Follow me One morning I was just finishing up with my outdoor chores–hauling feed for the chickens, hauling straw for their bedding, letting the dogs run for a few minutes–when…
Read moreHeirlooms, GMOs, Open-Pollinated, Hybrids . . . which do I choose?
Follow me It is garden-planning and seed-choosing time again! This is a dilemma: the seed catalogs start coming in November (earlier and earlier every year, it seems) and I’m garden-hungry…
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Follow me Little Mack has been in a funk. I can only guess why: he has some loose teeth that are bothering him; he’s an outdoorsy soul (like his mama)…
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Follow me I recall the day little Mack crept out onto the porch where I was stealing a few moments to myself, and asked an enigmatical* question. “Mom, the walls…
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