2.07.2006
Welcome to February 2006
Not a whole lot going on down here lately. We've been a tad sick, reading alot and having a good time with our precious children. I have been preparing the gardens for planting and actually planted some lettuce last night. I will have two gardens this spring, one on the south side of the house that gets full sun all day long and one on the east side that I used last year that only gets about 1/2 to 3/4 sun.
For the south garden I ripped up about 100 sq/ft of sod that constitutes a side yard, adjacent to the house. I will plant some pole beans, lettuce, and herbs here, along with the garlic that I have already planted. Our bedroom window is on this side and lets in a lot of heat during the day. My pole beans should provide some shade and heat absorption that will be a nice benefit (passive solar principles in action!).
The east garden is maybe 150 sq/ft and is extremely poor soil. I have been supplementing with compost and manure for the last year and just have to make due with what the Lord provides. I'll be planting more beans, broccoli, squash, potatoes and some more lettuce here. We'll re-plant in June or so with some more stuff adding to the variety.
I'm just about finished reading Vos' Biblical Theology.
It was an excellent read, albeit v-e-r-y slow for me to get through. Alot of re-reading and note taking slowed me down to like 20 pages an hour! Well worth it though. I started reading Wright's What Saint Paul Really Said and that seems like a breeze.
This is my first Wright book and have really enjoyed it so far. I've kind of watched from the sidelines in all the fracas so far, but I've already benefited from this book.
My wife has been reading the Bluedorn's Teaching the Trivium and seems to be loving it and gaining much from the book.
For the south garden I ripped up about 100 sq/ft of sod that constitutes a side yard, adjacent to the house. I will plant some pole beans, lettuce, and herbs here, along with the garlic that I have already planted. Our bedroom window is on this side and lets in a lot of heat during the day. My pole beans should provide some shade and heat absorption that will be a nice benefit (passive solar principles in action!).
The east garden is maybe 150 sq/ft and is extremely poor soil. I have been supplementing with compost and manure for the last year and just have to make due with what the Lord provides. I'll be planting more beans, broccoli, squash, potatoes and some more lettuce here. We'll re-plant in June or so with some more stuff adding to the variety.
I'm just about finished reading Vos' Biblical Theology.
It was an excellent read, albeit v-e-r-y slow for me to get through. Alot of re-reading and note taking slowed me down to like 20 pages an hour! Well worth it though. I started reading Wright's What Saint Paul Really Said and that seems like a breeze.
This is my first Wright book and have really enjoyed it so far. I've kind of watched from the sidelines in all the fracas so far, but I've already benefited from this book.
My wife has been reading the Bluedorn's Teaching the Trivium and seems to be loving it and gaining much from the book.
