We went to Idaho! And It Rained.
Yep. Went all the way to Idaho so our little family plus my sister could look out windows at the downpour. Fortunately, not all fun is outdoors. B had planned to spend the whole week up there, working...
View ArticleFall Bee Update, With Queen Pics!
Well, all those weeks ago the bees seemed to have come through the weird mini-swarm incident. The bees that clustered on the leg of the hive were all dead in a pile come morning (too cold?), but a few...
View ArticleWhatever Did Happen to All Those Bantams Chickens?
The bantam chicks of 2012 were an ill fated bunch. There were the early mortalities from shipping stress, the cat attack, the skunk attack, the unusually high number of male specimens and the neighbors...
View ArticleIf Snakes Made Wreaths
They would look like that! Obviously. This wreath was so satisfying to make. Foam wreath form + brass tacks + person who likes doing obsessive little crafting tasks over and over and over again. I want...
View Article2013 Family and Farm Round-up!
I haven’t carved out the time for a blog update in forever and ever, so here’s a slapdash tour of the whole darn year to make up for some lost time. If you’re not my mother, you might just want to skim...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Own Elizabethan Dog Collar
Back when we lived in our first place in Oakland we had less space and no kids. It was the time in my life when my love of dogs was most pronounced and I was rather focused on the idea of having a...
View ArticleOh Yes, Chickens Can Fly
Video proof of the bantam style naughtiness that has now corrupted the entire the chicken flock: http://youtu.be/YK1Y6kwrsHM Do not show your chickens this video!!!
View ArticleStress Antidote Tea!
As this year comes to a close I’ve been reflecting on the time I spend on the computer, following blogs, Instagram and Facebook. I think there are certainly positives to these activities but it seems...
View ArticleFirst Sting Down!
When I was first contemplating beekeeping I was pretty scared about signing up for being stung with any kind of regularity. I read accounts of beekeepers acclimating to stings over time and figured I...
View ArticleDamnit Chickens, You Win
The mystery began with shards of egg shell in the arena. I pondered the source and had suspicious thoughts about the usual predators about the yard. The dog seemed most likely innocent as this scene...
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