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slowing

September 28th, 2008

Now that the weather is changing, things are starting to slow down around here. The goats are slowing their milk production. Everything we grew for ourselves has been harvested.

Yesterday, I began saving seeds for next year’s garden. Tomatoes, bell peppers, cucumbers, some bumpy yellow squash that my neighbor brought by.

The dill seeds were the easiest. I hung a huge bunch of dill upside down to dry when we finished the kitchen last month. All the seeds are …

ironing things out

September 23rd, 2008

I realize things aren’t made the way they used to be, but this is ridiculous.

My face is turning red with anger, and a bit of embarrassment, as I stand here trimming the cheap spongy lining out of my new ironing board cover, which needed a wash because for some bizarre reason one of the cats is now obsessed with licking it.

Don’t ask me why, the starch maybe?

In any event it was beginning to smell …

settling in

September 18th, 2008

The grapes have been harvested.

We have a nook for reading.

A place to take naps,

and a cheery place to do the dishes.

Some of the house …

it’s all good

September 10th, 2008

Today Paul heard from a prospective bride that we had long written off. She’s getting hitched in October and wants to use him as a photographer, which means the bills for next month are taken care of. Hallelujah!

Self-employment is not for the faint hearted. You’d be hard pressed to find another class of folks who consistently jump up and down shouting “Woohoo!” when they get paid.

When I was on salary at the paper, I knew what to …

better now

September 7th, 2008

So in the middle of a very pissy blogging rant about how angry I am with Barbara Kingsolver for not warning me in her book that I would look like total shit everyday and crawl into bed dirty and exhausted every night if I chose to pursue this sustainable lifestyle—the goats arrived.

Ahhhh. They are so sweet. And were very scared. The first thing Tulip did was trot to the end of the two-acre pasture that we painstakingly …

we need more goats

September 6th, 2008

We finally got the fences up, with two days to spare. Just one gate to go and we’ll be ready for our goats.

The weeds are so tall and vast—at least two acres, with some taller than the hood of the truck. We’re thinking about adding the Andrews sisters to our goat order just to help clean up the pasture.

Speaking of goats, the cheese Tina sent home with us is amazing. It made dinner truly delicious last night.

Big 12

September 5th, 2008

Yesterday was the boy child’s big day. Twelve years old, it’s so hard to believe.

On the menu: hamburgers made with locally grown beef, and our own pickles and buns. Dessert was a giant cookie fresh out of the oven, served with warm ganache and Mary’s classic vanilla bean ice cream, picked up at her bakery downtown.

We’re so fortunate to have Hopscotch Bakery here. The products are made with locally grown eggs and herbs. The quality and experience …

miles to go before we sleep

September 3rd, 2008

 

farm guests

September 2nd, 2008

 

Paul’s friend Jordan and his wife Savi stayed with us over the weekend. They’ve left the corporate world and are on a road trip across the country to visit …