Goodbye Milt
We found Milt a farm! Our drake, or male duck, is now spreading his love among a large flock of […]
Strawberry Waffles and Funny Eggs
Like a crazy woman, I went back to the local farm to u-pick more strawberries. Our cupboards are stocked with
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backyard livestock, chickens, cooking, ducks, egg recipes, food preservation, harvest, recipes, u-pick
Milt Needs to Go
Our chocolate runner duck, Milt, needs to go. He is four months old and humping everything in sight! How do
Found the Off Button
Typically I go a million miles an hour trying to balance roughly 10 things at once while standing on my
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egg recipes, pets, random
Strawberry Lemon Marmalade
Marmalade is similar to jam in texture, but typically they include some amount of fruit peel. In this case, I
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canning, food preservation, harvest, recipes, u-pick
Holy Strawberries
Most years I completely miss strawberry season. It comes so early for us here in the Pacific Northwest that it
Duck Flock Decisions
Just like any garden, homesteading life never stays the same. There is always some new challenge, right when you thought
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backyard livestock, ducks
Summer Solstice
Time flies and here we are already at the summer solstice. The sunrise was at 5:30 am and the sun
Changing Weekend Plans
I have a book signing tomorrow (Saturday) in Portland at the St. Johns Bookstore at 10:30am that I have been
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backyard livestock, books, ducks, events
Raccoon Attack
Last night I went to bed and started to feel terrified. It was a really spooky, windy night. But I