Category: homesteading
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A different angle
My Dad gave me my first camera when I was 6, then he gave me a very good camera to work with when I was 12, that was the Leica, then we went through the Pentax period and finally I rested my eyes on the Nikons. Though for my birthday one year my Dad sent…
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A Right Royal Pain in the Arse
Sorry.. Had to say it! But now I know exactly what that expression is all about. Yesterday was grim, more about teaching me what I cannot do. John took over the chores. I took spells, resting on my side between other jobs. But I am already improving. Though after I had delivered the dinner to…
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The Bad Wind Came and Did Two Bad things
It knocked down the tree house. Our poor darling tree house. Loved by many, many children. Such a loss. This shot was taken through one of the broken windows in the barn. Yesterdays left over tornado winds went for windows and doors. The second thing is that I was looking out the kitchen window when…
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Rain on the hay – my language could be stronger…
This year, every time we cut the hay it rained. This time it rained then it snowed then it dried beautifully. My friend and I walked out to the hay makers field before lunch yesterday. She had come down to help me with the winterizing. Lunch would be pumpkin soup made with pears and lemon…
The Kitchen's Garden 