The Hawk-Mo Hotwire

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The Hazards and Delights of Eating Local & Homegrown

We ate scones for dinner tonight. Not scones and a salad, or scones and eggs, or even scones and meat. We just ate scones. At least these were the best … Continue reading

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Building a Veggie Stadium

Luckily mom looked at the weather yesterday morning and realized that it was going to rain on Sunday and Monday, so we went gangbusters on outside projects yesterday. The weather … Continue reading

April 28, 2013 · 1 Comment

Baby Chicks! Baby Ducks! Fish! Green Grass! Oh My!

We thought this place was gorgeous even in the brown of Winter, but now I think even an unbiased person might find some beauty around here. The green and blooms … Continue reading

April 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment

An Ode to Mamacita

Mamacita was one hell of a chicken. I spose you gotta be to get an ode. Though are chickens were unbanded as babies and therefore mostly indistinguishable from one another I have … Continue reading

March 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment

February: A Month of Projects

I’m pretty sure this happened in January, but was never adequately celebrated. We reorganized the kitchen. Or more correctly, mom reorganized the kitchen and I, at times, provided a second … Continue reading

March 5, 2013 · 4 Comments

New Garden Construction & Hugelkulturitis

This is mostly a picture post. Which should make up for the last post that was, admittedly, a little extra heavy on the words. These things happen when I’m my … Continue reading

February 13, 2013 · 4 Comments

Goats and Fences

We got goats before we had any permanent fenced pasture to put them in. Definitely not what anybody would recommend, but hey, sometimes you just gotta say yes to things … Continue reading

February 10, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Holy Shit: A post about Poo

I read this book:   Its the poop book for grownups. A step up from the children’s version: Everyone Poops. This one is awesomely interesting and informative. Now mom and … Continue reading

January 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Rainy Days

It has been raining since Sunday night almost non-stop. Today is Thursday. The earth is way past soggy. Our bottom land is now more like swamp – puddles, ponds, creeks, … Continue reading

January 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Awesome Baby Goat Picture

I couldn’t resist posting this picture all on its own. Amazing shot I took of the babies, Mocha and Pippy, while their momma was being milked by Hank & Mom. … Continue reading

January 14, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Our True Story of Goat Milking

Day 1: We were optimistic. Excited. The goaties, less so. They wanted to eat their grain and be done with the titty squeezing. They stomped, they kicked, or tried to, … Continue reading

January 13, 2013 · 1 Comment

Cart? Horse? What?

I think we often, in retrospect, realize, in this amazing homesteady type journey, long after the fact that we got the cart before the horse.  Most of the time it’s … Continue reading

January 7, 2013 · 2 Comments

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