Tried to make metaphoric hay today and did indeed get *some* stuff done. But as those of you who farm or homestead know, I am sure, there are days when its two (or more...) steps back for every one that might go forward or at least sideways (which is not backwards! LOL) My intention for …
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May 31, 2020 The chickens may be playing tricks on me. You probably have read about our black Langshan hen who I declared to be broody on April 24 and who has been attempting, with some success, some help and some failures, to hatch a clutch of her and other hens' eggs since offering up …
I am feeling very thankful this morning for the weather gods offering of relief from the oppressive heat which hit us much, much earlier than usual here in the northlands. May, between the recognized Memorial Day holiday and the traditional May 30th date may be the commercially touted "beginning of summer" but it has never, …
I promised pix and observations and here we go! This is our newest baby forest, a grouping of volunteer pine trees of various sizes/ages. We have no idea why, or how they started growing there, in this bit of poor soil to the back of the land. In the background, you can see the mostly …
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Tuesday, May 26 - Chores done, I am biding time until K calls me to help dig Artie's summer tires out of the garage to take to the mechanic for swap with the winter tires. Yes, I am way late, but with the relaxation of rules of late, it was easy to forget. K noticed …
We have scary numbers for the high temperatures the rest of the week, especially since it is still MAY here in the northlands, so I spent much of the day knocking out a project that has been waiting for some time: weed whacking around the fruit trees to allow me to renew mulch. The project …
It was windy and cool enough today that I was able to work in 3/4 sleeves, keeping the worst of my sunburn under wraps. Yay! It is not a bad one, but adding more sun at this point would not be helpful, especially as we have multiple kittens in explorer mode. They are learning to …
After getting the stuffing kicked out of us Friday by the temperature high in the high 80s, F, it was a joy to sit and spin in long sleeves, in the sunshine with a handful of fellow spinners Saturday morning! I did not get a picture. Thought about it, but after a rough start to …
The 'lions are out in force and tomorrow many will be picked by friends for jam and wine. The, and the fruit trees that are blooming today, mean spring is really happening! But with the warm temperatures (it was 86F today) this old northland farmer and artist begins to sag. I kind of hold my …
Continue reading When WP eats your post, it’s hard to get back on track!
I did not get started on the trees yesterday as I had planned -- the "gang of three" tools that I use for the job refused to gather. I had a spading fork, a D-handle shovel but the mattock was nowhere to be found...until it was too late to be of use yesterday. LOL K …
