I’m in hot, humid Boca Raton for 18 days and it’s turning out just fine. I’m learning tons of new things (beekeeping, canning…); experiencing some incredible wild life (nesting sea turtles); and spending time with some of my favorite people (the Malnove babies are now 10, 8, and 5).<\/p>\n
Besides doing some mind-blowing things with bees (remove a live hive! split a hive! harvest honey!) here is a list of a few things we hope to do during my short stay – \u00c2\u00a0new skills and sierra’s household to-do list included indiscriminately:<\/p>\n
learn to cut old t-shirts into single lengths (for crocheting into rugs)<\/p>\n finish bubble chandelier in bathroom<\/p>\n trailer hitch on car<\/p>\n carve spoon out of gumbo limbo wood (local tree adapted to FL storm weather)<\/p>\n prepare akee (Jamaican fruit in freezer)<\/p>\n make mango-passionfruit jelly<\/p>\n elderflower champagne (still puzzled how this will happen)<\/p>\n Charm City Burgers (train conductor from Deerfield beach rec’d – we have been to BurgerFi which was also delicious)<\/p>\n see live ‘gators in the Everglades (long shot bc it’s 2-hour drive south)<\/p>\n make jewelry in Joe’s metal shop across the street (scheduled for Monday! excited!)<\/p>\n make craft room curtains<\/p>\n hook up BBQ grill (got advice, now need to get parts)<\/p>\n hang stained glass<\/p>\n start a batch of mead<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’m in hot, humid Boca Raton for 18 days and it’s turning out just fine. I’m learning tons of new things (beekeeping, canning…); experiencing some incredible wild life (nesting sea turtles); and spending time with some of my favorite people … Continue reading stalk baby sea turtle hatchlings<\/del> (saw mama laying instead)<\/p>\nclean up craft room<\/del> (Sierra’s sister Gen did this!)<\/p>\ncall natural pest guy<\/del><\/p>\norganize Sierra’s pantry<\/del>\u00c2\u00a0(Sierra’s sister Gen did this!)<\/p>\nmake mango- jalape\u00c3\u00b1o jam<\/del><\/p>\nmake Korean BBQ<\/del> (done this twice now)<\/p>\nmake fresh coconut jello<\/del> (not a great success-none of the kids would eat it)<\/p>\nmake carembola\/starfruit jelly<\/del> (I fell asleep halfway through this, but I’m still counting it)<\/p>\nall-you-can-eat sushi<\/del> (going to happen again next week)<\/p>\norder hankies<\/del> (from dharma trading just like in the old days)<\/p>\nCostco<\/del> (organic olive oil)<\/p>\ninfuse calendula, comfrey, plantain, yarrow, St John’s wort, chickweed<\/del><\/p>\nsourdough rye bread<\/del><\/p>\nget kombucha SCOBY back to life<\/del> (it’s weak, may need reinforcement)<\/p>\nharvest starfruit\u00c2\u00a0<\/del><\/p>\nmake vodka rainbow cake<\/del><\/p>\ncheck photostamp gift certificates<\/del><\/p>\nsnorkeling<\/del> (Debois Lagoon 2x, Blue Heron Bridge)<\/p>\n