Posted on April 25, 2020 by mrssmythe
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Spring continues to prove elusive here in western Massachusetts. We’ve had snow twice since my last post. Granted, the second time, it was simultaneously sunny. So strange. I refuse to be put off from yard work, though. Tired of waiting for warmer weather, I…
Category: Baking, Critters, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: backyard chickens, Botanical Interest seeds, Catahoula, catahoula leopard dog, Chinook, chinook dog, cinnamon rolls, classic apple crumb pie, dog, Dutch Blitz, eggs, fluffy Kitchenaid frosting, lemon pie, manny, Pioneer Woman french toast sticks, snow, snow in sunshine, sourdough bread, sourdough starter, spring, Ursa
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 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 November 1, 2019 by mrssmythe
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October greetings to everyone! Isn’t this a fun picture of the girls? We stopped in at Yankee Candle in Deerfield last week and couldn’t resist a shot in front of these pumpkins. Yankee Candle always does a great job with their fall decorating. I…
Category: Crafting, Family, Garden, Out & About, Pollinators, Seasons Tags: acorns, beach, bumblebees, crafty intentions, crochet, crochet snowmen, hammonasset state park, hampton ponds state park, hippocampus, monarchs, ocean, pumpkins, quilting, straw flowers, Yankee Candle
Posted on September 26, 2019 by mrssmythe
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Summer is gone, and now we are within the “season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” (as Keats would say). I think he sums it up rather nicely, don’t you? That is exactly how things have been around here of late – misty mornings and…
Category: Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Garden, Pollinators, Seasons Tags: apple trees, apples, backyard chickens, backyard orchard, bees, Blanket Scarf, Blarf, bumblebees, chickens, honeybees, jewelweed, lettuce, monarchs, pollinator garden, pumpkins, Stashbuster blarf, tiny mitten
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