Yesterday afternoon, I got this green sweater at the dump and used it to carry dinner fixings I gathered – eggs, kale, a little bit of claytonia and arugula that’s been living in a cold frame since December.

Work thus far has been pretty evenly divided between farm chores (seeding in the greenhouse, mending fences, prepping logs) and getting the camper up to speed. Thus far, I’m all over the propane, ninety percent there with the water, and still waiting on the electricity. A trip to help with grafting apples at a neighboring farm the other day also yielded a loan of the world’s niftiest outdoor toilet, complete with padded seat. I am looking forward to the day when I can stop nesting and begin working in earnest, but am trying to appreciate everything and take it one step at a time. I officially know more about plumbing hardware than I ever thought I would, and who knows when that might come in handy;)