Berzerk Weather

 

Our weather has been bouncing from one extreme to another.  I'm excited to say I had a day to dry laundry out on the clothesline, and even dried bedding, and more.

However, the 70°F quickly moved into a very bad thunderstorm last night, where some areas nearby had hail as well.  This morning?  A brisk 20°F over night.  Ha ha ha!  Oh boy.  Winter just doesn't want to leave.  

Despite the back and forth extremes, my green onions look great in my herb garden, and the thyme is springing back to life.

Something fun to share.  Although the photo is not that great, they are herbal themed stickers.  They are for my new "Herbal Remedies" Journal.  I have a binder with recipes, but when I am experimenting or trying new oils to infuse, with new herbs, the journal will keep me organized with note-taking.

I honestly, do not have one friend who even grows an herb garden for culinary reasons.  It's becoming harder and harder to talk to others who make herbal salves, tinctures, teas, oxymels, vinegars, and such.  

Heck I have two chive plants that I put in pots last year, hoping to find them a new home (they were volunteer plants that grew up in other parts of the herb garden), and they are still sitting in pots.  I am going to look into area community "food" gardens to donate them to this spring.

Are you an herb grower?  Do you make your own herbal concoctions?  Are you a culinary herb grower, tea brewer, or salves and tinctures?  

Berzerk Weather  ©  March 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart

Comfrey ~ Kitchen Down ~ Christmas Extract Update

 

The teaser 60-70°F days, we have been having, are bringing up sprouts of comfrey in my "weed" garden.  However, the rabbits (or something) is finding it tasty, so I best get to the hardware store and add more fencing to it.  We left a space, where we ran out of fencing last year, and completely forgot about it until this spring.  

Comfrey is great to have on hand for medicinal needs, and yes, it is invasive, but the rabbits may keep it from getting too big, ha ha!  

I make comfrey salve using this "weed" and I dehydrate it as well.  We've made numerous poultices with it over the years, and so glad I learned about it.

Kitchen Down!  

The current repairs are being done in the kitchen, so it is hindering any cooking or baking.  I will be glad when it is all done either way.  It's also helping push me to finish other projects in the mean time.

I'm still planning a "coffee with me" meet up at our homestead, but not until we don't have hired help going in and out, and things are looking spiffy again. 

I forgot to update you all on the use of the "Christmas" Extract I made last year.  I used it to bake us a strawberry crisp, as the cinnamon and clove compliment the dish.  We'll be continuing to experiment with it (peaches, plums, bananas, pineapple, pies/crumbles, muffins, and more).

Comfrey ~ Kitchen Down ~ Christmas Extract Update  ©  March 2026 by Kristina at Pioneer Woman at Heart