Honeysuckle Sunday

The oregano in my herb garden has just loved this weather.  It was waving around, hogging garden space from the rosemary and the chives and the greek oregano.  So, on Sunday, I hacked off about half the plant.   I harvested a big batch......a fills the sink kind of batch.  Since we are still drying things out in the house, I thought the front porch might be a more successful place to dry.  At least they will look "scenic" for a few days.... I have a dehydrator that I usually dry herbs in but this batch would have required ten of them.

Wisconsin isn't exactly the high desert of California, so it is quite likely that this outside drying of herbs thing may be an experiment gone wrong, but it kept me busy while waiting for our insurance adjuster to make his way to us through the flooded highway infrastructure that is Columbia County.  I found Sunday that I have developed a pacing habit and it isn't something I'm happy about.  I did knit but I kept dropping the yarn.  More yoga for me, I see.  That or see if I can find my cute red GoKnit pouch from Scout that hangs on my belt loop in the debris of my studio.

It was an educational visit.  The news from the adjuster is looking better than initially thought but it isn't final.  The relatively little bit of water and icky-stuff combination did a whole lot of damage to a finished basement.  Today, the clean up guys were here again to remove not-so-sanitary paneling (that, frankly, I won't miss too much), insulation, drywall, and woodwork.  They worked hard ---- until 8:30 pm (!) and they will be back tomorrow morning at 7 am (gasp!) for a few more hours of work.  The cats are confined to the bedroom due to all the drywall dust, nails, and debris that they would be bound to venture through if they were roaming the house.

The honeysuckle is getting a lot of blog time but I do love it.

I'm going to be approaching the 300 post milestone soon so watch for a contest announcement soon.

Comments

[Julie]

The oven is also a decent stand-in for a dehydrator- set it to 200F or even a bit lower and pop the herbs in there on a jelly roll pan (pizza pan with holes is even better) for a couple hours. Your honeysuckle is gorgeous! I have that same one but it's not yet blooming. I get some sort of bug or mold attack on the first bud set, have to spray and then a few weeks later I get lovely blooms.

[Nora]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for the final insurance verdict...

I'm supposed to do a run in Middleton on Sunday. Any bets as to my ability to get there without driving to Illinois first?

[margene]

The honeysuckle is beautiful. Here's hoping the insurance comes through as promised.

[Deborah]

Those clean up guys are a blessing and hardworking for sure. I know I couldn't do what they do. Hooray for them. I love the smell of honeysuckle. There is a block by my apartment that whenever I walk by, I get a good whiff of it. Very soothing in my mind.

[Stacey aka The Loom Whisperer]

Remember... poopy flavored lollipops. :D That certainly is a long day for all of that noise. But just think of the wonderful basement re-model. OH YEAH! I see elevated shelving and lots more space for yarn and fabric and punch needle stuff. http://www.doodle-head.com/house/craft_room_reorg.html

I love your porch. Are you sure you don't need a live in alpaca herder/knitter/cook?

[Stacey aka The Loom Whisperer]

Remember... poopy flavored lollipops. :D That certainly is a long day for all of that noise. But just think of the wonderful basement re-model. OH YEAH! I see elevated shelving and lots more space for yarn and fabric and punch needle stuff. http://www.doodle-head.com/house/craft_room_reorg.html

I love your porch. Are you sure you don't need a live in alpaca herder/knitter/cook?

[Cookie]

She really likes that word, doesn't she? o.0

I hope the insurance people come through for you. I agree with Julie about the oven. Plus herbs tend to shrink the dehydrator, so it might not be as bad as you think.

Love the honeysuckle.

[Kim]

So that is honey suckle! Woo hoo, a contest soon!
BTW, I'm glad that the clean up is going so quickly.

[Angie]

If you can leave the clean up to the guys, you can enjoy the heavenly scented blessings of your home.
Pacing is nothing! Renovations (by choice) are slated as stressful as loosing a spouse. You've just temporarily lost a space. They sound wonderfully speedy. I challenge you to finish a project before they finish theirs.