fuzzi's "Gardens and Chickens...and Goats? Oh My!" Journal and More Thread

[fuzzi]

I scored today, yard sale, Habitat for Humanity, and Aldi's.

Yard sale...deck screws!!! Ball peen hammer! Straps! Edger! Baskets! And a little pail.

At Habitat I found a nice 4×6 heavyweight rug that will match the colors in my living room. And an oldie but goodie cooler for when I travel. The new ones are so cheap, handles break off easily.

And they had tarps at Aldi's marked down to $7! I bought three. They're stronger than the dollar store types, and I will find uses for them.

 

[fuzzi]

Oh, and I bought my first load of blocks to rebuild my raised bed gardens. The cedar sides and posts are rotting away.

 

[SageHill]

Oh, and I bought my first load of blocks to rebuild my raised bed gardens. The cedar sides and posts are rotting away.
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That's a lot of lifting weights - who needs a gym!!

 

[fuzzi]

That's a lot of lifting weights - who needs a gym!!

I had to rest afterwards, they're 30# each!

 

[drstratton]

I had to rest afterwards, they're 30# each!

You'll have arms like Popeye!

 

[Baymule]

You'll have arms like Popeye!

My arm muscles now grow down instead of up.

Old lady bingo wings.......

 

[fuzzi]

I overdid, the muscles in my legs are twitching like those of a sleeping dog. It's not the lifting, it's the concrete floors in every store that aggravate my arthritic feet and joints. And it's one of the main reasons I decided to retire. I can work outside, hard, with only some discomfort, but standing on concrete wears me out, physically. I was only mildly sore after going to the Gilmanor swap and walking around for over four hours with @canesisters @Mini Horses @farmerjan and @Iron Cauldron Gardens !

Thirty three working days to go...

 

[fuzzi]

My arm muscles now grow down instead of up.

Old lady bingo wings.......

I get "old lady wings", but "bingo"?

 

[Baymule]

I get "old lady wings", but "bingo"?

Bingo Wings definition: Old lady gets the winning number, raises arms up in excitement shouting BINGO!

 

[fuzzi]

This week I've been weeding my garden beds, plucking out weeds that are the same size as the vegetable seedlings.

Bed #1 - I planted carrots around the milkweed after I noticed a Monarch butterfly laying eggs.

Before

After

I gave all the little weeds to my chickens, yum yum!

Weeding another bed with carrot seedlings

Pulled weeds are in a pile, bottom right

The cockerel Jacob is getting less shy. He's still respectful of the elders, but not as freaked out when I enter the coop. This afternoon as I was walking past the coop I saw him in the back far corner. I said "chick chick" which is my treat call, but not loud enough for the others to hear. I slowly stuck a weedling through the wire, and he leaned over, taking a leaf off.

Finally, look at what our gusty winds did!