Our First Loss
I had hoped to post an update on the garden tonight, but the day had other plans. I went out to water the chickens this afternoon and noticed that one of our Speckled Sussex hens had something hanging out of her vent – a lot …
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Bear With Me
Yay, I’m finally back online! A couple of days after my last post, the power cord for my laptop died, and it’s taken almost a month to get a replacement. I was able to use my iPod and my son’s computer to update my Facebook …
The Hangover
I wonder what kind of traffic that title will bring to the blog. I apologize for my recent absence, I was detained against my will. Well, okay, not for the entire three weeks, but I’ve spent the past two recovering from the excitement of the …
First Asparagus!
While I was out planting sunflowers this afternoon, I stopped to check the recently planted asparagus patch to see if there was anything growing yet, and there was! It’ll be a couple of years before we can start harvesting spears to eat, but asparagus has always …
Kinder Gardens Kick-Off
Today I’ll be starting a series of posts focusing on gardening with children as part of the Kinder Gardens project organized by Kim over at The Inadvertent Farmer. Our kids have always been involved in caring for our various gardens over the years, so of …
Potato Patch
The potatoes are in, and the gardening season has officially begun! We finally had enough of a break in the rain that the soil dried out somewhat, allowing me to dig without everything getting caked in mud. I dug two trenches down either side of a four …
Whole Wheat Apricot Scones
When it comes to food (well, it kind of applies to everything in my life actually), I tend to be a creature of habit. When I find a recipe that I like, I will make it over and over again until either the novelty has …
The Bee House Has a New Home
Waking up to a dusting of snow yesterday just about drove me around the bend, but the weather today more than made up for it – I even put my seedlings outside so they could sunbathe for a while this afternoon. We spent most of …
Facebook Me
Just thought I’d let anyone who’s on Facebook know that I’ve finally gotten around to setting my blog up over there. You can get to my page by following the link in the sidebar, or by clicking here. In addition to my blog, my page will have …
