Tag Archives: farm products
That Sweet First Bite
Well, I spent the day outside gardening, and I received those first sweet bug bites of the season. Small price to pay for all the enjoyment, I figure. As I mentioned, I decided to do a lot of the vegetables … Continue reading
Filed under adirondacks
Starting ‘Em Early in the Adirondacks
It snowed this morning. A little. I don’t mind. It was melted and gone by afternoon, and I still went outside to do early Spring things. I shoveled some extra crushed stone I had sitting around into the wheelbarrow and … Continue reading
Filed under adirondacks
The Sourpuss
Well friends, Sunday was Pickle Day. In my effort to be an official Back to the Land Dilettante, I’ve been canning – “putting up things against the Winter,” as they say. (Whoever they are.) Last week was Apple Jam. Just … Continue reading
Filed under adirondacks
I am the Egg Man
They are the egg men. I am the walrus, goo goo g’joob. Further progress on the Chicken Ranch – just a few tweaks left. The door, mainly. And a few patches. And some plexiglass. It’s awesome! Now I have to … Continue reading
Filed under adirondacks
Tomatoes and Two-by-Fours
Ideas generally come to me quite easily. Except when I try to force my mortal schedule on them. I was thinking this morning that good ideas are a great deal like the sprouts of my new grass seed – I … Continue reading
Filed under adirondacks
My Love for Caustic Chemicals
Well, I love lye, at least. I guess I need to qualify that. I adore real, old-fashioned lye soap. (Did you know that the supermarket bar stuff is actually not soap? It isn’t.) I like a nice, tough, serious soap. … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized
