Typical Spring Evening
I can see how my routines look awfully strange to people sometimes. When I recap my weekend, for example, it’s […]
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backyard livestock, chickens, modern homesteading, potatoes, randomMay Plantings
A big highlight from this weekend was spending the day with my sweet nephew, Evan, on Saturday. Evan, Jay and
May Sprouts
April flew by this year and everything seems to be growing along quite well. I took a turn through the
Farmer’s Market Restraint
I had the pleasure of spending Saturday morning with a good friend at the farmer’s market in downtown Portland. It’s
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farmers market, flowersMysteries Solved
A couple weeks ago our temperatures in Portland were dropping to unusually freezing temperatures. I wrote about the mysterious happenings,
Labor of Love
Jay finished construction on our 8′ wide x 8′ tall four-post pergola. We are calling it the Taj Mahal, as
Sluggish Seedlings
This is the first time I have grown vegetables from seed indoors. Normally I am a direct-sow kinda girl, but
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gardenPatio Plans
Of course I need another outdoor project! 🙂 I have been wanting to build a patio in the backyard for
Mysterious Happenings
Strange things are afoot in my backyard. And front yard. First: the weather. The temperature has been dropping here, close
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backyard livestock, chickens, garden, rantCat-Proof Raised Vegetable Beds
We adopted our cat, Lionel, from the Oregon Humane Society a couple years ago. OHS is a wonderful organization with
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pets, row covers