The heat is finally gone and we’ve been enjoying some cooler temperatures. Frost has appeared sporadically with the promise of some snow in our future. I’ve been busy buttoning up the garden beds and dreaming of LOTS of garlic to harvest early next spring. We finished building the temporary guinea hen hotel! Still on the to do list are the…
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Travel. A word that brings music to my ears. But not opera. Oh no, no way. More a mix of indie, folk rock, the 70’s greats and some sporadic head banging stuff cuz I’ve never been much of a pigeon hole person. The invention of the coin-operated laundry machine is ascribed to Harry Greenwald of New York who created Greenwald…
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As Autumn rolls in… slowly… oh so slowly here in our parts, the baking bug has been biting me lately. Or is it those gosh darned stink bugs that have reached locust status? Well, I like to think it’s the call of Fall so we will leave it at that. For those of you that don’t know, our home construction…
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Let’s talk Fall. I just love this season. Why? I lead with my nose. Oh yes, I’m one of those smell sensitives. Good or Bad…Ahem. Scent [sent] a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable ~dictionary.com Let’s just say I’ve exited many a store aisle having discovered the little secret the previous shopper has left behind. Ya. Sometimes I hate this…
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August found us in the middle of a heatwave with fussy generators. Not a good mix. Much of the time was spent trying to coax them into existence but thankfully we have moved past their grumpiness. The tomatoes went nutso and while I don’t want to fly in the face of natures bounty… Holy Moly are we tired of ‘maters!…
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