Lisa Zahn

The backyard veggie patch, just waiting for sprouting... Leaning curly willow still needs a home. So here's my update on what I've done this week toward the goal of greater self-sufficiency. Self-suffiency is something I've always wanted more of, and always thought smart. In these times of hyperinflation, it's become ever more important, even urgent for many of us. By the way, here's a great article I just read explaining the hyperinflation and the difficult times we're in (despite the cheery news we keep hearing from the Fed and mainstream media; you all know what you're facing at the grocery, the gas pump, the doctor's office)... 1. Planted: 154 onion sets; 1 full head garlic bulbs (about ten bulbs to try–should plant in fall in MN); 1 square foot of mesclun mix lettuce; 1 sq. ft. red oak leaf lettuce; 8 sq. ft. carrots; 8 sq. ft. beets. Much of this is late, but hey it’s planted now! Also started parsley seedlings (late) and thinned the tomato seedli...

This time of year, all the teachers like to keep us hopping with concerts and year-end extravaganzas. Today Rose had her 3rd grade music concert at school. Where Daddy is her teacher. Here are some photos of the whole Discovery Elementary 3rd grade gang and George (and Mrs. Wirth, too)...Can you spot Rose in the photos? This is Rose's class, Mrs. Johnson's, doing their "Thunderstorm" piece, composed by the kids and directed by George. And below is Elijah taking up the saxophone for the first time. He said if he looked I couldn't put it on my blog, so he didn't look at the camera and now I can put it on here! He's using his Uncle Peter's sax, which we've moved around with us three or four times now over the years. Good to see it's going to be used. Elijah will probably really get into this for a while, let George teach him some and learn a bunch on his own, then move on to other things eventually. That's okay. Kids naturally learn in fits a...