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Stormy Chocolate Chip Cookies
Yesterday the first of the autumnal storms roared across the farm. These storms are very slim bands of weather. Hitting one farm and not the other. Wreaking havoc here and calm over there. Hugo laughed crazily and ran out into the storm. Josh had been recording the sounds of the storm in the corn (he…
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How to dry Parsley
Brown bag it. The best way to dry parsley is to pick it when it is at its best, put it into a brown paper bag, tape the bag closed and leave in the back of your fridge for a few months. When it is dry, place in a sealed jar and store in the pantry. It…
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Time for Feet
As we wended our weary way home from Chicago on the Metra yesterday evening, I watched a lot of honest hard working people trudge wearily on their feet, up and into the train, they would sit heavily, some of them looked to me to be way past the age that they should be working. They…
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Yes, but you are a Girl.
Quite delightfully I hear this from Hugo all the time. As he takes something heavy from me. “I will carry. You are a girl”. Bless him. Such a well brought up young gentleman. Well, this Girl and her Young Gentleman are off to the big city. We are have over fed every animal and bird. Doubled up…
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In a Good Year
Oh don’t you hear me say THAT often. Well, in a good year. All things being equal. If no-one gets sick, if we have enough rain at the right time, if we have enough sun. But I forget there is no Good Year: every year is just a year, every season – another season. Always…
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