Has it really been 4 years since we've last updated this blog? How life has crept up on us! Life has changed dramatically in those 4 short/long years. Ethan is 20, a junior at our local Polytechnic University majoring in Computer Science. He will graduate May 2021 and plans to attend Texas A&M for his master's degree. Whoop! Isaac is a senior and has already been accepted to the Welding Technology program where he will graduate May 2021 with an AAS in Welding Technology. His plan is to work with his craft until he can decided where to go from there. Khloe is now 11 and has blossomed into a lovely, kind and generous girl. She loves to read and all things British and wants to be a cosmetologist when she is able. Evan is almost 10 and very much a boy! He loves to play outside, build bird houses and trade Pokémon cards. Eilee is now 6 1/2 and is all spunk! She is smart, sassy and keeps us in stitches. She loves ballet, stuffed animals and to read.
And as the world is a strange and very small place, Steve is back working at Transet Company after 7 years as a Project Manager. God has taken him on an incredible journey and blessed and changed him in so many ways. He is incredibly thankful to have found his stride in work and life. And I, am still homeschooling, homemaking and baking bread :) Not much has changed for me which suits me just fine.
The vineyard is still going strong. We yield about 70 gallons of juice each season. We still are figuring out how best to use and manage all of the crop but we enjoy much jelly and juice in the meantime that we enjoy sharing with friends and family.
Well, that's the old news. Now on to new endeavors. Steve has always loved plants. He loves to research, grow, propagate and experiment with them. He limited this love for a while to just grapevines but has since expanded to a variety of landscaping plants, ground covers, trees and vegetables. He has always planned to start a nursery business in his retirement but since the world is such strange and uncertain place during this Covid-19 pandemic, plans have been accelerated. We have embarked on his dream and started Grumpy's Garden Club. If you know Steve, you understand the name. We are planning to sell our plants, homemade jellies, breads and baked goods as well as joining with other local cottage food vendors for a community sale Steve will publish a monthly newsletter that will be distributed for free that will contain gardening and growing tips, common uses for herbs and beneficial plants, recipes, local stories/events and more. We hope to bring a sense of community and shared knowledge to others that would like to learn in all aspects of life. We would love to see this blossom into a regularly held event.
Our first sale will be Saturday, May 2nd from 8:00-12:00 We have created an event on FB and can be found here https://www.facebook.com/Grumpys-Garden-Club-110050720675629. We would love to see you there.
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