Holy Tamale.
Posted on July 21, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments
I was very upset the other day when I went out to check the progress of our sweet corn. Several of the ears of corn had burst open with these purplish/black, swollen alien-looking pods attached. I opened up some still-closed ears and found the same.
I jumped online to research the blight that had [...]
Read More..>>New Additions
Posted on July 21, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Well that didn’t take long. I just talk about lightening our load of animals and more come to take their place…and none have even officially left yet!
We have added a new dog to the family. A very large bulldog named Junior. He looks like a super-sized Daisy, but is bigger than Buster. [...]
Catch…up, a breath
Posted on July 21, 2008 - Filed Under Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
It’s full-on summer: Hot, breathless, busy! We’re in the full throes of it. It’s been quite rainy here (almost like a Florida summer) so everything is humid, green and overgrown. We’re quite proud of our gardens this year, overgrown weeds and all. They’re about twice the size of last year’s [...]
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 [...]
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..>>Summer Harvest
Posted on August 18, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, farm maintenance, herbs, spinach, sunflowers, vegetables | Leave a Comment
So I’ve decided to list and describe the vegetables we’ve been able to harvest and, most importantly, eat so far. The one thing I’ve noticed they all have in common is none are like anything I’ve bought in a grocery store. Now, that’s both good and bad.
Even though you go into most grocery [...]