tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post4383732995698168087..comments2024-03-18T12:04:27.789-05:00Comments on A Home Grown Journal: Big DecisionMama Peahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-18085486309997418162011-04-07T10:29:12.754-05:002011-04-07T10:29:12.754-05:00Leigh - Thanks for your support. Our garden soil ...Leigh - Thanks for your support. Our garden soil (the oldest) has been working for 14 years so it's DUE for a rest and re-energization!<br /><br />Fiona - If I do that gardening by the light of the moon while dancing nekked and howling at the moon . . . will you come rescue me?? ;o}Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-28397430790029817462011-04-07T10:25:28.913-05:002011-04-07T10:25:28.913-05:00I'm coming in uber late to this but good for y...I'm coming in uber late to this but good for your for not over-extending yourself. It's going to be hard, sure... ok, really, really hard, but you'll have the satisfaction of having a HUGE 'to do' (the house) off your list. And I agree, the greens and berries and bees, and... (you get the point) will keep you busy. (Although I think Sue may be on to something... gardening by the light of the moon???)fiona@fionacampbell.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09455351263890165906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-56072433464323120922011-04-07T06:38:03.021-05:002011-04-07T06:38:03.021-05:00What! I was absolutely shocked when I read that fi...What! I was absolutely shocked when I read that first sentence. I can definitely sympathize with your house/garden situation though. Consider that the ancient Hebrews were supposed to give the land a Sabbath rest every 7 years. Sounds like you're going to be taking good care of your garden, so this hiatus might be a good thing in the end.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-14656294307303301412011-04-06T05:55:33.716-05:002011-04-06T05:55:33.716-05:00Sue - I think my husband is planning on keeping me...Sue - I think my husband is planning on keeping me tethered to a pair of sawhorses so I can't get out into the garden! How long will it take? 'Bout ten years, if all goes well. ;o} (I'm really hoping as we get into this that my optimism will improve.) Hubby says we will be done by the time winter hits. From his mouth . . .Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-36633345268225983632011-04-06T05:28:19.869-05:002011-04-06T05:28:19.869-05:00I don't believe this one for a minute. Oh, you...I don't believe this one for a minute. Oh, you'll start out with good intentions, but your Super Woman self is gonna show up, and yes, you WILL be out by the light of the moon. I sit and stare in amazement at your gorgeous garden photos---there is no way in heck you can just give it up.<br />Yea, first a bed of greens, then, oh, a few carrots,, and heck, just a row of taters, and there she goes!!<br />:)<br /><br />I am looking forward to seeing the progress on the house though. How long are you guessing it will take?<br />Ours took 6 months, but it was a TOTAL gut job right down to the studs......Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-38687216994496730522011-04-05T20:48:17.477-05:002011-04-05T20:48:17.477-05:00Good one! LMAO!!Good one! LMAO!!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-7221987076209202042011-04-05T20:29:00.033-05:002011-04-05T20:29:00.033-05:00APG - You are just the bestest sweetie in the worl...APG - You are just the bestest sweetie in the world! Maybe I'll take a trip to IL just at the right time and help myself to everything in your garden. Sound familiar?? ;o}<br /><br />Kaytee - You got it! When it's done, it will be WONDERFUL!! (And worth not gardening this year!)<br /><br />Lori - Yup, it WILL turn out as a good decision. (Now where's my tool belt?)<br /><br />Patty - Such expectations! I'm getting scared!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-4382551851985404372011-04-05T20:19:56.556-05:002011-04-05T20:19:56.556-05:00Wow, Mama Pea! That's incredible. I can'...Wow, Mama Pea! That's incredible. I can't immagine you not gardening, but I'm sure you're going to garden so happily the next year with your other projects done! Happy hammering!!Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18153751759157433693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-63103038009289043142011-04-05T20:18:41.614-05:002011-04-05T20:18:41.614-05:00Oh, MP, what a decision that must have been! I can...Oh, MP, what a decision that must have been! I can understand, and think you are smart to give yourself the opportunity to do one (very large) project at a time. You are a wise woman. <br />~~LoriDirt Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218959840456660541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-11120841978087693232011-04-05T19:42:20.087-05:002011-04-05T19:42:20.087-05:00Oh no, no gardening! That's tough, but getting...Oh no, no gardening! That's tough, but getting the house done will be such a relief (once it IS done). Good luck with it!Kayteehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05189214625961799579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-32689179445387117942011-04-05T19:24:24.258-05:002011-04-05T19:24:24.258-05:00Well don't you worry one bit Mama, we don'...Well don't you worry one bit Mama, we don't love you JUST for your garden, ya know! But I can certainly appreciate your desire to have a finished home. You'll just be getting your hands dirty in something other than your garden.