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- May 11, 2016
- 1 min
By any other name
I went outside this evening to weed the garden. I was totally side-tracked by the chickens and realized, finally, after 55 years, what...
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- May 8, 2016
- 1 min
Borgan and Bencer
When they were little, and for many years when they weren't so little, I told the girls stories about two little squirrels. These were...
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- May 7, 2016
- 2 min
Broody Busting
So there is a thing some chickens do. They think it is time to hatch their eggs, so they sit on the nest for weeks and weeks and weeks -...
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- May 7, 2016
- 1 min
One Day Baby
I really love my children, and in fact, have loved everything about them from the moment I got pregnant. But I have never really thought...
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- May 6, 2016
- 1 min
Raindrops on buttercups
I have become one of those people who are excited beyond measure when Friday rolls around. I like my job, but I love my life outside of...
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- May 2, 2016
- 2 min
Ansel-versary - In Support of Older Dogs
Today is our first Ansel-versary - that is, a year since we welcomed Ansel to our home. Ansel had been rescued from Animal Control as a...
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- May 1, 2016
- 2 min
Sunday Food Report
Well - quite the fattie weekend (defined as a weekend almost wholely devoted to food). Sure, I spent wonderful times with friends on the...
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- May 1, 2016
- 1 min
Ethel-izing
Our favorite hens have always been Buff Orpingtons, and we have always named all of them Ethel. My best hen ever (Ethel) used to stay...
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- Apr 26, 2016
- 1 min
Ahhhhh - that feels better
Sunday was shearing day at the Double Up!! Romney sheep produce incredibly thick fleeces, so by the end of April, they are ready to...
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- Apr 24, 2016
- 2 min
Friends don't eat friends
Also, friends do not attack each other merely for breathing the same air. What happens when those two universal laws come into conflict?...
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- Apr 22, 2016
- 2 min
Chai Delicious
I am a serious coffee drinker - and have never found chai to be particularly appealing. Until now!! My daughters love chai, and I...
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- Apr 22, 2016
- 1 min
Chick Life
I just adore chickens - fussing about with them, building little things for them, insisting they cuddle even though they hate it. The...
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- Apr 21, 2016
- 1 min
Amish Cinnamon Flop Bread
I think I have already posted this like a dozen times, but every time I make it, I think - this is so delicious I have to tell the world....
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- Apr 19, 2016
- 1 min
Just eat it
A few years ago I launched the "if you can't beat 'em, eat 'em program" at the farm. I was so tired of trying to control the wild...
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- Apr 17, 2016
- 1 min
Whine
Nobody whines like a big dog - except ME!!! While I was off living the good life at the Farmer's Market on Saturday, my beloved husband...
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- Apr 16, 2016
- 1 min
Missing the point - Redux?
I know the idea was that I would go to the Farmer's Market to sell the burgeoning stash of crafts I am producing. But I gotta be honest...
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- Apr 15, 2016
- 1 min
In my real life
For me, the farm is kind of my fantasy life, where I get to do everything I have ever wanted to do, and live in a special farm nirvana....
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- Apr 13, 2016
- 1 min
Spreadsheet Gardening
My friends and family have always called me The Spreadsheet Queen, and gardening is no exception! Mostly, I have to use a spreadsheet or...
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- Apr 9, 2016
- 1 min
Curd Me!!
Farmer's Market was a bit of bust today. The wind was so intense whipping through the barn that we could not keep anything on the table....
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