Monthly Archives: September 2013

Hickory Nut Weevils

Our first trip around the sun on this land has involved a lot of discovery and exploration.  One of our happy surprises a few months ago was that the area we’ve been calling “south pasture” was actually home to a … Continue reading

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Seeya, Summer

Earlier this week it was nearly 100°F, and it’s currently 42°F.  Despite having almost another week before it’s technically fall, it seems to have effectively arrived (and the weather forecast agrees). We’ve been settling back into the school routine, which is … Continue reading

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How to garden in your jammies and still listen to podcasts.

Sometimes in the morning after Josh and the kids are off to work and school I want to duck outside for a minute and do a few things in the garden.  I often think that I will be out there … Continue reading

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A little sibling reading time

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Chicken Dust Bath Upgrade

Step one: Get some wood ash Step two: Get the pool Step Three: Amuse yourself by taking a “selfie” of you moving stuff to the coop Step Four: Put pool in chicken area and fill Step Five:  Watch the chickens … Continue reading

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His favorite place to be

    Lately we’ve been finding Bennett wanting to be in the hammock a lot…. even if his sister is there with him 🙂  

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Invasion of the Cucurbit Plant Snatchers (or, “We have powdery mildew!”)

On the morning of Aug 29th I went out to the garden to take a quick walk around and to pick a few things for a lunch we were having with some visiting friends. I had not been in the … Continue reading

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Tiny Frog

It’s easy to miss the tiny frog sitting on this lily pad – he’s probably 0.5″ long. Some days there are 5 of 6 of them scattered all over. The pond seems to make a great frog incubator – there’s … Continue reading

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Turkey Patrol

The turkeys forage with the chickens in general, though they maintain a pretty reliable little sub-group within the larger flock. I like how they appear to be in formation here, moving across the cover-cropped area between the orchard and garden … Continue reading

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Success Hard-Boiling Fresh Eggs

Really fresh eggs tend to fail miserably when hard boiled in the typical manner.  The white sticks to the shell and you have an egg that’s harder to peel and ends up missing half of its white by the time … Continue reading

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