#170 - Harvesting the weeds - June 5, 2013

Cool thing from the last 24: Christian was out on a field trip for 2 days this week, and he learned about something called "lemon sorrow".  Which I figured out was "lemon sorrel".  I thought it was analogous to mountain sorrel that grows above 400ft elevation in Oregon, but I was wrong.  Different species, certainly, but likely the same genus.  Christian took Libby out to the pool and started to harvest the lemon sorrel in our pool area.  Who knows?  Maybe they'll harvest dandelions next!

After harvesting, they dried them, expecting them to get even more sour as they were concentrated.  By morning, it was done.

Jake wasn't up for swimming last night, and Aria got stuck doing homework, but the 3 of us were able to be out at the pool.










This week is a week of long workdays - 5am starts and meetings until 4 or 5.  Thur and Fri should be significantly better.

Less than a month before school ends, and summer vacation begins.  So much to do and plan.  My summer list of tasks includes:
1) removal of 2 40' trees from the property.  One is dead and stands next to our power line, and the other is dying and is next to the house (but leaning away from it).  I'll hire someone to cut them down, and then cut them up myself.
2) patch the paint on the exterior of the house (and fill in the woodpecker holes again)
3) trim the branches that brush the power lines along the driveway
4) Complete the clean up of the pool area - misc weeds, leaves, and twigs all sit there now
5) repair the broken pipe in the pool filter system.  This is buried beneath paving stones and a foot or so of dirt.
6) repair the kitchen overhead lights
7) camp a lot with the boys
8) maybe get a week off to go somewhere with the boys and Katrina.  Have to figure that one out.