Seed
”Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle … a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl. And the anticipation nurtures our dream.”
- Barbara Winkler
This winter we have felt a lot like that seed waiting to sprout. Lots of stuff going on under the surface, nothing showing yet but Big Stuff coming down the pike.
We are finishing up with Project Hoarders-Springdale and we have now hauled over 2 tons of garbage out of there, not counting the stuff we sent to the thrift store to save on dump fees and the land fill and have redone all the plumbing in the kitchen and to the bathroom. We will be listing it with a Real Estate agent soon. We have decided to not rent it out again, managing that property even with a property manager is too much work and too expensive. Keep your eyes peeled for a steal of a deal on rural waterfront property in North Eastern WA.
In the mean time, we have put an offer in on a small piece of property in town in Ellensburg. It’s on 2.3 acres with Mercer Creek running down it’s west border. It’s got an old farm house on it that has had the same owners pretty much since it existed (I think that speaks well of it). It’s only 3 blocks north of Central and should be a good place for us to breath and grow. Chris really needs to use this time to devote to learning and perfecting his trade as he really enjoys being an electrician, and with him commuting 45 min each way to Yakima daily and me commuting to Seattle biweekly, large farm projects will have to wait. So this little plot will hopefully give us enough room for a decent flock of chickens and maybe some goats next year. We are all looking forward to our morning coffee by the creek this summer!
And last but not least the biggest news of all, not only will the new house be home to new chickens and goats but Lou is getting a new sibling. Come August our little group of 3 will grow to four. We hope to deliver at home again, however this is proving quite challenging in Ellensburg. Despite all the alternative health care choice around here, midwifery doesn’t seem to available. I’ve been putting calls out all across the state and hope to hear some encouraging responses in the next week or two. If any of you know of somebody please pass along my info.
