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i’ve been grasping for cooking inspiration in the past few weeks, and i have this funny feeling i am not the only one out there feeling the marchness of march when it comes to cooking and food. ever since reading babs’ animal vegetable miracle years ago when i had an infant, (oops did i just . . . → Read More: a month of non-local in a year of local 
friday found me sandwiched squarely in the center of a kitchen full of women, two of whom are older than me (the three of us singing along in four part harmony to arlo, doing our part to end war) and two of whom are younger than me (an attentive young mother who parents by instinct . . . → Read More: ornithology of gratitude 
the parental dahlia that furnished the seeds of the new baby mystery dahlias; deep purple foliage and brilliant orange blooms… … and the results are in! the first mystery baby, grown from saved seeds is yellow! sunflower volunteer, having been messed with in photoshop to bring out its peachy coloration. . . . → Read More: around the farm 
i asked quinn about his preferences for what kinds of foods he’d like to pack in his lunchbox for school, and we ended up having a splendid conversation. first, i told him my reason for making a list, which was both to refresh my memory on days when i couldn’t remember what to pack, and . . . → Read More: in his lunchbox 
quinn and i made $20 on our produce last wednesday, so now it feels more legitimate to call this an “around the farm” post. not that i was worried about legitimacy, but it was pretty fun to sell some stuff. everyone bought the salad mix with the flowers in it. everyone thought . . . → Read More: around the farm 
playing with romper, the family chihuahua. this little rugrat is almost starting to grow on me.
a game that is fun even for one player. also helpful for reinforcing knowledge of left and right.
. . . → Read More: because grammy needs some photos of quinn 
as i was readying my camera to attempt to take pictures of quinn chasing dragonflies, i got this “awesome” shot of my man’s elbow, and our two grubby yardwork pantlegs. sitting on the bench in the backyard, taking a break, as we do. i love mistake photos that capture just exactly how it is. . . . → Read More: around the farm 
the bees have moved on to this new favorite attraction. golden-chain tree. fixes nitrogen, makes bees very happy and lights up the yard with bright yellow blooms. another corner of the yard is painted purple. one more nice surprise in the shrubbery department is the tall oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) at the . . . → Read More: around the farm 
last week i made some new compost bins. look at that fine joinery (haha, i did not take any closeups, because i perform joinery with scrap ropes off the beach, not fasteners.) how i know my man really, really likes me: he let me fill up his truck with manure. i mucked out my friend’s . . . → Read More: around the farm 
remember the around the farm posts? i’m going to need a spot to put all of the before and during photos of my new digs (yuk yuk). i think most of my readers know i’m head over heels in love with this guy but i’m not sure how much i’ve said about the land . . . → Read More: around the farm |
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