Hubs asked me what I wanted for my birthday next week and I do not need anything, but I did want to add two more fruit trees to our small orchard.
We have a pear tree and an apple tree that produce well. We also have a good bit of concord grape vine. I was so pleased that hubs went and purchased an apricot tree and a peach tree for me. He came back with them in the truck.
We planted them on either side of the apple and pear and then we built up around the trees with bricks to form a soil and water well. It is so dry here and hot so you need to deep water trees when they are young. Hubs now needs to wrap them in chicken wire, as the deer come in and eat down the bark. There is damage on the apple and pear tree trunks from animals.
I will make applesauce and freeze sliced apples for pies. I also love apricots fresh and apricot jam which I will make every year. I slice and dry our pears for snacks, and I will can and freeze peaches. If I want cherries, or plums I can pick those at friends houses, I do not need the mess in the yard.
Hub's is coming right along with the chicken run and I think he will finish it today. Our son-in-law is coming to help him. But then again it might rain.
I had fever, sweats and chills last night and today I am coming down with a bad head cold. I actually think it was starting before I got my shot. Kelsa has had a runny nose the last couple of times she visited. This could just be allergies, but I usually don't get a deep cough with allergies. I noticed when I woke up I had a lot of sinus drainage. Today it is a steady drippy nose and sneezing, coughing, fuzzy brain. I cannot sew when I have a really running nose, it is just impossible. Plus I have a hard time thinking, when I am so stuffed up. I have had some arthritic joint pain, but really other than the cold symptoms I am fine. Not 100% but I don't think it is the vaccines that is causing this.
I made way too much corned beef and cabbage. We ate on it for a third night and it is finally gone. Hubs was getting tired of it as he has eaten it for three dinners and two lunches. I think I will pull out some chicken today. Chicken fajitas just sound good to me.
Because I was so stuffy and brain dead I took down the St Paddy's day things and put out the Easter things. They won't be up long and we are not even going to be here, but I thought, "Oh what the he!!". I could putz around doing this and not think much.
Kids are due in later today and I think Kelsa will spend the night if I am not too drippy.
Have a any of you decorated for Easter? If you do, what do you put out? Most of my things in fact all are from my mother.
Have a great and productive day staying positive while you are in the negative.
Kim
So nice to have fruit trees! My neighbor’s mulberry tree drops mulberries al over my yard and I could literally pack my frig ‘s little freezer with mulberries. Ditto for the fig tree at mom’s house. Also, a lot of pecan trees where I live that drop pecans in the street. After hurricane Zeta, I ran out in street to get pecans before the street machine clearing thingie smashed them to bits. I do not decorate, but I do eat Easter chocolate....lol.
ReplyDeleteSo what you are saying is that you decorate yourself.
DeleteI am sorry you feel bad.
ReplyDeleteWe have a couple of apple trees near the fence line (AKA the squirrel highway) where I grow apples just large enough for the squirrel buffet. They sit in the tree munching on my fruit while staring at me in a very mocking way. We have yet to harvest a fully developed apple.
I think you are over run with squirrels and yes they will mock you. Intelligent little beasts they are.
DeleteThe gift that keeps on giving - nice on the trees.
ReplyDeleteYour symptoms sound like what I am hearing the news say is happening from shots. Hope you feel better fast.
It is just a spring cold. I will get over it soon I am sure.
DeleteHead and drippy nose colds are the worst for feeling spry. How long before your tree's will get fruit? Our first house had apple trees. We never had success getting one to root but on my list for our downsized home if we go that route.
ReplyDeleteAll will produce some fruit this year. The peach and the apricot probably only a hand full.
DeleteHope you feel better! I've been feeling a bit run down (had my vaccine on Tuesday). I don't know if it's related, but I'm just low energy & tired.
ReplyDeleteWell low energy and tired is certainly a symptom.
DeleteYour trees are a great present that will keep on giving for years.
ReplyDeleteI know and they are all ready to blossom out, so pretty!
DeleteIF Our two apple trees don't produce this year they will be cut down and used for fire wood in the fire pit. We planted several fruit trees in tubs last year. about 6 need to go to bigger tubs this year as we got them at the last to plant and the ground wasn't ready.
ReplyDeleteRunny nose isn't one of the signs of reaction to vaccine that I have seen but if you have sever allergies like my brother and daughter 4 then you might want to call the doctor to get it checked.
No this is just a spring cold. Aggravating, but not serious.
DeleteI'm sorry that you are coming down with a cold, Kim. I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteHow neat that your dh got you apricot tree and a peach tree for your birthday. I am so jealous. LOL
I was thrilled.
DeleteWhat a great gift! I love getting plants and bushes as gifts. I hope you're feeling better soon. The second shot really knocked my husband down for quite a few days.
ReplyDeleteActually I am feeling good other than the cold, which I don't think is related to the shot.
DeleteI don't generally decorate for Easter. With this move, I got rid of decorations I didn't absolutely love. I think I might have a bunny around somewhere, and some spring colored embroidered table runners, but I don't have the urge to hunt them down.
ReplyDeleteOne thing I truly miss about our old house is the prolifically producing pear, plum and apple trees. Last year for my birthday and Mother's Day, we bought perennials. I would buy fruit trees, except for the fact that we are planning another move.
I made just about enough corned beef and cabbage this year. I also made colcannon, which was a huge hit. The last bit of corned beef I have left is going to get cut up, mixed with the remainder of the colcannon, and baked.
I am not sure what colcannon is, enlighten me.
DeleteEssentially, colcannon is shredded cabbage either boiled or sauteed in butter, mixed in with mashed potatoes and bacon, then baked. I sauteed the cabbage (it was tri-color coleslaw mix, actually) in the bacon grease, with just a bit of butter (Kerrigold) to cut the sharp taste, and mashed my potatoes with butter, and a lot of sour cream instead of milk.
DeleteIf I had planted the pecan tree I wanted when I thought of it, I would have a 50-yr-old producing tree. I love you have trees.
ReplyDeleteWell we don't have the huge shade trees we had before but we do have the fruit trees.
DeleteI have 2 cherry trees and a pear. The cherries are producing and growing well. The pear tree while growing is not producing. I am getting a bit concerned.
ReplyDeleteI would love to have a hardy kiwi, but I have a feeling Harvey will bulk.
Peaches and apricots..... Yum.
Some trees need another tree to produce. You might need another pear or a neighbor to have a pear. I would check. Although I just have one pear.
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