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    Garden update: mostly weeds

      Allow me to present the most pathetic garden in the history of gardens. Ok, exaggeration – obviously. But it’s pretty sad. The tomatoes didn’t get staked. The peppers didn’t even remotely make it. The bean trellis (which is home to beans that were never planted) is full of morning…

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    Rambling ahead.

    Here I sit on another Sunday. Another day wasted away at the computer. Working. And working. And some procrastinating. But, mostly, working. Years and years ago I thought the internet was the Best Thing Ever. I loved working as a web designer. I loved going home to my very first…

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    Supporting handmade (and small ag)

    Today I bought a new key chain that’s a bit more than just a key chain. It’s handmade by the son of a friend, and he’s been making and selling them to raise money to pay for a chicken coop. He sewed the ribbon onto the thick strap material and pieced together…

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    Here a cheep, there a cheep

    The next best thing to having chickens of your own? Your parents getting chickens, letting you pick out a breed you want, and letting you have one all to yourself to name (which may turn out to be a bad thing when we figure out which ones the roosters are…

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    End-of-season garden thoughts

    A good homesteader I am not. I like to say that every year we get a little bit better at this, but truth be told I’m not sure we’re getting better so much as we improve one thing and neglect another. I canned blueberry jam this year, and a single…

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    Fair Day

    Fair week. The one time a year I get my farm animal fix. The bunnies, the chickens, the sheep and goats and cows… the goats and the bunnies are my favorite. The goats this year were so very sweet. I spent a fair amount of time just petting them (whereas…