Category: Farming
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From the sublime to the ridiculous, or was it the other way round?
We are being held in the moist hand of a humid hot spell. It won’t last long. It is September after all. But all the wearers of fur and feather and leather coats are panting. Water is a dog’s best friend on days like these. Though some are more dignified than others. Ton prefers the…
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Look at that! No, don’t look, listen.
I had nothing. Yesterday passed with glorious nothingness. Camera House resting up. Though I did have a piglet chewing on a bone that some stupid dog had buried in the straw. He was happy, I let him chew. He just carried it around with him. Should I give all the pigs bones? Like dogs? Is…
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The Home Grown September Challenge
The Home Grown September Challenge is going splendidly. Though when you get really down to it there is not enough food out there so I am not sure how Long the challenge will last. It is very dry now and I am going to have to do some serious watering lest my greens give up…
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Beauty Is as Beauty Does.
Sometimes we don’t need many words. Sometimes we need the words of the masters. Because we are surrounded in beauty. “Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy.” ― Anne Frank “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” ― Marc Riboud “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”…
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Hay In, Dinner On, Bees in The Basil
Look what I found while harvesting celery to dry. Bees in the Thai Basil. The celery will be cut and dried and used in soups and stews in the winter. I love it when the harvest table carries a selection. This is how I decide what to have for dinner. My jeans and gloves were…
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