Zen Mountain's Sunday Post and Short Stories
Short stories, news on Ma's knitting and spinning as well as bits about WAFA, my isms and more from Zen Mountain's Homestead
As can only be expected; Zen mountain is cool and breezy yet. All of the wildflowers have come in, slowly changing the landscaping for a few weeks. Breezes blowing off some of the flowers from our trees and bushes, but so far nothing truly horrible....not yet... I had to stop putting our veggie plants out... Continue Reading →
Spring seems to finally have found our Homestead here atop Zen Mountain. We are in between winds, wildflowers are blooming and gardens are getting ever closer to being run. Hey Mom! The kids around Zen are full of...well..something....and they are out to get Ma's attention...No matter What it takes. " Mom!" sigh....... "Mom!" "Momomomomomomom!" I... Continue Reading →
Spring winds are blowing most days and nights as the Gorge attempts to switch from Winter to Spring. Temps fluctuate from highs all the way into the 60s; Summer weather, back down into the 20s..the rest of the year.. In the gardens I had been working out in the new garden area by the apple... Continue Reading →
Spring has sprung; the winds have kicked in. Last week, just a couple hours after I watered down the last burn, the winds started...and are still blowing and picking up speed. Tis the Season of the Wind.. The temps are in the mid forties though dropping, at present, and the winds after week of shaking... Continue Reading →
Weather is trying to switch over towards Spring but Zen isn't about to give up Winter that easily. The hummingbirds have been moving back in and we have at least one new boy to irritate Lass.... The Return of Lass After the last winter wunderland bit, both Ma and I were concerned about Lass. She... Continue Reading →
With the snow falling and temps in the teens, our hummingbirds are not at all pleased. I figured that with a story all around us, this seem to be writing its self. Out ! Out ! Out! We knew the storm was coming.. In fact; if there are no winter storms and it looks like... Continue Reading →
Earth,Wind, and Rain, keeping us hopping on Zen this Spring. Working outdoors this Spring While so many are going crazy counting holes in their ceiling tiles, we are working outdoors, weather permitting. Rain has come through a few times, wetting Zen's Summit down for us.. completely wiping out any and all efforts at keeping the... Continue Reading →
Ma finished up her new shawl design today as I began the post...Not that I was rushing her or anything.. Winter is coming closer to its end as we finish up the last week of February. We still could easily get a winter storm with some teeth but at least it can only last so... Continue Reading →
Hummie has been calling the family Back to the Homestead the last couple days..but more on that in a bit.. Blustery but green This winter has been extremely mild so far and doesn't look too bad for the next few days. We only had a couple weeks this winter that really looked like winter...knock on... Continue Reading →
Winter has been kind so far this year.. knock on wood. between the Snow and garden time For Ma; the spinning wheels call to her. Mama wheel; a 1970 castle that Ma uses for most of her spinning,, which is mostly Shetland , another castle that is basically styled after Mama wheel which Ma uses... Continue Reading →
