Author Archives: Denise

Time to change…

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Denise

Well, as anyone trying to follow this blog has realized, I’m no longer blogging.  This is because I’m working on a new book (Season of the Raven, a Servant of the Crown mystery set in 1194 and including some old … Continue reading →

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The Lady Series

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Denise

Just an FYI.  I’ve packaged my two Elizabethan novels as a set–The Lady Series–and the set will be free Sunday through Monday.  Click here and enjoy! (Of course, if you’ve already read them it’s fine by me if you use … Continue reading →

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Farm Helper

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Denise

At last and as promised to so many of you, here are pictures of Tango, our new dog.  He is an Anatolian/Great Pyrenees cross and an all-around great dog.  He patrols the property all night, barking a lot and things … Continue reading →

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Farm Helplessness

Posted on November 17, 2012 by Denise

This morning a coyote trotted boldly across our fields to snatch a Buff Orpington.  What was Sedona doing?  She was lying in her bed on the porch watching this “Nature Show” as if it were television.  Not a peep from … Continue reading →

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Farm Sadness

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Denise

Little Surprise didn’t make it.  We called the vet when after an hour he hadn’t gotten to his feet.  When Dr. MacDonald came, he informed us that Surprise most likely had been born healthy and vital, but that coyotes or … Continue reading →

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OMG!

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Denise

Brighty had a full term calf this morning and she’s still pushing. The vet is embarrassed. More to come??? (Pictures to follow)

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More fertility here on the farm

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Denise

More Farm fertility.  Another 500 plus plants hit the soil today: spinach, beets and lettuce.  I put them in last spring’s lasagna garden, the one closest to the barn.  What had been bagged compost, straw and cardboard is now rich, … Continue reading →

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Moo-zel Tov Brighty!

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Denise

Farm Fertility!  Ralph the Bull did his job after all.  Brighty is with calf, due in late spring. This is very good because we really weren’t looking forward to eating her.  Thanks Dr. MacDonald (really, that’s his name—his practice is … Continue reading →

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Seedlings

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Denise

I spent the day turning empty garden beds into something more fruitful.  More than a 1000 plants went in today and that’s about half of what I need to plant.  Kale, spinach, lettuce, tatsoi, cabbage, more lettuce, beets, bok choi, … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 3, 2012 by Denise

Farm Miraculous!  After skinning the chickens the raccoon had left us–and learning that hens have a fascinating ovarial contraption for producing eggs, I started into a day of gardening with Leah, who’s taking over our bucket garden.  While we were … Continue reading →

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