It was finally warm enough on Mother’s Day to put the tomatoes out, and besides one strange frost since then, it has been getting steadily warmer. The girls and Spencer played in the pasture near our trailer on Mother’s Day, while I talked with my mom on the phone. The grass is tall and lush, … Continue reading »
Last Saturday we took a half day off and drove into Havre De Grace, Maryland, to take part in what they called the “attack on Havre De Grace commemoration weekend”. The commemoration celebrated the 200th anniversary of the British attacking and pillaging the town, and included reenactments and free tours of two tall ships and … Continue reading »
Mol and Chub picked the clothes for these guys and Spencer stuffed them and put them up on a skid so that we can move them around to new spots easily. So far they have been great for keeping away hawks during the day, but they didn’t stop a wandering dog from hopping the fence … Continue reading »
Spring is really here now, and everything is blooming and green in a way that is very different from the spring of California. Spring in California is the last hurrah of the green things, warm, beginning to dry out, and full of overwhelming floral scents. Here it smells like rain, and ushers in the kingdom … Continue reading »
I haven’t been up to blogging for several days. I’m not sure what happened to my digestive tract but it has been terribly unhappy with its job. I think all my intestinal bacteria are on strike or something. This topped off some killer morning sickness (i.e. Continuous Day and Night Sickness) to create the perfect storm of … Continue reading »
Here’s Mol helping put the broilers in crates so that they could be transported safely to pasture, where they are currently enjoying what Joel Salatin would call the “salad bar” of the farm, free ranging (for real) on green grass. I don’t usually like to post pictures of their faces, but this one was too … Continue reading »
Oh dang, that’s not true. Come to think of it I did, behind the shed after driving home from church. Riding in the car is especially nauseating to me for some reason. We are attending Advent Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Forest Hill, MD, and it’s really amazing how going to a good church can make … Continue reading »
