My Mountain Home

When I'm 64!

And that day is today.  It sure sounds old, but I feel so young.  I'm much healthier this year than last--maybe that's why.

 

First thing I did today was get my hair cut short, not just shorter, but very, very short!  I'm thinking ahead to hot days in the garden and how I detest having hair blow into my eyes and mouth.  It's so short now I don't even have to comb it!  

The seed packets are beginning to pile up and I've been sorting them into piles according to when they get started indoors or planted outdoors.  There is so much work to do to build new beds and be ready, but alas, with 2' of snow still on the ground and lots more falling from the sky, it will have to wait.  Meanwhile I'm setting up grow lights and will begin starting seeds tomorrow.

 

Seeds!

It's a very exciting time when the seeds are spread out on the desk.  I also ordered a copy of Rocky Mountain Vegetable Gardening.  My plan is to major in the vegetables that do well here and then plant a few other things.  New raised beds will double the size of the garden this year :)

Kitchen Goal of the Month

Kelly the Kitchen Kop has this as a regular feature on her blog.  I'm going to participate this month and see what happens.  I love setting goals, taking on new projects, planning what to do next, but I'm not so good many times with the follow through. I'll start small!

 

My goal in the kitchen this month is perfecting a recipe for whole grain crackers.  I want something like a Wheat Thin but less sweet, something like an Akmak but more flavor, and something more sturdy in its crispiness than short.  I've tried two recipes so far, both of them very rich and tending toward the pie crust end of the continuum than what I'm after.  I may try olive oil or coconut oil for the fat next time with sprouted kamut flour, then add some herb flavoring or some seeds.

 

Back to the Real World

The micro version of the blog was so ugly and unuseful I was "forced" to upgrade.  I'm trying at this point to get things back to normal.  Right now I can't get Facebook to link, and I'm sure other problems are going to surface.  And maybe no one will ever see this because I don't know if I've lost all of my few-in-number followers.  We shall see.

 

I have some new avenues of interest.  Vegetable gardening is a big one.  Although we have a plot and have produced a crop for quite a few years, I wouldn't say I've been all that into it.  Once I've planted the seeds I like to skip right to the harvest.  I'm planning on this year's growing season to differ.

 

Another new interest is cooking in the manner of Nourishing Traditions.  I've basically quit eating processed food this year and am focusing on Real Food, things that do not generally come in packages.  Since last summer I've lost almost 25 lbs which is just a step along the way to health.

 

The third interest is firearms.  Not sure where that is going yet.

 

 

Free is good!

I've debated continuing or pulling the plug on the blog all year.  I don't seem to post very often, yet I hated to lose everything.  I was very surprised to learn that Typepad has a free "micro" option, so I took the middle road.  It's not that user friendly but at least it will afford me the luxury of changing my mind down the road.