<br /><br />You'll be refreshed and probably go crazy next Spring ;) Looking forward to watching the work at your home progress.<br /><br />Fingers crossed that all the wonderful people you left bags of home grown goodies like a thief in the night and ran like hell...will do the same for you. <br /><br />It's times like this I wish you still lived in IL, cuz I'd take real good care of you my friend!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-54228177145726588152011-04-05T17:56:49.071-05:002011-04-05T17:56:49.071-05:00Claire - Thanks! Keep up the good words as far as...Claire - Thanks! Keep up the good words as far as keeping me on the straight and narrow. Somebody's gotta do it. ;o}<br /><br />Jen - Boy, do I have you fooled! Sleeping is one of my favorite things to do!<br /><br />Sparkless - Oh, I only hope you're right!!!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-53901648946103633922011-04-05T16:47:44.867-05:002011-04-05T16:47:44.867-05:00Even though you are not planting what you usually ...Even though you are not planting what you usually plant you still have gardens to look after. With all those berries and a garden of greens you'll have more garden to look after than I do.<br /><br />It's great that you can recognize your limitations and prioritize your time.<br /><br />The word remodel gives me the screaming jeebies but I'm sure you and your husband will get through it with flying colors.Sparklesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806553694200529082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-46745326973066419522011-04-05T16:39:28.109-05:002011-04-05T16:39:28.109-05:00Between the remodel, the berries, the salad greens...Between the remodel, the berries, the salad greens, the fruit trees, the chickens / geese, and the bees I think you'll have MORE than enough to keep you hopping!!! You might even wonder how it is you managed all that gardening in the first place (Personally, I'm convinced you don't actually sleep!)Jenyfer Matthewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769550148821002722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-47509463253089971212011-04-05T16:21:31.515-05:002011-04-05T16:21:31.515-05:00Congratulations, Mama Pea! I am so impressed that...Congratulations, Mama Pea! I am so impressed that you are not trying to do it all! Wow, that is serious progress. It sounds that you'll still be doing more gardening than the average bear, but WAY less that your usual. Good choice.Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04959920540469457941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-33914372400748273842011-04-05T16:20:25.409-05:002011-04-05T16:20:25.409-05:00Erin - "Don't worry about the reno . . . ...Erin - "Don't worry about the reno . . . " Ha! The reason I'm worried about it is that we've done it before . . . several times. Talk about "divorce dust!" Neither of us is at our finest when handling power tools! Or making decisions that don't alienate one or the other. Or explaining why it would be best "to do it this way." I think that's why our marriage has been so successful. We each are very good at our own particular parts of the whole. But make us work on the same thing at the same time? Oh, my. I can hardly wait to get started.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-50820358736105394252011-04-05T14:42:08.565-05:002011-04-05T14:42:08.565-05:00Well, I say congratulations on keeping your marria...Well, I say congratulations on keeping your marriage! Having been through the experience of a total walls-knocked-down remodel, it can really take a toll on a relationship if you have too much going on at once. Nobody ever means to argue, but tempers are very quick to flare when builders' frustration sets in. I didn't garden during the reno, but I was breastfeeding a baby and keeping a 2 year old off the power tools strung about the house all the while drafting the kitchen cabinet plans, LOL... yep, we call drywall dust "divorce dust" - but we made it through! It's easy to jog around planting seeds but you are being good about envisioning the months of Aug & Sept when all you do is eat, sleep and breathe food processing! It never fails to shock me every year how much work canning season is. Just think how fertile that soil will be for 2012!! Now that settles it, I will be trying my experiment of mailing an heirloom tomato... you will be my guinea pig for the experiment LOL! Don't worry about the reno, you'll be a pro with all those tools in no time haha!