Month: January 2010

Garden experiments

When I start a new batch of seedlings, I tend to plant a few extra.  Or a lot extra.  I like to allow for mishaps and disasters.  Last fall, I planted a lot extra because we had more than our share of garden disasters last year....

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Cows! More cows!

Rosie, our Jersey cow, isn’t pulling her weight.  Sure, that premature calving was a setback, and a gal needs time to recover her health after that sort of trauma.  Rosie’s always been a good mama cow, and she...

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Daydreaming

When the winter wind chases me indoors, and the sky outside the window remains gray and gloomy, I need to daydream.  Memories of lambs frolicking  under sunny skies won’t stop today’s shivers, but at least I can...

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Easy whole wheat crackers

If you’ve never had fresh, made from scratch crackers, you’re missing out on one of life’s simple joys. I used to make homemade crackers all the time.  They’re easy, and they don’t take much time. ...

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Catching up, continued

Finally the big day rolled around for the real reason we came to Alabama. We came to see my son in this handsome suit . . . And to welcome our new daughter-in-law to the family. There was cake. Very pretty, very tasty carrot...

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