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 April 29, 2019 by mrssmythe
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Eggs! Right now we’re getting so many eggs. All through the winter…nothing. Now, we’re overrun. We give some away, and I try to include eggs with my breakfasts, but when you’re getting 4-5 a day, you really need something that will make a bigger…
Category: Baking, Chickens, Cooking, Crafting, Critters, Garden, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: azalea, backyard chickens, backyard turkey, beef and bacon gnocchi skillet, cactus, chinook dog breed, chipmunks, crochet, crocheted toys, dogs, guinea hen, lemon chiffon cake, opal, pet chickens, pet rabbit, pet turkey, spring, Ursa
Posted on May 27, 2017 by mrssmythe
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Last weekend, I cut the grass for the first time this year. I should have done it weeks earlier, but between the rain and our schedule…well, it had gotten overgrown (to say the least). Can you see in the above photo? The most time-consuming part…
Category: Chickens, Critters, Garden, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: azalea, bugle, chickens, clematis, herbs, iris, rhododendrons, salvia, succulent bird bath, tent caterpillar, weigela
Posted on April 19, 2017 by mrssmythe
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The daffodils are out at Springfield College! The girls and I noticed them (and whole-heartedly approved) when we were on campus last Friday. Other welcome spring color… Glory-of-the-Snow. Isn’t that a wonderful name for a plant? These are popping up in unexpected spots in…
Category: Celebrations, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Garden, Ginger's Snaps, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: azalea, daffodils, Easter, glory-of-the-snow, God's Eye, hats, knitting, prisma app, spring
Posted on May 26, 2016 by mrssmythe
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Lots of pink and purple in the yard this week… Near the front door, the Columbine is in full flower. The girls gave this particular plant to me for Mother’s Day years back, and it’s still one of my favorites. Next door, the smaller…
Category: Garden Tags: azalea, bleeding heart, clematis, flowers, garden, honeysuckle, phlox, pincushion flower, pitcher plant, rhododendron, scabiosa, Violets
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