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-32879502213051042772011-04-05T14:03:53.613-05:002011-04-05T14:03:53.613-05:00Kelly - That's what I'm counting on!Kelly - That's what I'm counting on!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-36032645178012530912011-04-05T14:02:59.336-05:002011-04-05T14:02:59.336-05:00Alla - Thanks for your support! (I'm gonna ne...Alla - Thanks for your support! (I'm gonna need it.)<br /><br />Jane - Truly, I'd rather put in and maintain a two-acre garden than do the remodel. Which is really dumb to say because I want the house finished more than anything. Do I have issues? Do I need professional help? (As long as the professional help is in the form of 6 full-time carpenters, I'll take it!)<br /><br />Yvette - You're right, it wouldn't be pretty if I didn't get to get my hands in the soil all year! How awful that would be.<br /><br />Marja - I'll still be hanging out around here . . . just not so much garden (waaah!) info. Our blueberry bushes are several varieties recommended for our area. A real hodge podge. Ours took FOREVER to start growing and then another eon to produce! They're just slow.Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-54167398709904564372011-04-05T14:00:40.404-05:002011-04-05T14:00:40.404-05:00Sounds like you are up for the challenge, hopefull...Sounds like you are up for the challenge, hopefully those berries and salad greens will keep enough dirt under your nails to keep you satisfied!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-15064787396341983662011-04-05T13:55:22.796-05:002011-04-05T13:55:22.796-05:00Carolyn Renee - I know it's gonna be a crazy, ...Carolyn Renee - I know it's gonna be a crazy, mad, busy summer and I'm hoping this is truly going to be THE BIG PUSH to get this joint done so you'll probably see more remodeling/construction pictures than you care to!<br /><br />Susan - Not brave. Just sick and tired of living in an unfinished house. Grumpf!<br /><br />ThyHand - I HATE remodeling. Because I'm not good at it. I frustrate my hubby all to heck as he doesn't understand how I can create intricate quilt patterns, but not have the aptitude to measure, cut and build. I don't LIKE to measure, cut and build, silly man. There will be no "Mama & Papa Peas Remodeling." There will be no van. (I'm already looking forward to my garden of 2012!)Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-36666668529744784402011-04-05T12:17:03.390-05:002011-04-05T12:17:03.390-05:00I can't believe it I finally find your blog an...I can't believe it I finally find your blog and then you are just not going to be doing it! Enough about my woos I do feel bad for you even though you will have a finished house. What kind of blueberry plants do you have? I keep trying different brands in different parts of the yard but they just do seem to really take.It's a long drag to the landinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419284119733876105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-565785734625320782011-04-05T11:13:25.319-05:002011-04-05T11:13:25.319-05:00WOW! Didn't think I'd ever hear you say t...WOW! Didn't think I'd ever hear you say that ... I understand, but ... WOW!<br /><br />The few little green things and your berries will help you not go into total withdrawal - which I doubt would be pretty.<br /><br />I can hardly wait for the pictures of the remodeling - before and after. I will feel good to get that large project out of the way, and then next spring you can garden again to your hearts content.<br /><br />Hugs<br />Yvettemtnchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17457636624663214696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-63285036476323384872011-04-05T11:10:46.922-05:002011-04-05T11:10:46.922-05:00I have to imagine that there is a great sense of r...I have to imagine that there is a great sense of relief overcoming you now. To not have to embark on a huge project like that has got to make you feel more energetic towards the remodel. I will put money on the fact that someone will still be dumping summers excess on your door step. And supporting your co-ops ensures that they can stay in business too. A win win!Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1423140573667417407.post-30136110637975845862011-04-05T10:48:54.934-05:002011-04-05T10:48:54.934-05:00Oh my! That I'm sure will be hard, but it you...Oh my! That I'm sure will be hard, but it you still will have a couple of beds I'm sure that will help. The berries will take time too. But to have your house all done and the way you want it, what a joy that will be!Allahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01232546653792863966noreply@blogger.com