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 March 12, 2020 by mrssmythe
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There’s always a sort of color “drought” between the months of January and March, and I find myself strongly drawn to anything bright and cheery during this part of the year. Do you feel this way, too? Here are some of the things that…
Category: Mrs. Smythe Tags: afghan, backyard chickens, backyard turkey, chickens, crochet, crocheted pony, knitting, les mis cake, mitered squares, trees, victor hugo
Posted on February 9, 2020 by mrssmythe
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The days must be getting longer because more of our birds are laying now, including the turkey! Suddenly, we find ourselves with a surplus of eggs again. In other poultry news, we attended the Northeastern Poultry Congress in January. This is one of our…
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
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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