Category: homesteading
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The Journey as a Metaphor
All of life is a journey really. We reach many destinations along the way and for some of us lucky ones these destinations are even geographical. But usually our travel is through days and weeks and rooms and relationships. Inside myself I am always keeping a mental tally of everything that would go into my two suitcases if something forced me to…
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Pigs love Pears
They say that pigs will eat anything but I have never seen that – there are many things that pigs will not eat, onions, celery, to name a few, but they all love pears. Tima is able to fit up to three pears in her mouth before she runs off to eat where Tane cannot…
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Bread and Pasta
This is why my clothes are getting tight! Zacks Friends Bread Recipe 1000 grams flour, 720 grams water (at 90F ) 21 grams salt, 4 grams yeast. Autolyse the dough. (Add the water and the flour and let sit for half an hour.) Sprinkle on salt and yeast and fold or pinch together. In a large bowl fold dough…
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Then it rained but that’s OK
Just as we pulled the last 120 bales of hay under cover in the old crib, it began to rain. Perfect timing. But I have no pictures – I am not even sure how that happened. We just worked and worked all day (then did admin at siesta time), and then got the last of…
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Collecting Myself
We now have two young trained chefs here to stay for a month. Immediately my dusty kitchen got switched back into gear. Although we have been eating well, with all the lack of sleep I really think I have been flying at half speed. And now I have three workers, (though Nick will be…
The Kitchen's Garden 