Posted on June 14, 2020 by mrssmythe
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Hello, all! I hope this post finds you well. We’re still staying mostly at home these days, though things are slowly opening up in our state. CPT A continues to experiment with sourdough recipes in his free time. Most recently, he made hamburger buns….
Category: Baking, Crafting, Garden, Pollinators Tags: black swallowtail caterpillar, bumblebee, crochet, homemade hamburger buns, mammoth sunflower, peach lily, peach tree, peonies, pinto bean seedling, seedlings, sunflower seedling, vegetable garden, wild yarrow
Posted on May 24, 2020 by mrssmythe
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It’s hard to feel isolated when you’re surrounded by animals. That’s one of the things that has helped our family during these past weeks of self-isolation. The pets keep us firmly set in our routines. They provide us with companionship. They entertain us. I’m…
Category: Baking, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Garden, Pollinators Tags: apple blossoms, backyard chickens, backyard pond, backyard poultry, backyard turkey, baking, British Shorthair cat, dog grooming, garden, green frog, honeybees, macrons, Mr. Wa, toads
Posted on April 13, 2020 by mrssmythe
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Things continue to wake up in the yard and in the neighborhood. These days, the corn we put out for the chickens draws a wide range of visitors – from chipmunks and birds to squirrels and, most recently, a rabbit. Meanwhile, the azalea in…
Category: Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Insects, On the Home Front, Pollinators, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: azalea, backyard chickens, backyard flock, backyard turkey, blue slate turkey, bumblebees, cats, Mr. Wa, quilting, rabbits, sewing, Shadow, super moon 2020, turkey, Violets, wasps, wild turkey
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 January 6, 2020 by mrssmythe
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Hello! And welcome back after what I hope was a lovely holiday season. We had a very nice Christmas. This year, we splurged on an artificial tree. Here’s Pepper at Home Depot, assessing the selection. I was set on getting one of the cheaper…
Category: Celebrations, Chickens, Crafting, Family, Garden, Holidays, House Plants, Out & About, Travel Tags: aladdin, backyard chickens, broadway, chickens, Christmas tree, dickey, eggs, geraniums, lion brand ferris wheel, mittens, noro to the point, phantom of the opera, snow
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