it's been three months since you left. how time flies, eh? it must be strange for you to think about us here in the desert... i, for one, have trouble imagining you in the lush green mountains of guatemala. we are truly in different worlds right now!
it's cooling off quickly here. days are reaching between 70-80 degrees, but nights and early mornings are cold (i bought long underwear the other day). the days are getting shorter, which means it's dark in the morning when i get up for work and dark by six at night, which makes me want to fall asleep shortly thereafter.
i have been workingworkingworking. nose to the grindstone, hands in the dirt--this is how i roll these days. when i get into a rhythm with it all, it feels good. but inevitably, i hit a wall after a couple of weeks and then i must take a mental health day, which usually translates into spending the day listening to npr and cleaning my house...
in other news, adam and cj have made some serious headway at the farm. they now are almost finished digging and planting beds in the first section that we rented and are almost ready to move to another field. VERY exciting. this picture is a couple weeks old, but it show you at least how the first field is set up.
they've also been continuing to experiment with microgreens. these amaranth microgreens are particularly beautiful.
and they sold their first radishes! they look like this:
AND, say hello to the poultry!
penny is our adorably sweet rhode island red rooster, roo is the younger rhode island red rooster. charlie is our rhode island red hen of laying age, and then we have 35 gawky teenage chickens--diletta, maya, pecky, rosco, pat, and RuPaul have names so far. they should be laying in the springtime, so get ready for some eggs when you get back!! i've been brushing up on my omelette/egg product culinary skills, so i'll be able to make you breakfast when you get home.
anyways, that's about all i have time for now. i'll post thanksgiving pictures soon. we had thanksgiving on the farm...it rained and rained--which we were thankful for, of course.
i miss you, as always,
love,
debbie
