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“Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream “Mom, can I give a chocolate waffle with ice cream and chocolate sauce and whipped cream to the chickens? You know… because it’s Christmas?” Elias protested, “Hattie, that is a waste of food!” With wide eyes, “Oh no, they’ll eat the whole thing.”
Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day Luminary-lit sledding in honor of the shortest day of the year. The kids were concerned, “mom, grandpa Paul would not think this is a good idea.” “Kids! If you catch on fire just roll in the snow. You have no skin exposed anyway.” It was epic. And not actually dangerous. Just gorgeous.
I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR I believe my kids were working as wintertime’s PR team today.
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The thing about -12 degree weather is that it make The thing about -12 degree weather is that it makes a 34 degree day feel downright balmy.
We have four Christmas Kittens ready for their for We have four Christmas Kittens ready for their forever home! They are tame and sweet at 10 weeks old. Please contact me for more details.
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Replanting our field

  • April 26, 2014
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In a previous post I wrote about why we needed to replant our field this year. It was supposed to happen earlier this week, but rain beat the farmer to…
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A new home for the seedlings

  • April 25, 2014
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It was long overdue, relegated to the bottom of my to-do list for weeks. But this week my seedlings finally got a new home. These larger pots will last until…
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Last of the sap

  • April 22, 2014
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It’s been many late nights but I finally finished evaporating this year’s Maple sap. We collected 65 gallons this year and it took on average one hour to evaporate five…
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Deeper Magic from Before the Dawn of Time

  • April 20, 2014
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“But what does it all mean?” asked Susan when they were somewhat calmer. “It means,” said Aslan, “that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper…
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A trip to the Apple Store

  • April 19, 2014
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  • Rory
No, not that Apple Store. Although ours did have an Apple genius and we bought a McIntosh. Received a call this morning from Leif at the local tree nursery who is…
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Burn pile before-and-after

  • April 19, 2014
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We lit our first burn pile yesterday. We’ve been waiting for the right weather conditions: not too windy, not too wet, not too cold (because we’d be outside a lot…
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