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Growing Farmers (Complete film 2012) from Peconic Land Trust Film on Vimeo. Tonight The Girl and I will be watching a short film called Growing Farmers. It’s about the Peconic Land Trust, an organization founded in the 1980’s to help New England farmers, whose families have owned the land for many, many generations. Basically, it Read More >>
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This morning I planted a flat with White Swan echinacea seeds under grow lights. I don’t know about you, but echinacea, or cone flowers as I like to call them, are one of my favorite perennial flowers to grow. We have 5 {or 6} purple con flower plants right beneath the window box in our front yard Read More >>
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Yesterday I stopped by The Garden Sphere in Tacoma to pick up 3 new baby blue cochin chicks. I special ordered these a few months ago and I think they are going to make a neat addition to our feathered flock. Do you see the feathers on those tiny chicken legs? Once I got the Read More >>
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Yesterday we had another 15 yards of neon red bark delivered. Mr. Bark Guy said we needed 75 yards and I am determined to bark bomb the front and backyard in 30 yards just to prove to myself that he was totally trying to overcharge me. Grrr… it makes me crazy. As soon as Monkey Boy came home from Read More >>
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You can save big bucks by making your own spice mixes instead of buying those tiny jars in the grocery store for $3 to $7 a pop. Here is my recipe for Cajun Spice Mix. We LOVE to use it on baked chicken. Ingredients 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons garlic powder Read More >>
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Lucy is officially 3 months old. Yesterday I took her to the vet for her second round of vaccinations. She was incredibly brave and thought the whole thing was one big adventure. She didn’t even cry when the vet gave her a shot, took her temperature, or combed her coat for fleas {?}. I however Read More >>
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Every time I water my beee-autiful Meyer Lemon tree, I start to daydream about all of the ways to use the lemons. And while right now, I can’t imagine not using my lemons to create something totally delicious, there are ton of practical uses for lemons. Here’s 10 cool ways to put lemons to work: Read More >>
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If you are anything like me, when you see a good recipe in a magazine you tear it out, stuff it in a drawer {or binder} and save it for later. Well back in 2010 I spotted this recipe for Black & Tan brownies in Cooking Light magazine. I re-discovered the recipe as I was Read More >>
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