Posted on March 3, 2019 by mrssmythe
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A pretty slow week here. All of our attention seems to be on either waiting for the snow to leave or dealing with the new drifts that arrive. Most everyone is thoroughly tired of snow and chomping at the bit for Spring. Here, Ginger…
Category: Baking, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, libraries, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: backyard chickens, Chinook, chinook dog breed, DIY bath bomb, Eglu, kitchenaid light rye bread, rye bread, snow, Ursa, winter
Posted on February 18, 2019 by mrssmythe
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We had another visit from the wild turkeys this week. If you look along the top of our back fence, you can see our turkey (the white one) sidling up to a wild turkey (the darker one to the right). At first we thought…
Category: Baking, Books, Chickens, CPT's Lens, Critters, Kitchen, Old Books, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: backyard chicken, backyard poultry, barred owl, Cheesecake Cookbook, domestic turkey, eggs, granola, guinea hen, homemade granola, Junior's cheesecake, Oatmeal Bread, pet guinea hen, pet turkey, Tightwad Gazette, wild turkeys
Posted on January 27, 2019 by mrssmythe
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Ginger took one of the chickens sledding this past week… It was Cassie. I’m not sure she liked it much – but at least now she can say she’s tried it. None of the other chickens have gone sledding. Maybe she will boast about…
Category: Baking, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: backyard chickens, bagels, chickens, Henley, homemade bagels, kathi german pretzel mix, knitting, lion brand amazing yarn, Noro Striped Scarf, scarf, simple ribbed hat
Posted on January 20, 2019 by mrssmythe
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We woke up to about six inches of drifting snow this morning – a much lower amount than forecasters had been predicting for our area. That said, CPT A still had to get out the snow blower (only the second time we’ve used it…
Category: Baking, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: chickens, gingerbread, guinea hen, Heidelberg rye bread, homemade bread, homemade soap, mary jane gingerbread, rye bread, snow, sunrise, turkey, winter
Posted on December 30, 2018 by mrssmythe
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I had meant to post something earlier, but didn’t manage it. As a result, you’re going to get a hodge-podge of images from the previous few weeks to give you a fair idea of our holiday season. If it all seems a bit wacky…
Category: Baking, Celebrations, Chickens, Critters, Museums, Shopping, Week in Review Tags: ballet, best ever popcorn balls, Christmas, guinea hen, haircuts, holiday decorating, knot tying, Mr. Wa, pixie cut, popcorn balls, snow, Springfield Museums, The Nutcracker
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