Saturday, August 31, 2013

Berry Abundant Berries (Child Labor Pays)

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Someday, I hope to can something without injury. Today, I canned ten half-pint quilted jelly jars of blueberry jam, and as usual, burned...
Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Imaginary Cows

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My husband wants a cow. He's wanted a cow for years now. I do not want a cow, which is why we don't have one. Yet. I don't se...
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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Pear Problems (Iris)

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Iris loves to eat the hard, unripe pears from the pear tree. She just has a little trouble getting them down. 
Friday, August 23, 2013

Anonymous Squash (Must be August)

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When I got home from the grocery store this afternoon, I found this box of Zucchini on the porch. There must be twenty zucchini in there...
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Fish Tale (Canning Salmon)

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One of the many blessings of living where I live is the seasonal availability of the world's greatest fish, the noble King Salmon. Sal...
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Saturday, August 17, 2013

The County Fair (2013)

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Friday at the fair was everything a day at the fair should be. Ice cream and sunburns and fried food and rides. Jugglers and people on ...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Turkey Trade

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Over the years, we've benefitted greatly from trading goods and services with our neighbors (and also with the random people who read...
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Saturday, August 10, 2013

Tree Trouble (What the Hell is Wrong With These Plums?)

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Sometimes I despair of the orchard. I really do. There are so many factors conspiring against trees here; some of them natural, others d...
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Friday, August 9, 2013

The Fermentation Files: Pickles, Take Two

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Harvest season is in full swing, and I got my kitchen put back together just in time. For the first time in over twenty years, ...
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Wednesday, August 7, 2013

Return of the Ponies (the Great Escape)

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One of the several million things I had to do when I was making preparations for our year in Oaxaca was find somebody to take care...
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013

It's a Dog's Life

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Ivory on the beach at Huatulco Ivory had a tough year. She was ten, nearly eleven, when we left for Mexico last summer, but still a...
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Monday, August 5, 2013

An Extremely Large Detour

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We're back on the farm, after our year-long sojourn in Oaxaca (which you can read about on NewtoMexicanLife.blogspot.com ). Although ...
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Saturday, April 14, 2012

Adios (An Invitation)

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Hello friends, neighbors, relatives, and readers. I am taking a hiatus from New to Farm Life. I find myself thinking, and writing, more and ...
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Home Improvement Project Numero Uno (The Deck)

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In addition to painting and re-carpeting the three bedrooms ( Things That Need to Happen (Before We Can Go) , which we have already done, I ...
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Friday, April 6, 2012

It Figures

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Why is it that every time I get some good egg trades going, the hens mysteriously quit laying? Since my last post on Monday ( Trade Network ...
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