Tag: gardening
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Making Ravioli
Yesterday Chicago John drove down from the city to help us make ravioli for the freezer. This is an old family tradition and he came armed with the filling and the flour, his rollers and molds. Everything we needed. My chickens supplied the eggs of course! One of the most important tips for the dough…
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Life’s criss cross
As long as it does not roll its criss cross over me!! The gardens are full. We go out picking for our dinner every evenng. Alissa is good at this. Foraging. Wai slept under his sheet just a bit more than usual yesterday. He feels slower to me. Though he still walked about when…
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Sunday from Monday
And today being Monday we look back on Sunday which was a gloriously sunny gardening day until the clouds rolled in and it rained buckets again. So far this summer we have had torrential downpours every week. Sometimes two or three a week. There has been no chance to get another cut of hay…
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The wide shot, work in progress
The North Chef’s Garden is coming along nicely. In fact I am feeling quite proud of what we have accomplished in there. Let’s hope the produce sells! Lots more to be done yet though. In the next few days we will plant 60 lavender plants, 60 thyme plants, 60 rosemary plants and 50 oregano plants.…
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Tane, the miracle boar
You will remember that for almost a year now Tane has not been able to walk very well. During last winter he slowed down so badly, that I was asked on a number of occasions whether it would not be kinder to put him down. He could not use his back legs at all. He…
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