1. 3 Young Chickens. They are in Grandma's old coop, a raised, home-built affair. They are about 2 months old. 2 are large layers, 1 is a quirky and cute grey silkie with little tufts of feathers sticking out everywhere. We are hoping that none of them turn out to be roosters, although the chicken we call "bulldog" is certainly showing dominant tendencies.
2. Lots of vegetables! We planted HUGE amounts of broccoli, romanesco (a sort of alien, geometric looking cauliflower), pole peas and bush peas. They are nearing the end of production, but have kicked out enough veggies for us and all of our friends. It is pretty wonderful to go out and eat sugar-snap peas off of the vine while gazing at the vineyards and oaks shining in the Sonoma County spring light. Meanwhile, Charlotte, our brown lab/chessie mix, hunts gophers amongst the vines. We've got plenty!
3. A brand new bee hive! I just picked up my bee hive on Saturday evening from Bearfoot Honey Farm. Check out their blog at http://bearfoothoney.blogspot.com/. We put the bees between a small vineyard and the olive grove, where they will get a little afternoon shade from the oaks. I didn't realize they were placed right in front of a blooming blackberry bush until I saw them at work on the blossoms. Mmmmm. . . blackberry honey! It is a challenging and important time to keep bees. I hope I am a good mama for these little ladies!
On the music front, I am loving my lessons with 5 students studying various things: voice, piano, guitar, songwriting. I opened up a book of Beethoven Sonatas yesterday morning and started working on Sonata No. 16 in G Major. I've also been working out of Mark Levine's Jazz piano book. It feels good to study at the piano again. I have a sweet old player piano from the turn of the century in my living room. What a wonderful companion!
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