Monthly Archives: July 2008
Return Of Bambi
Aww! Look who’s back — and he’s brought a friend! As we raced to take pictures of Bambi, Bambi II, and Bambi’s Mom, we decided to ignore that they’re eating off the delightfully photogenic pile of weeds we’ve accumulated behind … Continue reading
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Stitching In Progress: Villages of Hawk Run Hollow
Being a hockey blogger has put a giant spoke in the wheel of my stitching progress. In prior years I’ve finished dozens of projects in no time, earning me the nickname “Threads of Fire”. Not so much anymore. All that … Continue reading
Filed under Pins and Needles, Progress Reports, Stitching
This Is What We’d Been Planning All Along
So, way back on February 18 we could wait no longer to start gardening and dropped some tomato seeds into little seedling trays. On March 30 it was unseasonably sunny and warm, so we sat out on the deck and … Continue reading
Filed under Garden, Harvested, Pommerdoodling, We Grew This, Worth Selling Your Soul For
Picky Eating With Pookie, Vol. 2: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
It’s been a while since the first installment of Picky Eating With Pookie, but don’t worry, Gentle Reader, I haven’t been completely neglecting my taste testing duties. I have a few things to report on the Picky Eating front. The … Continue reading
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A Picture A Day Keeps The Doldrums Away
There have been some recent complaints around here that we don’t post frequently enough, so we thought now is as good a time as any to officially announce our two photography/bloggy endeavors on flickr — Project: Dinner 365 and Project: … Continue reading
Filed under Announcements, Pictures Worth A Thousand Words
The Great Garlic Taste Test Of ’08
Now that the entire garlic crop has been picked and cured, it’s time to tackle that most onerous task: figuring out which one tastes best. The three contenders in today’s battle are, in no particular order: Persian Star Chesnok Red … Continue reading
Filed under 7. July, Garden, Harvested, Lessons Learned, Taste Test, We Grew This
The Lord Giveth And The Lord Taketh Away
One of the things that I have found most fascinating with our farm share is the different ways that different weather conditions affect different crops. Some years there will be lots of rain in the spring, wiping out, say, the … Continue reading
Who Needs Shoes When You Can Have Scissors?
One of my all-time favorite television shows, and one of the few shows that doesn’t fall by the wayside during the hockey season, is House Hunters. I love everything about it; I love it when there are awesome people who … Continue reading
Filed under Pictures Worth A Thousand Words, Pins and Needles, Stitching
This Week’s Harvest
This week saw some monumental earthworks, harvest-wise. The onions had all finally fallen over, and were heaving out of the ground, and the potatoes were looking raggedy and limp. The time had come to reap those fruits of the earth … Continue reading
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My Lovely Commute
There are a zillion reasons why I love my job, but at the very tippy top of my list is my commute. It’s less than three miles, most of which is along grassy berms or on well-kept bike paths. I’m … Continue reading
Filed under Away From Home, Pictures Worth A Thousand Words
