No Milky

We have discovered that my husband can no longer tolerate milk. He was a milk-o-holic for years, two gallons a week. But we put him on Silk almond milk for weeks then he tried some milk, bam, back to pain and nausea. Back to Silk and he is fine again. We replaced his half and half and probably will remove cheese as well. But for now Silk and coconut milks make him happy. The cause? We are not sure, could have been from a tick bite but no one knows. I can have milk but for him it is a big no. His gall bladder attack feelings have stopped as well. The doctor and all the test have told us nothing. But for now his is on the mend.

Arctic Ombre Mujer

This years hair Wrath and Purple Rain

My hair has gotten super long over the last year. It is very healthy and though thin it is strong. I have been playing with home coloring and the gradation of color. I tried blue but that is not my color. But purple is! So I bleached my ends and tried out Arctic Fox purple for a year. Loved it! Then I bleached my whole head , level 6 and used wrath and purple and here is the end result. I loved the colors together. It looks great down or in a braid for full ombre effect. I can walk out of the house with no makeup on but I got the colors shining bright on my head and I love it. It is easy to add more color if it fades. It takes about three weeks to fade down. You just wash your hair, dry your hair then add the Arctic fox colors as you like, slap on a shower cap for 2 hours outside in the heat or sunlight and then rinse. You will need gloves though, this stuff will stain your skin. Just like regular hair color but no ammonia, no burning, just a sweet grape scent my husband loves. This stuff is super conditioning as well. I can clean up skin stains with a bit of alcohol and bleach the shower if it stains.There are a ton of youtube vids about Arctic Fox. I just learned that the key is to bleach out the hair, wash, rinse then put on the color. Very easy to do at home of your have the time. You can put on unbleached hair but the color has nothing to grab onto and will come off. Color last longer and stays vibrant if you wash in cold water. It is affordable and you can extend the color by adding conditioner. This was one of the cool things I did over this pandemic.

Before coloring

Last year ombre effect on the ends only

 

Planting Season

It has been a very busy March here on the farm. Our only piece of furniture for lounging - our futon -broke! You find out just how poorly made something is when it breaks on the welds. But we went to the hardware store and bought steel brackets and heavy bolts and together with a thick 2 x 4; we had made a new support in one day. With the price of things going up and up saving time and money DIYing ourselves works.

We had some freezes here in March so my seedlings had to get pampered at night. Onions, cabbages, lettuce, cold stuff was fine. But tomatoes, peppers, flowers and herbs needed heat mats and a bit of propane. Our last frost date is late April here in the Ozarks. I will have most covered and in the ground by then.

This year I am planting more peas and flowers. I planted way too much stuff we do not eat as often. Too many cucumbers, okra and peppers. This spring will be cold flowers, tomatoes, half as many cucumbers, melons, lettuce and herbs. Three kinds of basil for us this season cinnamon, lemon and thai. Along with growing our own food, I will be canning again for all three growing seasons. Our green beans and our tomatoes all canned and saved many a grocery bill.

We are waiting to get the Covid vaccine. In April everyone in Missouri can get the vaccine, finally. So my husband will get his first then I will go. That way one of us can care for the other if there are problems.

The churches and area schools are mostly back to the old normal. Everyone is trying to return to before the pre pandemic times. I would rather move forward instead of backwards. I am working hard enjoying farm life and so happy not to be in the big cities. I do miss my beach time and I miss felling the wind on my face. I do not like the mask wearing. I do not have to wear a mask on my farm and that is wonderful.