Town House Homestead Tuesday

Temperatures this past week reached a high of sixty, and garden fever started to set in. I got out to do little clean up things and took the time to enjoy the fresh air. No lawn chair time yet.

With the mild temperatures I worked on teaching Hunter to go out and play by himself. He did a lot of exploring and in a week has gained the confidence to be alone for a while. I think he even forgot that he was alone. 

In one twelve hour overnight, the temperatures went down to five degrees and we go a nice cover of snow. At least twelve inches with higher drifts. Very normal for January. With Hunter's new confidence though, we had to struggle to get him to come in. He is a snow dog for sure. I can now just open the door and let him go. Training a puppy has been a chore, but he is learning a new word this week. The word is "love". When he doesn't bite or jump we are repeating the word love and rewarding him. This may take a bit longer, but it's working. 

I did, however, have to have my daughter keep him inside while I shoveled a path to the compost bin. This would have been a festival for him, but unsafe for me. He will learn to walk with me I'm sure, but for now it's a tag team chore. 

Now that he will go outside for more than twenty minutes alone, it gives me time to make him cookies. These are sweet potato carrot cookies. Money saving and healthier for him. Takes no time at all to make, and I could have just sliced them, but it's fun using the cutter. 

To get my garden fever under control I started some chamomile. It seems to take a bit longer to get strong enough to transplant so I started it early. With the demise of the bee colony we can now take the time to build a good pollination garden.

I have finally chosen my next knitting project. This popcorn stitch shawl is in one of my 1978 pamphlets. I have already taken the time to write out the instructions, so I can read them and have them ready row by row. I have time to think about color and types of yarn while I finish some socks and small projects. Even though this would be awesome for sitting and quilting to keep me warm, it is a while down the road before I will get to start, if not next winter.
That is what has been going on here at the Town House Homestead. We are still waiting on the windows and insulation. It takes four to six weeks to get the windows, so not much longer before major work begins. It's been a time to slow down and mend hurting bodies, and as you can tell dedicate time to raising a great pet. Thank you for stopping by and have a great week. Remember to share your abundance and love.