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May 28, 20183 min read

My Pit Crew

I have been thinking a lot about how much we owe the people around us. I don't talk a lot about the people around me who make it...

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May 20, 20181 min read

A Gentleman Farmer

~~The gentleman farmer works for pleasure rather than financial gain~~ A gentleman farmer ... farms mainly for pleasure rather than for...

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May 6, 20181 min read

Sunday Breakfast

It is possible I talk too much about food. Probably caused by my thinking too much about food. And perhaps triggered by my actually...

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Apr 14, 20181 min read

'tis the Season

There is no better time of year for serious foods than spring easing into summer. And if you are not shopping at your local Farmer's...

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Apr 11, 20181 min read

Built Fjord Tough

Fjord horses hold a very special place in my heart. They are the architects of everything I have now, are the source of my closest...

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Mar 30, 20181 min read

It's Like Spring Comes Every Year

I am not actually saying it out loud, in case I jinx it, but I think....maybe....it might be Spring now instead of Winter. I like...

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Mar 11, 20181 min read

Gearing [up] for Shearing

Oh sometimes I am so clever I kill myself - that little title rhyme....hehehe. Shearing Day is next Saturday. For the first time, I am...

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Mar 11, 20181 min read

French Toast for Dinner

Saturday was supposed to be the day I stopped eating grain. Grain does not really agree with me - I am not allergic or anything, but I...

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Feb 27, 20182 min read

Time to think

As spring starts to creep up on us, I am starting to spend more time gardening. One of the things I have always enjoyed about working on...

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Feb 19, 20182 min read

Improvising (cake)

I love sweets that are not too sweet, so when I saw a recipe for a greek style cake made with whole oranges, I was all in. Mr. Double Up...

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Feb 13, 20181 min read

It's a Gardener's Thing

If you do something two years in a row, does that make it an annual event? This was the second year the Union County Master Gardeners...

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Jan 30, 20181 min read

It Took Me By Surprise

I wish I wasn't so dramatic, but like Popeye, I yam what I yam. My friend Ryan tells me I should only use this blog to promote by little...

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Dec 31, 20172 min read

Tell me something good

Like a lot of people, I am consumed by the need to be poetic, or inspirational, or motivational, or just....something....on the last day...

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Dec 27, 20171 min read

Wincing all the way

I planted elderberries in 2013 - and became an immediate convert. They are glorious bushes, versatile, beautiful, hardy, and love...

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Dec 20, 20172 min read

On the first day of vacay...

Using up my remaining time off (since the Bank of Ashmerica does not let you carry over time). I have been so busy, I have not been...

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Nov 24, 20171 min read

Obligatory controversial post

Disclaimer - this is not a photo of me, although I do actually own this outfit. I found myself in a discussion a few days past about...

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Oct 29, 20171 min read

The Friend-A-Versary

Everyone has those friends who make you want to be a better person (at least, I hope everyone has a friend like that). In my life, it's ...

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Oct 6, 20171 min read

Double Up Roosters

I am not a big fan of roosters, but Lieutenant Dan has been pretty nice. He is very good to the ladies, he ignores me, and he is...

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Sep 23, 20171 min read

Of Sheeps and Wool

If somehow you have missed my going on and on and on about the new sheep: I got some new sheep! My friend Lee started with the sheep...

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Sep 23, 20173 min read

Mom's Chicken and Dumplings

My mother was an amazing cook, and I have many of her recipes (which I make all of the time). One that I don't have is chicken and...

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