Sunday, June 28, 2015

Heat Wave (Here and There)

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The last week has seen temperatures in the high 80's, near 90, every day. The skies have been bright and clear. As close as I live to th...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Pig and Cow (Major Meat)

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Long summer evenings and good weather have us out in the yard until late in the day. I haven't mowed the back yard in a few weeks; ...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Tidbits and Fruit Update

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Beautiful evening out with the goats. They are all (all four of them - the fewest number of goats I've had in years) looking fat and...
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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

State of the Farm Summer Solstice (Drought 2015)

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There are still almost two weeks until solstice, but with the weather we've been having, it feels very much like summer. In fact, it fee...
Thursday, May 21, 2015

Making Mole (Happy Birthday)

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Tomorrow is Homero's birthday, and we are having a party. Nothing as huge as last year's - no Mariachis, no rented canopies - jus...
Monday, May 18, 2015

Baby Birds (Wild and Tame)

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My property is apparently the perfect habitat for killdeer.   I love these handsome, graceful birds, with their piercing calls and ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Spring Swaps

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Spring is a good season for trading. I have eggs, milk, and cheese, and am on the prowl for anything to make gardening easier, as I get stif...
Monday, April 27, 2015

Homero's New Toy (the Craigslist Chronicles)

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A few weeks ago, Homero made a spectacular find on Craigslist - a Case loader for under a thousand dollars, more or less in running con...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Three Easy Cheeses (From One and a Half Goats)

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Polly and Iris This year I have one-and-a-half does in milk. Sounds weird, but it's about right. Polly (black and white, above) had...
Monday, April 13, 2015

Canning in April (Gleaner's Pantry)

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My kitchen table was a housewarming gift from my mom. It is absolutely beautiful - twelve feet of knotty pine, seats eight comfortably o...
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Friday, April 3, 2015

Best Friend Goodbye

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"My heart has joined the thousand, for my friend stopped running today." - Watership Down. Today I have a heavy heart. Our dog I...
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Saturday, March 28, 2015

Smoked Salmon Variations

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Homero has some wonderful clients. One of them works for a local commercial fishery, and has gifted us with salmon more than once. A few...
Thursday, March 26, 2015

Throwback Thursday Post from the Past

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So I found a to-do list from about this time of year 2010. It's really funny how similar it is to the list I posted yesterday. SUNDAY...
Monday, March 23, 2015

Work Pile

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There is so much work piled up around the farm that I figured I had better make a list. Not that I'm likely to forget what needs doing, ...
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Sunday, March 8, 2015

Nettle Season (Copycat Cheese)

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Today was a beautiful unseasonably warm day for March. I think it was 60 degrees. We took the kids down to the beach, where it was warm enou...
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