I forgot how light the wood was when we first put it up. It's going to take some time to darken but it looks sooo much better!

No cheating, post your lock screen!

Jumping on the doner kebab trend going around TikTok right now. Made some sumac onions and a cucumber and garlic sauce to go on top... I'm so hungry, the wait is killing me!

Excited to finally get the walls finished and cover up this eyesore! We started putting them up before covid, grabbing the wood as we could afford it, but ever since the pandemic affected the market it's been impossible to find in this size locally.

As a (former?) holiday lawn ornament hater, I don't know who I am anymore.

Got my flu and covid shots today, and normally I don't have much of a reaction but I am suuuper tired tonight. Looking forward to going to bed, but also not because both of my arms hurt and I'm a side sleeper lol :(

Hamburger Time

Good news from the vet, Nutmeg just needs diaper cream. So, very much relieved there. Buuut... I got a flat tire on the way so my car is temporarily abandoned on the side of the highway because I'm useless with car stuff 😅

She's so friggin cute in her donut 💕

Looks like it's back to the vet for Nutmeg, her butt is giving her troubles again. Hopefully we can get in quick, I don't want it to get as bad as last time. Sigh, my poor baby.

Bathing a cat at 2am because she broke into the cupboard where some rotten potatoes had attracted a million fruit flies and got caught up in the fly tape strip.

Got all the carrots sorted last night. Weird ones go in the fridge, the rest get layered in totes with sand to hang out in cold storage. This year's Weird Carrot Winner is this guy, for obvious reasons.

10/10 take. No notes.

Winter snuck up on me, I didn't realize there was a looming polar vortex. It's already -10° out there 🥶 I needed that kick in the butt to get my garden chores done though. Was able to grab the carrots before the ground froze!

With the tomatoes done all I have left to tackle are the root veggies and leeks. We harvested the meat chickens over the weekend, and I planted the garlic last week. I should probably do some garden clean up before winter too, but hibernation is just around the corner!

Cleaning the house today and got sent on a side quest to organize my canning supplies.

A sad update, Rhubarb passed away last week. We aren't sure what happened, she was lethargic for a couple days without any other signs of illness, and then she was just gone. I'm really heartbroken over it, she was so sweet.

Olive has gotten so good with taking her inhaler, when I prep her AeroKat she comes running over now. She'll still pull away sometimes but she purrs through the whole process knowing she's about to get some treats. Gotta include a pic for the cat tax. She's such a sweet baby.

Got the herbs all hung up today, been putting this chore off as if hauling 5 gallon pots in and out of the house every frosty night was any easier. Chris also pesto'd all the basil, since I don't have any luck with drying it.

Chris got cat called at Walmart today. He was walking out of the store when a woman yelled at him, "Nice ass!!" Which honestly, his fault for wearing such a slutty pair of chinos.

There's a great horned owl hooting in my yard 🌘v🌒

And a German chocolate pie for dessert! One day I'll make a fluted crust that doesn't collapse, but today was not that day.

Had a nice walk around Boulevard. Made me miss living in town though, we used to live like a block away from these trails. Our apartment was a shithole but man, can't beat the neighbourhood. Bonus rainbow from the drive in.

I made a goat cheese and caramelized onion dutch baby for my baby. He turns 41 today 💖

Thankful for many things, but I'm especially thankful for this marketplace find right now. I don't even care that it takes up so much of our already limited counter space, I loathe doing dishes more than anything.

Prepping a small Thanksgiving dinner for just the two of us. Tonight's menu is a roasted turkey thigh, stuffing, leftover squash croquettes that Chris made a couple nights ago, and a pumpkin pie. Everything in the turkey pan besides the oil, salt, and pepper came from our little homestead ✨️

My daily goose greeting 🤍

Crisp fall prints comin at ya ⭐️🧡 [ #cuteart #artshop #traditionalart ]

I have soooo many lobster mushrooms growing in my yard!!! ....Right in the area where my dogs poop 😒

No pics today because I was too hungry, but I've concluded this year's tomato taste test. And the winner is... 🥁🥁🥁 ✨️🌈 Big Rainbow! 🌈✨️ [airhorn noise]

Tomatoes for days~

Vet follow up day, getting some good sniffs in along the way.

Prepping for the 2025 tomato sandwich taste test. Clockwise, starting top right we have our reigning champ, Black Krim, followed by Vintage Wine, Cherokee Purple, Big Rainbow, and Giant* Belgium in the middle. *The ones still on the plant are a better representation of their name.

This creature's reign of terror has come to an end. It's been hiding out in our heater for a couple days now, coming out at night to wreak havoc, triggering the cats and dogs into full chaos mode. After two sleepless nights I was able to disassemble the heater, catch it, and release it outside.

Trying to tackle the tomato haul before it gets out of hand, soup time! And a sandwich featuring the MVP of all tomatoes, black krim. So good~

Up to my eyeballs in grape tomatoes.

Baking apple cider cookies for the hubs to take to work tomorrow. It's his last day at his new job before starting his new new job on Monday.

I have taken the Tylenol that was in the medicine cabinet and which they think probably is the reason you like trains forgive me but that’s bullshit you got autism from your dad

My sweet lil donut 💙

We're still waiting on results but Nutmeg has been SO happy since recovering from anesthesia. She must feel so much better after getting her butt juiced (lol ugh) Keeping my fingers crossed that that's all she needed.

I know it's been a while, outside of pet troubles I've been okay. Just haven't been super active online, might post to IG once in a while but that's about it. Social media ain't what it used to be. Oh to be back on LiveJournal in 2005. Those were the days 😂

Last month was an expensive pet month too. Olive was having coughing fits and it ended up being asthma. She's been good since we started her meds, and for a cat that's not super tolerant of things she doesn't like she's been relatively cooperative for her twice daily inhaler.

Brought Nutmeg to the vet for what I assumed was just an impacted anal gland and learned that it may be an aggressive form of cancer. She goes back in tomorrow for a procedure and hopefully we leave with some good news.

Goose asmr

A little bit of a bittersweet farm update, I've decided to sell my turkeys. The plan was to raise their poults for meat but we don't eat enough turkey to justify the cost of keeping them year round. They're also terrible for eating chicken eggs, so...

Goots 🪿 4 weeks old now and I finally settled on names for them: Rhubarb, Rutabega, and Parsnip.

Update on the littlw injured turkey, she's doing well! Her wound closed up after a few days, and since turkeys aren't as pecky I brought her siblings inside so they wouldn't become estranged. The two chicks stayed with mama Pumpkin. She's fully healed now, living her best little turkey life.

NO KINGS 🇺🇸