf to house our little seedlings.











We are planting array of veggies and flowers! Try to keep you posted as they grow.
This year the wildflower mix will go out all over the yard. Spring here we come!

Small Changes Lead to Much Enjoyment

Randy took some time on one of our "Monday work days" to tighten up all the cabinets in the kitchen. It made it feel like a new kitchen!!! All of the doors worked perfectly and even looked new from their sheer evenness.



As you can see, Gus approves.