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Category: Wife and Mommy | Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:53 am

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My first blog, I figure it oughta be about me and what's important to me.
I'm 21 years old and I live in the Piney Woods of East Texas on 10 beautiful acres with my husband James, my new daughter (12-29-08) Emily, and my animals, Lucky (German Shepard Mix), Lucy (Black Lab), and Blue Bell (Silly Rabbit who thinks he's a Dog). We moved from Houston last winter where we had what the new builders there call a yard that wouldn't even support grass most of the time.
We hunt October-February for deer and year round for hogs, predetors, rabbit and squirrels. I didn't start hunting til I met James and I still haven't decided weather I can kill a deer yet but the rest are already under the belt. We also enjoy fishing in the warm monthes and though we moved near Lake Livingston we go over 100 miles to Madagorda Bay to fish the salty gulf more than we go the 15 miles to the lake. I really enjoy being outdoors and though the hunting is more to please James, I rather enjoy fishing the bay and have since I was little.
My life revolves around my family and latly it revolves around my new daughter and her every need, but I'm happy that way and so are they for now.
I am a very silly person when you look at it. On one hand I will turn my home into a farm if my husband doesn't keep me in check by bringing in every stray, injured, or unwanted animal that crosses my drive, and then turn around on the weekends and shoot hogs, rabbits, and squirrels for dinner with only a tiny bit of guilt. I suppose it came with marrying a deer hunter.
We aren't fanatical about living off nature or eating only what we grow or kill, please don't mis-understand, we simply get alot of joy and ful-fillment from knowing that we worked hard and hunted hard to get what we're eating, besides that it saves us an amazing amount of money when we don't have to buy any meat from the grocery store. I think that may have been the main reason that I chose to start a garden here, I have always enjoyed working on the yard, but I've never grown a real vegetable garden and with so much land and all the benifits it presented I couldn't see any reason not to. I hope that if it's not a raging failure this year, I'll learn how to make it successful for next year so eventually I can eliminate produce from the grocery list as well as meat. With any luck at all Emily will pick up the passion for nature and the outdoors from James and I, giving her healthy and safe hobbies that will last a lifetime.
Anyways I hope to add more interesting blogs in the future, maybe post a gardening blog later after I get it all started up too.
Until next time, healthy harvests, -Lily-


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Droopy wrote on Fri Feb 29, 2008 8:23 am:

Your life sounds lovely, especially since that's the way you like it. Good luck with your veggie patch, I'm certain you'll learn fast and get a good one going.

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Frank wrote on Fri Feb 29, 2008 10:43 am:

Congrats on starting a blog here Lily and an even bigger congrats to you and James on your new daughter :)

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eileen wrote on Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:40 am:

Many congratulations to both James and yourself on the birth of your daughter Emily.
You've certainly got your hands full haven't you? You do seem to enjoy life to the full though and that's exactly how it should be. Good luck with the new vegetable garden!!!

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CritterPainter wrote on Fri Feb 29, 2008 3:37 pm:

Sounds like a wonderful place to raise your baby girl! We moved onto 5 acres (not as much as yours, but surrounded by a wildlife preserve) right after our son was born- rural living has it's ups & downs but overall it was a magical childhood, he's 18 now and very clear on that point.

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Netty wrote on Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:34 pm:

Sounds perfect Lily! I don't hunt, but I love growing my own veggies. Good luck with your garden :)

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Palm Tree wrote on Sat Mar 01, 2008 9:16 am:

That sounds just great. Congratulations to you and hubby with little Emily. ANd good luck with the veggie patch.

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glendann wrote on Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:04 pm:

I think you are a regular down to earth Texan.We c an always find a wild rabbit squrrels,Wild hogs,deer and
some eat raccoon but squarrel and raccoon is not on my menu ever.You are going to do well with your garden .I just know its in your blood.

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Rees Cowden wrote on Sat Mar 01, 2008 10:50 pm:

Hi Lily, (love the name)

I like you enthusiasm and have a few answers to your compost questions:
- No ash or charcoal
- No cat or dog poop
- No diseased plants
- No fish scraps ---they attract rodents and really really stink terribly bad
- Oak leaves and acorns are ok but breakdown slowly- same for pine needles
- Newspaper is a yes but best to try to shred it up some first and avoid the glossy colored ads.
- Cardboard is ok too but better to recycle if you have a bunch of it.
- Coffee grounds
- Manure is good and yes you can use your rabbit droppings!!!!
- You can add worms but they will probably find it on their own.

Just remember to keep it turned and moist and before long you'll have some excellent humus to add to you vegetables. If you want to know more I just wrote a similar post on the subject on my blog greensideupblog.com.

Rees Cowden

No Brown Thumbs

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