Missing Gramps
It has been three years since my grandpa passed away and it always seems harder at this time of year.
Raking Is Not Homework
“I can resist anything but temptation.” -Oscar Wilde This became the theme of my weekend, for better or worse. I
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backyard livestock, design, ducks, garden, winter vegetables
Fruit Crisp for Two
What a weekend! It was equal parts active and hibernating with a double scoop of food lovin’. This big baby
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cooking, harvest, recipes
Portland, I’m Coming Home!
Let’s be honest: my heart is planted in my Portland garden. It has been tough to be away for the
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design, garden, modern homesteading, random
Molting Chickens
The chickens are looking a bit shaggy and disheveled, which means it’s that time of year: molting time. Molting is
Chicken Mites: Yikes!
I’ve been keeping chickens for several years now and have always counted myself lucky that I never had a run
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backyard livestock, chickens, modern homesteading
Visiting New Chicken-Keepers
Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the backyard of Brian and Tara, thirty-something parents who just started keeping chickens.
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backyard livestock, books, chickens, modern homesteading
Early Fall-Coloring Trees
The trees are telling us that autumn is upon us! I wanted to share a few of my favorite ornamental
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design, garden, plants, trees
First Mushroom Foray
I enjoyed my first foray into the world of mushroom hunting recently. Mushroom hunting has been on my “to-do” list
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cooking, foraging, harvest, mushrooms, recipes
Dog Attack = Chicken Dinner
My chickens have never been great jumpers, probably because they are fairly lazy and spoiled. My neighbor’s chickens, however, are
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backyard livestock, chickens, harvest, locavore