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 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 July 21, 2019 by mrssmythe
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Greetings to you! I hope you’re staying cool in all of this heat – that is if, like us, your area of the world is currently sweltering! For once, it’s too hot even to go to the pond, so we’re all hunkered down inside,…
Category: Books, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Garden, Seasons, Travel, Week in Review Tags: backyard chickens, backyard guinea hen, black-eyed susan, Bringing Nature Home, bumblebees, butterfly, chickens, crochet, day lilies, dragonfly, guinea fowl, guinea hen, Howe Caverns, macro photography, mermaid cat, silver-spotted skipper, stamens
Posted on July 9, 2019 by mrssmythe
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Quick! Does anyone know what sort of tree this is? I was walking in Holyoke last week and came to a full stop when I caught a whiff of its flowers. They smelled divine and the bees loved them! Meanwhile, in my own yard,…
Category: Crafting, Critters, Garden, Week in Review Tags: black-eyed susan, campfire, college tours, crochet, crocheted cat, daisy, hydrangea, MIT tour, Mr. Wa, Ms. Mars sunflower, snap pea, squash bug eggs, tiger lily
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