Right now I am sitting at my desk at school planning out a math lesson.  I for a long time this spring, a robin has attempted to breach the window of my classroom by repeatedly launching himself at the glass ALL day long.  He was just joined by another robin doing the same thing at the other window.  I'm contemplating letting them in, but then I think they'd be trapped and I don't want them to get hurt.  I guess I'll enjoy the company and pray the don't get hurt.

Alright,
It's Wednesday.  Last night I put a few more plants in my garden, and started to harvest the last of the Spinach from my winter garden.  It's started to bolt in the recent heat, and I have a feeling that when I get home from school today it will be time to pull out the rest of it.  Which is ok, because that means I can get my beets, turnips, and other root crops in and growing.

Monday, I tried something I've never done before - I made dandelion root coffee.  I've known for awhile now about chicory coffee (both New Orleans style which is 50% chicory and 50% coffee) as well as straight chicory (not coffee) in the style of a starving southern family circa 1860.  I watched the video (embedded below) and promptly gave it a try.  Who knew?

I have currently run out of dandelions in my yard and I'm leery of harvesting elsewhere unless I can verify that no chemicals have been used on the lawn...maybe it's time to start cultivating them just for the root?  Maybe a raised bed of dandelions?