Pioneer Woman at Heart: Tea Making

Friday, May 9, 2025

Crazy Weather and Other Tidbits

What a whirlwind of weather here. We got more rain (yes, more) yesterday, and a lot of wind. It's a really brisk 33°F this morning here, and now they are saying we may just get up to 60°F. I had high hopes the 72°F forecast for today would be correct. Brr! We need dry days to dry up the garden to till, plant and get on with this garden season. My word.

We are still enjoying stuffed bell peppers I froze last fall. When you eat your garden goodies, it's hard to not want to grow a garden (although it was on the possible list to not grow one this year).

Thanks to the massive amounts of rain, I picked more asparagus (in the rain, ha ha!). I do see a few more coming up to enjoy. I also see new baby shoots from seeds randomly dropping last year. Yay to that.

Let's talk herbs. . .

My husband bought me a tea mix months ago, and I have been enjoying it, but the flavor is not very strong. I plan to start dehydrating this Spring, and mixing my own. However, I have lemon balm and not lemon verbena.

I do not know the medicinal differences of these. I'll be doing some reading, to see if I need to plant a new herb, but in a pot, which means shopping for a new plant and pot. To be honest, I don't even know that I have seen lemon verbena in the green houses.

Despite rainy days, I have not had a lot of time to read nor do handiwork. I finished a stack of hand crocheted dust cloths, one jar opener/gripper, one book, and one book blanket granny square. The book was a random pick from a used book store. One more off the home shelf. I am behind on the book blanket oddly. Did I mention I was busy with all sorts of things going on?

Anyway, I hope to catch up with the book blanket and get the recent granny squares attached. Meanwhile, I'm babying the indoor garden plants and having conversations about bountiful harvests.

I think the biggest part of my busyness is cooking and preparing meals here. We eat all meals at home, zero out. Some days I feel like I am in the kitchen all day long.

Eee-ghads! I have found another book I want to read. Sigh. I currently have another started (off my shelf), and another ebook going at the same time. To buy it? To borrow it? To check around with friends first? Maybe I will make it a reward for finishing a few more shelf books, ha ha!

I have no current handiwork going. I'm lacking the "sit" time, which is normal for Spring time here. I have a lot of garden work needing done soon too.