Well done, Tooty! I loved your caption.
I just realized that after y'all helped me name the new hens, I haven't kept you current on how your hens are doing. All are well and very happy....
Happy Birthday! Wish I could send some of our honey to someone as "sweet" as it is!
Donna, I have it figured out--either you never sleep or you are a robot that can garden, cook, and paint! That cake looks fantastic. May I have...
Oh, if only there were something like that around here! One or two of our garden catalogs offer "pillar" apple trees and pear trees. I've often...
KK, we buy bees--actually what is called a "nuc" which is a queen and a handful of workers. This builds up to a full hive quickly. We also...
Oh, good! Maybe that means I'll be getting mine soon. I love that one, and Johnny's, and Le Jardin du Gourmet (actually, I love almost any garden...
With the rolls of chicken wire in front of the entrance the skunk has to stand on his hind legs to get at the bees, exposing his tender stomach,...
Donna, I don't know where you get the time and energy to do all that you do! Your Christmas decorations are so lovely, and so personal. Thank you...
Cheryl, we give 1 lb. jars to friends and neighbors; use a bit of it ourselves; and sell the rest. You wouldn't believe the demand for "local"...
Carolyn, it sounds as if you have been there, done that! No squished bees-it's my job to gently brush them off the frames, and make sure they are...
Like you, Koszta, I go for the subtle approach. I got the hardware store catalog, opened the page to chicken feeders, and glued chicken feathers...
What a way to spend December 1st! My husband and I took 16 frames of honey from our hives--just half the honey the bees had stored. We extracted...
Practice makes perfect, and pretty soon your new layers will be putting out big, whole eggs. One of our hens laid a soft-shell egg once--the egg...
I've been told that "what goes around, comes around." Well, I helped build shelving at the local food pantry and the manager mentioned he raises...
Donna, Will rake for pot roast and sweet potato pie! I envy you all those lovely leaves, just waiting to become mulch or added to the compost...
Good heavens, all that baking, and your kitchen is spotless! The cookies and all are even lined up in perfect rows. I don't know how you do it!...
My husband suffered from migraines until about 15 years ago. I changed our diet--less sugar, and more vegetables and fruits. He hasn't had a...
When we lived in upstate NY (cold, cold, cold) our spring bulbs would often send up green shoots, which would get frost bitten and turn brown....
KK, it is amazing what you can (and do) grow! That pineapple is lovely, and I bet it tasted as good as it looked (notice I'm using the past tense...
