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  • August 16, 2017

    A Beautiful Bottom

    A Beautiful Bottom

    I don’t mean these bottoms, though there is a lot to be said for a nice round fluffy chicken bottom. And I won’t say chicks bottom because I don’t want to give the search engines the wrong impression.  I mean this bottom. (Below)  Wai the Wonder Pig. See how the healing is not only coming…

  • August 15, 2017

    Meet the New Two

    We need a few more mousers. The wee ginger will be called Tuesday. I believe he named himself. The other one I have not decided yet. New kids on the block. The war on thistles continues.  Poppy is in heat and making sure everyone knows it. She is wild when she is in heat that…

  • August 13, 2017

    The Gold of “Good Job”

    The Gold of “Good Job”

    Today is the last big farm to table lunch of the season.   And I am exhausted by my struggle with the knowledge of the departure of Fourth Son and his family tomorrow.  Packing the memories in tight. It is misty this morning. The corn so high we are cocooned.  Castled with no windows. We…

  • August 12, 2017

    On the verandah

    On the verandah

    Sitting on the verandah – with coffee in the morning – shucking the speckled corn so it can dry just a little further before we grind it into flour.  This is one of the Indian corns an old heirloom corn,  so I will be saving plenty of seeds too. It grew deep in my vegetable…

  • August 11, 2017

    Kids and Farms

    Kids and Farms

    No headache THIS  morning! But yesterday felt LONG! Then we were up talking late last night. Planning more food and more holidays.  We were focusing in on this corn for a good shot when the Boo Shark could resist no longer and rose up and stole it. My fourth son had the camera yesterday. Nothing…

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