Garden Methods
Bran’ New
Bran’ New Goslings, my entry for this week’s Header Challenge. And yes, it was my choice for the theme, and yes, I knew exactly what I wanted to put up, so yes, I picked the theme to fit my picture! I don’t usually take advantage of my choice week like that but I couldn’t resist. … Continue reading
Potato Planting at VF&G
The first of March the seed potatoes went from the well house which is our root cellar – cool and damp – into the Hippy Hot Hut for chitting . Some folks call it greening or sprouting. It is having the tates do on purpose what you usually don’t want them to do, sprout. Last … Continue reading
We Made Do and the Potatoes and Onions Are In
…The ground that is, the nice moist soil in the raised beds not the muck and mire. For the theme, “Make Do”, my header shows that sometimes you can’t always plant the whole bed like you planned, sometimes you just have to “Make Do”. Dirt and I got back from visiting up north and … Continue reading
Just Now – Tips of Red
It’s Red this week for the Headbanger challenge, not much red out were I’m at, oh wait, look at those tree tops and the catkins beginning to bloom and the red twigged wild roses down low. Even reflected in the water, which I dedicate to Tom who chose the theme, spends much time on the … Continue reading
To Bake or Not to Bake
Dave, or more appropriately, Dave’s baking girls, er uh, his wife actually, came up with our header theme this week: To Bake or Not to Bake. I must say it left me rather distraught for most of the days leading up to this week’s header. Though we love to bake and even bake nearly daily out … Continue reading
The Weather Outside is Delightful
Some may say its frightful. But not me. Some Can Handle It And not just me, Bet and the resident weather watcher, we love it, the peas love this stuff and if I were braver the early cole crops would have been transferred out to the Market Garden already as well to love it. But … Continue reading
Just Now
My theme choice this week. Just Now. I know you were thinking I was gonna put up a baby lamb picture and that certainly would have worked especially today. Barely through with my oatmeal and Bet hauls me out into the cold and the “just now” snow, to help with the “just now” lambs. … Continue reading
How Do You Spell Tired? L-A-M-B-S
Yep, the long awaited season has begun! I won’t say much about it as lambs and poultry are Bet’s thing. Just that I did a lot of helpin’ out last night and boy howdy I’m extra groggy this morning. Dirt? Extra cheery. No lambs lost, though it was touch and go with two. So … Continue reading
Peas Please, and Don’t Track That Mud In
This week’s header theme, for this week’s post: “Tracks”. On my side board are links to the fellas that participate in the Header Challenge, go see what they have. Meanwhile back on the Farm… the only thing the sheep are givin’ up are their usual tracks in the muck. No lambs yet, but the shepherds are takin’ turns checking on … Continue reading
Nice Surprises
Instead of duck soup we dined at the Bowerman Mansion last evening when we took Bennet in to hitch a ride north. It was a delightful evening and so nice to not have to cook or dine alone, not that I don’t love quiet family meals, but every once in a while it is nice … Continue reading
