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The Barn Boys
The barn has a new wing. Not the barn that is really Ed’s shop. This is the barn near the turkey enclosure, the one Ed and his brother Gene raised last year after bringing it to Cornville from Desert Hot … Continue reading
Garden update
It promises to be another warm spring day today. That means a trip to the bale store…only greenhorn farmer types would call it that. But that’s what it is, the place where I buy the bales of straw and alfalfa … Continue reading
Lasagna on a Grand Scale
I just finished this years Sister Study survey form. More than ten years ago my middle sister Stephanie had an occurrence of breast cancer, twice actually, but she’s now cancer free (go Steph!). As a result she asked me to … Continue reading
Trees for the field
“It’s time to plant trees.” That’s what Ed said yesterday, surprising me because I had just that moment been thinking we needed some trees for our lower field. We both agreed immediately on Cottonwood trees. Why such huge trees for … Continue reading
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Mandalas and Gardens
A few weeks back I made a new friend up here and it happened in the happiest place on earth for me: a plant nursery. I’d taken off from home for New Frontiers (Frontiers, not Horizons…I can’t quite get that … Continue reading
Playing Catch Up
So I’m sitting on the porch this humid morning, watching the mist crawl over the top of the hills behind us. As the Monsoon season began the moisture in the air exploded. We don’t yet have our geo-thermal so I … Continue reading
Poison Ivy, Marijuana and 948 calories
Poison Ivy, Marijuana and 948 calories burned. Continue reading
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3 Bud Lite
In Which I discuss the merits of killing slugs with beer… Continue reading
Not Quite Marmalade
In Which I don’t succeed at making Marmalade but do manage to find a new friend. Continue reading
No More Bees
In which we hire a beekeeper to remove the hive and I nearly kill Ed for once again changing his mind. Continue reading