Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Getting Off My Ass (Or Not)

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Except for a freak snowstorm that dropped twenty-some inches of snow and brought sub-freezing temperatures in January, this has been a very ...
Sunday, February 12, 2012

Zion's Traditional Arts Project (Keeping the Flame Alive)

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A friend of mine at my church, who I'll call J., has had a pet project for awhile now. One of many projects, actually - she is the kind ...
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Putting the Pork in my Pocket (Farm Finances)

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The time finally came to call our local meat processors and schedule the pigs for execution. These two have been slow growers - probably due...
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Monday, February 6, 2012

What Do You Do With a Drunken Pony?

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The last time the farrier came out, he was unable to trim Rosie's back hooves. Rosie, remember, is my rescue shetland, who has some sort...
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Friday, February 3, 2012

Sharpie Desecration (Or; a Chance For You Non-Parents to Feel Smug and Superior)

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Monday, January 30, 2012

Things That Need to Happen (Before We Can Go)

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As I wrote a few days ago, we are moving to Mexico this coming year ( The Big Reveal (What We Want) ). We are hoping to be there by Septembe...
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Friday, January 27, 2012

A Day in the Life (So Far)

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Homero is out of town. He had to go to Atlanta to help his brother fix a number of cars that have been waiting for Homero's attention. I...
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Sunday, January 22, 2012

The Big Reveal (What We Want)

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I've been sitting on a major news item. My husband and I made a decision a few months ago, which we only revealed to our families recent...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Winter Haiku

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Hot tea in my mug winter outside the window study in contrast A beautiful sight winter pulls her cold white cloak over the mountain Farm ch...
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Monday, January 16, 2012

Snow at Last (On Being Unprepared)

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The "puff-room." There are about eight inches of snow on the ground right now, and it's still coming down. I don't mind sn...
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Sunshine (Makes Me Feel Like Working)

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It's been an oddly warm winter so far. The forecast, back in the fall, was for colder and wetter conditions than usual due to La Nina co...
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Saturday, January 7, 2012

Sign of the Season (Trumpeter Swans)

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The day before yesterday, I saw the first trumpeter swans of the season. Twice a year - in the early fall and then again in the late winter ...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012

State of the Farm: Midwinter

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Here's a long overdue update on the state of farm, after a long and delightful diversion into the wonders of Mexico, which I hope y'...
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Sunday, January 1, 2012

Mexico Photos (Part Three)

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Agave hearts ready to be roasted (on the left) and after roasting in a pit oven on a small-scale mescal producer's farm (right). Agaves ...
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Saturday, December 31, 2011

How to Make the Most Beautiful Pinata (Mexican Photos Part Two)

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The pinata is the universal celebratory item, is it not? I don't know if the pinata is a purely Mexican invention that has spread around...
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