A [Not So Average] Day At Our Place

Uncle Michael stopped in yesterday right about as we were about to sit down to a late brunch.  Lovely!

Taking the autumn off, everyone is starting to produce again!

After we ate, the kids cleaned up the kitchen.  Michael washed dishes.  What young man does that without being asked?!  That guy.

working boys

We played some Mario until it was football time.  Then Michael offered to work on some shelving Scott had started for me in the basement cellar.  Scott went to work making home-grown beef stew.  Adyn & Michael got to workin’ on the shelves, having some boy time to talk and play on the drums between the drill’s battery charges.  The two younger boys played in the living room with Christmas loot.  Kendra stayed in the kitchen, concocting a new blend of tea to share.  I sat at the couch surrounded by books about sheep rearing, making notes, and working plans onto the calendar for shearing and worming and lambing and more.  That is, before I went downstairs and played with herbs to my hearts content.

mixing tea

Just as dinner was being served, a few more friends popped in.  We filled a few more bowls, and all mingled in the living room until the evening was finished.

my apothecary runneth over

All of the seeds, barks, roots, leaves and seaweeds are sorted by category and alphabetized.  Scott & Michael are already talking about making a second one for the salts, clays, mushrooms, berries, tea bases/blends and “made up” concoctions.

I just may put a rocking chair down there and never leave.