Tag: winter
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Look! What snow feels like before it falls
If you have ever been pregnant. It feels like that. The air is heavy and still and morbid with anticipation. Before I dive into this weekends writing though – I thought I would show you … Yesterday! A little snow was in the forecast. But everyone went to bed early. So I took that as a…
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Fresh Winter Herbs – How to Grow Them.
Growing herbs inside during the winter is easy and rewarding not to mention delicious. In late autumn it is critical to bring my herbs from the cooling verandah to the sunny glasshouse. If killed by the cold, cry I would, for my herbs. So I bring the potted herbs inside early. Crying over spilt herbs…
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Establishing Order after Winter Changed Things
Farmers and gardeners spend a good deal of their time (and sleep) planning the changes. Trying to establish some kind of order on a sustainably managed property with so many moving parts is a tough task. And sustaining those changes is difficult. We need to make peace with the fact that things will change all…
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Did I tell you? Why I Hate March!
A New Zealand Winter has finally arrived. In March. In Illinois. New Zealand winters are damp, and cold, and wet. And long. The Illinois March is too damn long. Which is why I hate March. March in Illinois has snow, rain, wind, sun, cold, storms, floods and everything in between and sometimes all on the…
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5 Notes for a Post Winter Clean Up List
Our midwest winter brought a few frozen duck waters, minor mounds of snow, a little slippery ice and some cold temperatures. The fire kept up and I did not have freezing fingers once this winter. Frankly it was a pathetic attempt for a midwest winter. Which makes me worry that the worst is yet to…
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