It’s cold. Really cold. We cancelled market today because temperatures never got above freezing and the winds were howling. Customers don’t come out in weather like that. To stand out in that kind of weather is just painful. Instead, we … Continue reading
Yet another Apriori Farm vehicle was suffering from a severe case of Dangly Bits. For the second week running, I’ve had to replace a muffler. Last week, it was the Frankenhonda that’s not pretty but was nearly free and generally … Continue reading
It was a cold, cold blustery day. Not the sort of day that encourages outdoor work. Instead, a much needed day of housework and cooking. The highlight of the day came at lunch. I had a refrigerator full of greens … Continue reading
I had planned on writing about snow peas today, but a minor tragedy occurred and I feel compelled to write an elegy. Come back another day, and I tell you what I think of snow peas in the fall. But … Continue reading
On August 10th, I noticed a few scattered piles of feathers around the chicken yard. The molt has begun. This is almost two weeks before I noted the event last year. Early molt + early Goldenrod + Dog and Cat … Continue reading
When I was installing the hive beetle traps the other day, I got stung by one of my bees. She got me on the stomach, through my ventilated beesuit, as I was lifting the heaviest of my hives and using … Continue reading
After three days of repairing, refitting and relocating chicken tractors and poultry netting, it’s finally done. The flock is back on pasture! Now, I say back on pasture, but on in reality, the chickens have had a lot of good … Continue reading
Last week I commented on how the sudden run of hot weather made all the plants panic and everything was suddenly in a rush to get growing. Well, this week the pollen came. I have seen heavy pollen flows in … Continue reading
Yesterday, was really murky, rainy, windy, and bone cold. It was a day best spent looking out windows and reflecting on the successes and failures of 2012 and wading through the delusions of grandeur so we could realistically begin to … Continue reading
About ten years ago, I started making oatmeal rolls for special occasion dinners. Just a recipe I found in Southern Living. Reliable and delicious. Now I am a slave to those Oatmeal rolls. They are expected at Thanksgiving and Christmas. … Continue reading