There is magic in this food
Sometimes, I lose sight of the fact that food, and our interaction with it, is a very very good thing (okay, I don't lose sight of it...
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- Jan 8, 2017
- 1 min
Closet Makeover
In a log home, maximizing space is a constant challenge. We have a little closet downstairs used for coats, the vacuum cleaner, light...
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- Dec 22, 2016
- 1 min
Ladies Who Lunch
So, I have been more or less holed up in my bedroom for the last two months recuperating from surgery. I am headed back to work next...
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- Dec 18, 2016
- 1 min
Clean Up On Aisle 3
(for those of you who care: Tobias, Skyler, Ada, and Will) I really love my sheep - in so many ways. I knew I would, but I never...
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- Dec 15, 2016
- 1 min
Quail Eggs
I went to visit a farmish friend (Whisper Creek Farm). I meant to go to their house and visit, but I was distracted when I got out of...
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- Oct 31, 2016
- 1 min
Farm Basket Giveaway
This giveaway has been unexpectedly exciting - we have been hovering over the entries (more than 100 !!!), and planning the drawing,...
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- Oct 29, 2016
- 1 min
Melancholia
That's a real word, right? It was bound to happen - 5 weeks of euphoria, I was due to crash sometime. And as far as crashing goes, so...
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- Oct 26, 2016
- 1 min
Sometimes I do other things
Sure, I cook a lot, because I am all about the foods. But sometimes, I like to do other stuff. If you have come within a mile of me, you...
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- Oct 23, 2016
- 1 min
Of hens and such...
It occurred to me today that in the event of an emergency, I would save my chickens before most people. I really love and admire my hens...
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- Oct 7, 2016
- 2 min
Idle Hands
Not in this house - you're kidding, right? So many wonderful things happening at the Double Up these days. I have been harvesting...
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- Oct 5, 2016
- 1 min
Emergency Preparedness
I grew up in Florida, and as a kid, hurricanes just had no negativity associated with them. It meant everybody got to go to the...
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- Sep 11, 2016
- 1 min
Spinning Wheels, Got To Go 'Round
Once a month a group of us spinning types get together to talk about sheep, wool, yarn, spinning, and pretty much every other topic that...
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- Sep 10, 2016
- 1 min
The Other Man (it's John Deere, calm down!!)
Who knew the other man in my life would be green? But I do love my tractor. And oddly enough, it seems to like me. Sure, I have lost...
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- Sep 4, 2016
- 1 min
Ladies - All is Forgiven
The slacker hens have been on my list this summer. I am between flocks - the older hens are slowing down, the little hens were not old...
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- Aug 29, 2016
- 1 min
Virtue or Disability
Back in the olden days, some people were good at focusing intently on things. I figure they grew up to be authors or scientists. And...
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- Aug 15, 2016
- 1 min
Fire Pit
Last year, I saw a photo of a nifty fire pit, and loved it so much it has been my desktop for the last year. And slowly, I have been...
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- Aug 13, 2016
- 1 min
It Never Gets Old
We've had chickens for quite a few years now. And there are two things that have never, ever gotten old: New Layers - when young hens...
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- Aug 7, 2016
- 1 min
Oompa, Loofah, Doopity Doo
or something like that... Two years ago my older sister sent me some loofah sponges she had grown, and I was amazed. She graciously...
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- Jul 24, 2016
- 1 min
Like 7 Inches From The Mid-day Sun
Well it's a hot one - like 7 inches from the midday sun 94 degrees, and I felt every one today!! Today was not as much fun as normal,...
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- Jul 14, 2016
- 1 min
Whine, Whiner, Whinest
Well yeah, that would be me, doing what I do best!!! Summertime on the farm is not for the lazy!! Just as I was congratulating myself on...
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