Yesterday a good friend of Joe's came to help him do some work over at the house, so I kind of had the day to myself. Can't really recall what I did, although I know that I was busy and that the heat caused me to take not one, but two short cat naps over the course of the day. I did, however, get to go strawberry picking! There's something about strawberry season that just screams "summer is here!!" It was the first day of pick your own at Mead Orchards and I was there about five minutes before they opened. It was great. Five minutes into picking, the sky opened up and it POURED. I got into my car just in time and here's what I came home with
I also got to talk to Kelly about the plans for a while today. She found the New York State Building Code online, so I have to find some time to devote to reading that. She has now given us our floor framing requirements and determined that our concrete floor can be held up by wood. We are currently discussing grading and framing, the electrical plan, and plumbing. If only I could keep up on my reading about these things so that I would know what the heck I was doing...
I did manage to do some reading about compost, which by the way, is just such a cool thing. I mean, why doesn't everyone compost? Anyway, I first learned the wonders of compost when I was a little girl and my dad would take us out in the winter and have us stick our hand deep into the compost pile to feel the heat. Amazing stuff. So here's the system we have at our house. The pile on the left is full of dirt, slightly decomposed kitchen scraps, leaves, etc. I started my morning today by completing that pile and topping it with leaves so that it will now sit and do it's thing. On the right is where we put our fresh kitchen waste in order to keep it closed up from animals and whatnot. We'll toss in some dirt and leaves every now and again, and eventually it will go into another big bin. 
At 10 am sharp, Joe and I were on the road to the farmers market. We picked up some turnips, spinach (I'm sooo enjoying spinach season - it makes the best salads), cilantro, basil, and as a splurge, some gazpacho. Do you think Joe's getting tired of me taking his picture all the time? 
After stopping at a few yardsales and stopping home for lunch, we had to run several errands, including a stop at Home Depot for more electrical supplies. There were more storms in the afternoon, but we headed over to the house anyway to try to finish up a project. The mosquitos were TERRIBLE. I ended up waiting in the truck while Joe worked, but I kept a close eye on him, as we were both concerned that a band of mosquitos were going to carry him away. Needless to say, conditions were such that it was a less than productive day at the house, and we consoled ourselves with milkshakes. Miscellaneous chores back at mom's led us to the end of our day. We sat outside and ate cheeses, salami, crackers, olives, and apples, and drank delicious cold beer. A perfect hot summer night.
We took the usual tour of the gardens, which shows several vegetables flowering -
We took the usual tour of the gardens, which shows several vegetables flowering - Zucchini - 
Tomatoes -
Peas - 
And we watched our chickens for a while. Our rooster is starting to get fresh with the ladies. In just a few months he's going to start fertilizing eggs, but he's already a big flirt. As evening set in it was very cute to watch the chickens wait to be let back into their bed. Joe had built a new box for them and was hoping they'd learn to go into it, so he locked them out of their current home. But here's them, just waiting patiently for Dad to come put them to bed where they belong. They're really so adorable. 
And now another weekend gone. Three weeks til we have to be out of mom's house, and about four weeks before we are hoping to have our house torn down and the hole for our new house dug up. Should be a busy few weeks, eh?
Night!
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