And then it was Gone

March 10, 2017.

House fire.  Probably electrical.  Too much damage to tell.

We're left with a pile of rubble surrounding the basement.

Alive.

Lost a dog and two kittens.  Yappy, Miniature and Duplicate.

And Stuff.  It's just stuff.  It's replaceable.

Mostly.

Every little memory tucked away in that house.

My acorn, knives, photo albums.  Everything from my dad.  The measuring wall.  The crystal vase my brother gave me for my 16th birthday.  My seeds.  The Boys' badges and medals.

So much stuff.

It's just stuff.

We're alive.

Broken hearted, but alive.

2016

Missing in action.

Harvest 2015

Harvest 2015

• Butter- Pounds-1
• Eggs- (Approximate) -1095
• Fruit- Blueberries- 7L
• Fruit- Raspberries- 4L
• Fruit- Rhubarb Pulp- bags frozen- 8
• Juice- Rhubarb- Quarts- 1
• Meat- Chicken- 8 whole
• Spice- Peppergrass- Jars- .1
• Summer Sauce- Quarts- 3
• Tea- Dandelion Root- .1 jar
• Veg- Green Beans- bags frozen- 36
• Veg- Greens- bags frozen- 3
• Veg- Peas- Dry- .3 jar
• Veg- Peppers- bags frozen- 1
• Wine- Blueberry- 28 bottles
• Wine- Pin Cherry- 5.5 bottles
• Wine- Rosehip- 4.5 bottles
• Wine- Watermelon- 4.5 bottles

Fresh Meals

• Dairy- Butter- 3 Tbsp
• Dairy- Farmer's Cheese- pounds- 1
• Dairy- Milk- 72 L
• Fruit- Blueberries- 6
• Fruit- Strawberries- 1
• Juice- Rhubarb- Quarts- 6
• Puffballs- 3
• Spice- Nasturtium- 6
• Spice- Peppergrass- 3
• Tea- red Clover- 2
• Veg- Beans- 8
• Veg- Beat tops- 5
• Veg- Brassica Greens- 1
• Veg- Broccoli spears- each- 2
• Veg- Carrots- 24
• Veg- Cauliflower- 1
• Veg- Cucumbers- 42
• Veg- Lamb's Quarters- 12
• Veg- Peas- 11
• Veg- Peppers- each- 34
• Veg- Potatoes- 3
• Veg- Radishes- 9
• Veg- Romaine- 11
• Veg- Spinach- 6
• Veg- Swiss Chard- 4
• Veg- Tomatoes- each- 55
• Veg- Turnip Greens- 3
• Veg- Turnips- 3

Preserves (from Purchases)

• Broccoli- Frozen- Bags- 15
• Jam- Strawberry- Pints- 7
• Veg- Peppers- Frozen- Bags- 3

Critter Feed

• Beets- Chopped- .5 cups
• Carrots- Chopped- 8 Cups
• Mangels- Whole- Buckets- 19
• Radishes- Chopped- 4.5 Cups
• Silage- Feed Bags- 12
• Turnips- Chopped- 2.5 Cups
• Turnips- Whole- Buckets- 3
• Weeds- 5 G buckets- 180

Medicine Chest

• Salve- Plantain-Comfrey-Calendula- 8
• Tincture- Pennyroyal
• Tincture- Speedwell
• Tincture- Thyme
• Tincture- Yarrow

Wines Started

• Elderberry- 1 Gallon (Mar 26)
• Mint- 1 Gallon (July 27)
• Peach- 1 Gallon (Jan 2)
• Raspberry- 1 Gallon (Aug 9)
• Rhubarb- 1 Gallon (July 5)
• Strawberry- 5 Gallons (July 7)