by Heather | Dec 14, 2011 | Blog, gardening, permaculture
I’ve spent a lot of time lately studying landscaping and gardening sites again—something that would probably gratify my neighbors since I was a total slacker last summer and hardly even watered, never mind weeding my flower beds (grass, what grass?). Anyway, I ended...
by Heather | Jul 8, 2011 | Blog, chickens
The past couple of years I hatched baby chicks from February until Halloween or Thanksgiving–there are few things as fun as going to my incubator and finding new babies. This year I’ve been running like crazy and haven’t even cleaned out my...
by Heather | Jun 23, 2011 | Blog, Book news, randomness
Wow, I can’t believe it’s Thursday already. I had a great plan for my Medial Monday post, and intended to add a few more chapters of Blank Slate for your reading pleasure yesterday, but life got away from me. (I hate it when that happens.) Instead of...
by Heather | Jun 6, 2009 | Blog, chickens, DIY
This spring I knew I needed another coop. I was on a budget, and since I didn’t want the project to take all year, I needed it to be something I could build completely on my own–I had a deadline and intended to stick to it. I also knew it needed to be tall...
by Heather | May 16, 2009 | Blog, chickens, randomness
Just a quick note, I had to share. One of my hens laid the FIRST double yolker I’ve ever gotten. It was this huge green egg, about double the size of the others, so I knew it had to be, and I was right. It was a small joy–but I’ll take what I can...
