Helping Philippa lay her egg: an egg-binding adventure
Follow me Egg-binding in a hen is not a laughing matter. Our poor hen Philippa, a black Cuckoo Maran, had been looking a little “off”…
Read moreThat particular problem of perceived “perfection”
Follow me Something has been bugging me. The something is “perfection” or more acurately “perceived perfection.” A friend and I were chatting about social media, and we were sharing our…
Read more“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn.”
Follow me It has been an o’er-long winter here in Nebraska. I don’t hate winter. At the dropping of the first cold temperatures in the fall, there is a pleasant…
Read moreMake your own seed-starting mix: it’s soooo easy!
Follow me This post was updated in March 2016. Do you plant a garden every spring? Are you a member of the Crazy Garden Folks Club? (Newsflash: I am a…
Read more“Easy-as-pie” cherry hand pies
Follow me Updated in April 2016 just for you all lovely folks: There are those days, you know. Yep, there are those days when you simply need pie. There are…
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