Author Archives: Lanny
More of May Days!
Please! If May first and second are any indications of what this month could be like most of the time, more please mum! Blogging Report I have to apologize for the whole comment situation. I am under, have been for quite a while, spam attack. I even accidentally erased some comments from a couple of … Continue reading
May Day Report
May Day and Mid-Spring Report. (This next week is smack dab middle of spring and full of some of the bestest silly holidays!) Spring so far… what a wild ride! We’ll start with the Market Garden… Market Garden Report Part One Here in the Puget Sound region we had one of the strangest winters. … Continue reading
Temporary Abundance of Eggs
We’re getting all the girls and boys (poultry) lined up for producing some incubatable eggs – breedings that will result in meaty birds or replacement layers and brooders. In the mean time, waiting for indiscrete fertilized eggs to pass, we’re being forced to consume a lot of eggs. Ultimately it isn’t a problem, but so … Continue reading
Raising Grain
Did you read that as raising cain, Dear Reader? Well usually, I am, but today it’s just grain. Yup, I’m off on another horticulture adventure. This time I’m attempting to be a grain grower. Today was the big shove off, the bon voyage party happened. 3 – 160 sq. ft beds planted, one to barley, … Continue reading
Winter Knitting
I just now used this potholder. It was knitted up this last month and I was fairly disappointed in the design so it just sat by my knitting waiting to undergo scrutiny on what all needs to be changed. But just now I needed to grab the tea kettle off of the wood stove and … Continue reading
First Days of February
A Joyus Candlemas Day to to all those who have come to see the Light. I love the day’s Candlemas moniker, it always reminds me that He is my light. Not being born Jewish, I am by the original meaning, a Gentile. And even though I was born to believing parents, a strong Christian heritage, … Continue reading
I’m Cold, Working, Thirsty…
I don’t want to drink coffee while working, I don’t really want cold water while I’m outside – I’m cold enough. I’ve been putting a cinnamon stick in my Earl Grey, just the right amount of spice for a chi-hater-spice-appreciator. But like the coffee, I’m not wanting to drink tea while working. I actually like … Continue reading
I Knew It!
I would just like to pat myself on the back once again, for being intuitively ahead of the game… The Best Time for Your Coffee. an article from NeuroscienceDC blog. My Findings Over a year ago, I switched from drinking coffee as soon as I got up, (or better yet, getting up to someone handing … Continue reading
Jesus, Captain of My Soul
I know and hear daily of huge historical strides having been and being made by self-directed men. Men who lean on and live by the words and concept, “I am the captain of my soul.” We’ve probably all heard that quote a few times, especially this week. Life coaches and self-improvement masters from all walks, … Continue reading
Onion House
Dirt, Bet and I finished up the onion hoop house on Sunday. I really did help, when they needed me, otherwise I was down in the carrot hoop house (I call it Carrot Barn) weeding and thinning baby carrots. As soon as they were done, they headed off to kill roosters and turkeys and … Continue reading
