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Every year, I celebrate a cleansing holiday: Sophie’s Choice day. And while I would love to say it comes from recognition of the powerful literary and film portrayal of a horrible period in world history, it does not. If you … Continue reading
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These goslings were hatched May Day. Here’s shot of a pair of from last year’s hatch and another photo of a full grown White Chinese Goose. These are great weeders for the garden, good “alarms” or watchdogs, they alert when … Continue reading
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From the deck tonight
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Back in the day, if a boy and girl were dating, he gave her his fraternity “pin”. They were “pinned”. With Facebook, the dating ritual changed to be “Facebook Official”. But Facebook is so last decade, the hot new trend … Continue reading
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I need to take care of a little business UPDATE: This year’s chickens, turkeys and ducks are SOLD OUT for the season. This year’s turkeys will be a selection of Blue Slate, Black Spanish, Bourbon Reds, Narragansett, and Royal Palms. … Continue reading
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My neighbors are wonderful for many reasons, mostly for the ways we look out for each other and share the foods of our labor. I’ve mentioned a few of them here, here and here. A neighbor who has the right … Continue reading
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Small Farm Life
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While the first sign of spring for much of the Midwest is the return of Robins, for gardeners, it’s the arrival of seed catalogs in the mail. I’ve blogged about this before. This year’s Two Mile Ranch garden not only … Continue reading
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Sometimes each summer or fall the USDA Aerial photo is taken and the folks at the GIS center at Iowa State University publish them, along with digitizing aerials from years gone by. This year’s photo of Two Mile Ranch clearly … Continue reading
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It’s been a while since I updated the photos of the inside of the dogtrot cabin at Two Mile. The original post construction post is here. Today is a bluebird blue sky and low wind day, our temps are in the 40′s … Continue reading
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You probably have friends like this: two car or three car garage, but the cars and trucks are parked in the driveway on on the street because the garage is full of their stuff. Okay, I’m guilty here now because … Continue reading
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The quote “it’s deja vu all over again” is attributed to Yogi Berra and it the fitting title for the blog post for November 8, 2011. The photo above was taken November 2007, just before the Thanksgiving weekend snow. The … Continue reading