It’s been a rainy weekend here on the homestead. But that’s okay with me as I know that our newly planted fruit trees, transplanted perennials and vegetable garden seeds all need this life-giving water to thrive. We had 3.1″ of rain in the last two days which will also helps our two water containment totes to fill back up as well.
Native lupines in my white pine bed at the Small House pole barn driveway.
What do you do on a rainy weekend? We clean house!
This pine bed filled with lupines and catmint greets our friends and family.
Since taking photographs of cleaning house will be boring I will share spring garden photographs I have taken during the last couple of weeks.
A colorful sunflower flag helps to brighten a gray sky week here.
This time of year we spend almost every waking minute working out-of-doors or with our animals so the house, unfortunately, often gets left behind. And recently with so much of my time and energy going towards the replacement of the porch roof and the insurance claim for the same room, cleaning time has been a precious commodity of late.
The hostas are up at the pool shack – the ornamental grasses are starting to.
So I talk advantage of these days to do a thorough cleaning. And boy does this house need it right now!
Scented day lilies and epimedium under a White Oak tree.
Today Gene will clean the bathrooms and kitchen and vacuum and mop the floors. I’ll feed the animals, change out the chicks litter and vacuum the bedroom carpets and our many area rugs and the fine tuning details he is likely to forget. We will both also take the recycling to the compost station today and run the dog. Then I’ll be cooking up a storm.
Light yellow iris’ in a bed under another White Oak tree.
Together we will get this job done, as partners as we always do everything. I am thankful for having Gene as my partner.
Japanese iris in our meadow.
Japanese iris in our meadow.
This lavender iris is a pass-along plant from a gardening friend.
It always feels SO good to me to be in a very clean house.
Small House Homesteader, Donna
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