The Longest Day

And at times, it really did feel that way.

For a little while Asher had a cramping stomach that elicited much moaning, groaning and contorting on his part and the making of mint tea on mine. He told me as he was going to sleep that he had said the Remover of Difficulties prayer, so he was not sure if that was what worked, or the tea, or the herbal medicine, or getting to watch a movie. Perhaps a bit of it all combined.

I went to the dentist for a cleaning. He accompanied me, and we walked there and back without stepping on any cracks in the sidewalk. He's great fun one on one, you know.

It is that time when raspberries and strawberries overlap. Here is this morning's bowl.

While that was lovely, the children had an absolutely terrible time of it doing the dishes. Why is this so hard? They do it every single night.

I weeded the garden, transplanted a bit, re-buried the potatoes in straw. It is starting to grow, suddenly, all at once! Hurrah! Strawberries, raspberries, artichokes, swiss chard, lettuces, radishes, peas, onions-- it feels bountiful. Although there is a fungus that some of the tomatoes brought with them as seedlings, and now I am having to go to battle.

I am also enjoying eating outside again, and seeing the woodland bed slowly fill in. It is gratifying to remember that when we came here, there was nothing growing back here except for the two trees and a hideous "water feature" where the raised beds now sit.

In the true spirit of solstice, I did a final wash of all of our wool sweaters and undershirts. I may want them again in three days, but they will be clean anyway.

Ana also made lotion (are you interested in a tutorial?) and tapioca pudding. The lotion was made with wild rose water. The tapioca pudding was topped with melting hood strawberries.

And that, my dears, is all for now.

 

Comments

[rebecca]

can't say we have as much to show for our day, but we still lived every minute of it, and now it's summer! fun to see you all in real life - if ever so briefly. hope you had a yummy lunch. :)

[Aylin]

yes please re: lotion recipe! it looks so creamy and thick!

[April]

RASPBERRIES!!! They better hold on until we arrive!

[Gratiela]

I would love a lotion recipe! thanks!

[SmitoniusAndSonata]

Both lotion and pudding look luscious .

[Chelsea]

yes would love the lotion recipe too!! :-)

[Hillary]

Will you share more about your summer wall? It looks wonderful and as we enter our final week of homeschool, I would relish some holiday ideas;)
Hillary