Sunday, February 28, 2010

Just Who Do I think I Am, and What the Hell Do I Think I'm Doing?

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Although it was a beautiful day here, weatherwise, it was a rather discouraging day for me personally. I'm not sure why - it was a fairl...
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Thursday, February 25, 2010

Mama Barn Mice, and an Ode to my Husband

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My husband is a brave man. He possesses an enviable equanimity. He is not one to dwell on frightening possibilities - in fact, he's rath...
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Monday, February 22, 2010

2010 Plant List (So Far)

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The girls enjoy planting some seeds on this unseasonable warm and sunny afternoon. Orchard: 4) hazelnut trees 4) apple trees 1) ch...
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Things I Don't Understand

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1) Why the chickens are not laying eggs. A few weeks ago, we decided to put the chickens into a coop because we weren't getting very man...
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Thursday, February 18, 2010

The First Day of Spring

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Forsythia in full bloom in Bellingham I'm going to go ahead and call it: Today was the fir...
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Monday, February 15, 2010

Garden Update, and Growing What You Love

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Raspberries might be my favorite fruit. Certainly, they are my favorite fruit that grows around here. Pomegranates might edge out raspberrie...
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Saturday, February 13, 2010

Rather Terrifying News

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A new report in the journal Science by an international panel of scientists warns that in the next 50 years, crop yields of various staple c...
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Friday, February 12, 2010

Tree Count Through the Roof, and a Future Full of Fruit

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The trees I ordered from Trees of Antiquity arrived. There were six: four apples, a cherry and a greengage plum. Additionally, I found a la...
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Poppy Pony Goes to School

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I am the first to admit, I know very little about training horses. Okay, virtually nothing. But according to the advice I've been given ...
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Monday, February 8, 2010

New Coop

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Every spring, the chickens destroy the seedlings in the garden. Every spring, the chickens start running around and laying their eggs all ov...
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Saturday, February 6, 2010

I am NOT afraid of bees

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My new mantra. I am NOT afraid of bees, I am NOT afraid of bees, I am NOT afraid of bees.... Actually, I really am not terribly afraid of be...
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Friday, February 5, 2010

My Personal Tree Count

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I've planted a fair number of trees in my life so far. I planted one today. I decided I'd like to try to remember all of them and ma...
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Photos I like

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This post has nothing to do with the farm. I am an artist, but I am NOT a photographer. I'm a painter and a poet. However, recently, I...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

It's Called "Phenology!"

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I knew I knew that word! Welcome to Project BudBurst is a super cool site that allows anyone to participate in recording thye timing of the...
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Monday, February 1, 2010

Signs of Spring: February 2010

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On a ten minute walk today around my daughter's school in Bellingham, I took the following pictures: Leave...
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