Another Day, Another Dollar

At least today is Saturday though! That means I just have to work half day, and I have no SCARShelter trips that I need to make after I get off work here. Hurray!

Muesli for breakfast again. I took a picture this time before I mixed everything together.

1 cup organic uncooked oats

1 cup coconut milk

1 Tbsp organic hemp protein

2 Tbsp shredded coconut

2 Tbsp chia

1/4 cup organic raisins

1 Tbsp cinnamon

Drizzle of organic honey

Questions for all you vegans out there. What are your thoughts on honey? Should we or should we not eat it? Since becoming a vegan, I never ate honey until my vegetarian friend sent me some in the mail. She said it was from a lady who had a small business there and the honey was organic. I don't agree with bee factory farming as I don't agree with factory farming for any other type of animal. From what I have researched online, I learned that in most large bee businesses that they kill the queen bee every two years. The normal lifespan of a queen bee can be up to 5 years. I read all of this HERE. I don't know. I think that if their are so many different sweeteners out there, then we should probably use those. What do you guys think?

Moving on...here is my bennings tint squash flowering nicely in the rain and my Manoa lettuce is loving this rain.

Am I obsessed with my plants? Maybe. I love these beautiful bright flowers coming out of my squash plant!

Sonic just chilling outside watching me water my plants. I think he has just woke up in this picture.

sunshine and rain makes my plants happy

I try to juice daily, but some days I can't find the time. If I want to juice I have to remember to wake up early enough before work to give myself time to wash the veggies, juice, and then clean the juicer. I love kale/apple juice. It's one of my favorite combos. I also like to make this one because my husband will drink it and enjoys it. Bonus!

I am so proud of my mini garden. I live in a small townhouse so space is limited. Here I have thyme, dill, Thai sweet basil (still small), chamomile (still small), and catnip. I cannot tell you how much my cats love fresh catnip. It makes a huge difference to give them freshly dried catnip as apposed to store bought catnip that has been sitting there for months.

My spearmint and peppermint always do awesome when it rains. They crave water and like the shade under my air conditioner. I am trying to grow my toothache plant in the black pot there. It has sprouted, but it won't get any bigger. I don't know what to do to help it out.

I think I may have solved the problem of the birds eating my Purple Cauliflower. Chicken wire! Who knew that birds would like such a thing? Every time the sprouts start to get big they get chomped by the birds. Maybe it is the purple stems that attracts them, I don't know. My Bennings Green Tint Scallop Squash is growing higher and higher. No sign of any squash yet. My Manoa Lettuce in the front always grows up fast when it rains too :)