Posted on March 27, 2020 by mrssmythe
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Things have been a bit more relaxed around here of late. The other day, I caught Ginger with the chickens in our mud room. Chickens in the house! Actually, I read somewhere that some colonists did keep chickens in their homes. And, as fun…
Category: Baking, Chickens, Cooking, Crafting, Critters, Garden, Week in Review Tags: backyard turkey, chickens, creamy cheddar-potato soup with bacon, goldfish, knitting, potato soup, snow
Posted on March 12, 2020 by mrssmythe
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There’s always a sort of color “drought” between the months of January and March, and I find myself strongly drawn to anything bright and cheery during this part of the year. Do you feel this way, too? Here are some of the things that…
Category: Mrs. Smythe Tags: afghan, backyard chickens, backyard turkey, chickens, crochet, crocheted pony, knitting, les mis cake, mitered squares, trees, victor hugo
Posted on February 9, 2020 by mrssmythe
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The days must be getting longer because more of our birds are laying now, including the turkey! Suddenly, we find ourselves with a surplus of eggs again. In other poultry news, we attended the Northeastern Poultry Congress in January. This is one of our…
Posted on December 3, 2019 by mrssmythe
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Well, I’ve finished up quite a few craft projects since my last post. November seems to have been a month for tying up loose ends. First, and most important, I finally finished my fair isle vest. I’m very pleased with the result. And, since…
Category: Baking, Crafting, Garden, Out & About, Seasons Tags: big bad wolf crochet, bonsai, breakfast cookies, carrot cake, chrysanthemums, crochet, crocheted dragon, crocheted wolf, fair isle vest, fingerless gloves, hand knit socks, knitting, Maine Morning Mitts, smith college botanical gardens, smith college chrysanthemum show, socks, straw flowers, thrummed mittens, yarrow
Posted on June 11, 2019 by mrssmythe
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The fair isle sweater continues to cook along swimmingly. Here is my progress as of last week. I think it’s interesting how the colors in the sweater echo the colors I’m seeing in my yard right now. The purple of the irises… and of…
Category: Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Garden, Week in Review Tags: american copper, backyard chickens, backyard guinea hen, black and white jumping spider, butterflies, cat mint, cats, clematis, fair isle knitting, guinea hen, guinea hen eggs, iris, knitting, Mr. Wa
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