Now Rake It Out, Rake It Out

My back hurts. I don't want to bend over ever again.

I finally finished double digging my carrot bed this morning. Por fin! The last step is to rake the bed to make it smooth....I couldn't help but do the "Rake it Out" dance:

Now Rake It Out

Now Rake It Out

Now Rake It Out

Now Rake It Out ....

Rake Rake Rake

Now Rake It Out

I Said Do It How U Do It Gone And Rake It Out"

(A little reference to DJ Unk for my generation)

Wow. I'm so tired! I am about to fall asleep and the sun hasn't gone all the way down. Tomorrow it is my turn to cook lunch again. I think bagel pizzas are going to be on the menu...along with some braised kale...and something else that I haven't quite figured out. And I'm gonna try my hand at some raspberry oat bars for dessert. We'll see how this goes! I seem to find the days I cook the most tiring...maybe because I'm not good at it yet. There seems to be a certain way to move in the kitchen that I haven't yet mastered. I'm not graceful with spoons and knives and I end up making a giant mess. Not to mention the multi-tasking part...lunch from start to finish takes me about 4 hours - this includes washing the dishes, sweeping the floor, taking out the recycling, compost, and trash. I am determined to start a new dish washing system. Tomorrow, I plan to have the sink full of soapy water and a bucket of clean water and everyone will need to wash their own plate and cup and put it to dry. It will be easy for each person to do real fast and will save me some time. I've already put this idea out there, but no one has executed it. Tomorrow...tomorrow, begins a new dish washing tradition.

My plan while I am here is to gather a whole bunch of new skills. Here are some on my list:

beer making
bread baking
soap caking (well, really "making"...I just wanted a new word to rhyme)
cooking in general
knitting
welding
preserving
rock climbing
and of course the whole growing things part

I can't wait to get some new skills! Cause in the words of Napoleon Dynamite, "I don't have any skills!" Oh, that reminds me...nun chuck skills also.