Rural Ramblings
Living in the country has its’ rhythms, flowing with the seasons. It has it quirks, with the unexpected happening with livestock, crops, pets and people. One minute it’s peaceful, the next madnes
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Time for a Change!
on Jul 18, 2008 in Rural Writer I've been thinking of changing the platform and URL for this blog for a long time. I figured the one year anniversary of the blog was a good time to switch, so started working on it the first of this month.I hoped to have it all fancied up and perfe...
Newly Hatched Peachick
on Jul 7, 2008We had another peachick hatch over the weekend. Here it is fresh out of the shell...Newly hatched peachicks stumble around in the incubators looking a lot like T-Rexes or some other dinosaur with a long neck. I do wish another would hatch SOON th...
The End of the CSA Saga
on Jul 6, 2008 in CSA Okay Faithful Readers, I finally did it! I sat down and took the time this morning to compose an email about the baskets we've been getting from the CSA to send to the people running it.Following is most of the email – I’m not going to repeat all...
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY & HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
on Jul 3, 2008 in country life Not only is this July 4th Independence Day...1776 The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence.But also on this day in ...1802 The U.S. Military Academy opened at West Point, N.Y.1804 Author Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem,...
Fowl Rescue
on Jul 2, 2008 in guineas farming chickens Why is that things seem to go wrong the most when you’re short on time? I’ve got more company than I expected coming this weekend, the house is a wreck, and I needed to get some groceries. But I haven’t been sleeping well, so after the guys wen...
CSA Basket of the Week
on Jul 1, 2008 in CSA Well, I leave it to you experts out there (if you buy food, you're an expert, right?), what do you think of this basket of food? I don't usually leave pictures full sized, but if you click on this, it'll bring up a huge picture so you can get pretty...