Pickin’ And A-grinnin’
Posted on November 15, 2009 - Filed Under dog, goats, pecans | 1 Comment
Our yard is once again carpeted in pecans thanks to the blustery winds of non-hurricane Ida. Dogs, goats and chickens are eating them faster than I can pick. But luckily, there seems to be plenty to go around.
I have a new-fangled contraption to help pick this year and it is Awe. Some. [...]
Pecans (not goats), pecans (not dogs) and more pecans
Posted on December 13, 2008 - Filed Under not animals, pecans | Leave a Comment
I really need to write something not involving animals, so I pick pecans! And I am. Despite the lackluster crop this year (especially compared to last year), I’m pleased to say we still have plenty. And we have many more of the big round Frotcher’s this year than the standard seedlings. I’ve picked maybe two [...]
Read More..>>It’s not just the economy seeing a downturn
Posted on November 3, 2008 - Filed Under compost, cost of living, economy, frost, pecans, planting, seeds, spinach, sunflowers, trees, vegetables | Leave a Comment
Our gardens and our pecan trees seem to be following in the footsteps of our economy. Not much there.
Summer gardens did really well. Just about everything grew well and bore fruit. My pepper and eggplants are still going strong. Yet we had meager returns on seeds planted this fall. Out of 15+ seeds planted for [...]
Uh-huh
Posted on March 6, 2008 - Filed Under cats, farm maintenance, herbs, pears, pecans, planting, seeds, spring, trees, vegetables, weather | 2 Comments
Spring is rapidly approaching, as usual, faster than we expected. You’d think we’d be prepared by now, but no. This summer will mark 2 years since we moved here. Two years! And we’re still struggling to get it together. I’m learning to go with the flow though. That’s good, [...]
Read More..>>The Birds
Posted on January 21, 2008 - Filed Under birds, holiday, pecans, trees | 1 Comment
In the winter when everything is gray and brown and dreary, the birds come. Bright red cardinals, yellow wrens, blue jays and orange orioles. They cover the ground eating nuts and bugs. If you toss a pecan in their direction disturbing their peace, it’s like the ground takes flight. Even Jett [...]
Read More..>>Tis the Season
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, cooking, crafts, fall, farm maintenance, goats, gps, leaves, neighbors, pecans, trees | 2 Comments
Wow, it’s been a month since I’ve written a post. What the heck have I been doing? Mostly holiday stuff. Oh, and picking pecans…still. It’s just never ending.
We’ve been pretty crafty around here since before Thanksgiving. I made 2 new wreaths. Jett painted some gourds and made lots and [...]
Hello Jack Frost
Posted on November 8, 2007 - Filed Under building, cucumbers, farm maintenance, frost, hedges, herbs, pecans, pickles, planting, tomatoes, trees, vegetables, weather | Leave a Comment
We got the first frost on Tuesday morning. I tried to prepare the best I knew how which honestly isn’t saying much! I potted a few herbs and harvested some more. I covered the most prolific tomato plants, the peppers, bok choy, carrots and some of the lettuces just because they’re so small. I left [...]
Read More..>>Repeat daily as needed
Posted on November 4, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, children, farm maintenance, green market, hedges, neighbors, pecans, planting | 3 Comments
This weekend was spent picking pecks of proliferating pecans peppering our property. This will be an ongoing activity through the end of the year…fair warning, you will be hearing much more about this subject. Jett and I have also been sanding gourds. He has big plans for these gourds involving real tools, [...]
Read More..>>Fall Frenzy
Posted on October 25, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, building, canning, children, cucumbers, farm maintenance, green market, hedges, neighbors, pecans, pet food, pickles, rattlesnake, tomatoes | 5 Comments
It’s been a while since the last post. A lot has been going on and I’m having a hard time keeping up not only doing what needs to be done, but writing about what needs to be done. I think it’s a bit of a case of denial or maybe just simply avoidance. [...]
Read More..>>Tricky, tricky garden
Posted on October 6, 2007 - Filed Under broccoli, cucumbers, green market, herbs, pecans, pickles, planting, tomatoes, vegetables, worms | 1 Comment
So far we seem to be getting a pretty good crop of pecans. Last year we had lots of duds mixed in. I may be speaking too soon, but I haven’t come across many duds yet. I’ve already collected two large onion sacks-full and the season’s just begun. I’m going to [...]
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