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 March 10, 2019 by mrssmythe
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I don’t mean to harp on snow, but that seems to have been the theme of our week here. This photo was taken on Monday: And this photo was taken this morning, as we drove to church. Fresh snow plus Daylight Savings Time made…
Category: Crafting, Critters, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: afghans, British Shorthair cat, cat, Chinook, chinook dog breed, crochet, dog, Mr. Wa, opal, pet rabbit, project linus, rabbit, snow, tulips, Ursa, winter
Posted on March 3, 2019 by mrssmythe
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A pretty slow week here. All of our attention seems to be on either waiting for the snow to leave or dealing with the new drifts that arrive. Most everyone is thoroughly tired of snow and chomping at the bit for Spring. Here, Ginger…
Category: Baking, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, libraries, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: backyard chickens, Chinook, chinook dog breed, DIY bath bomb, Eglu, kitchenaid light rye bread, rye bread, snow, Ursa, winter
Posted on July 2, 2018 by mrssmythe
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Is it hot where you’re at? It’s boiling here. Currently, we’re looking at a week’s worth of temperatures in the high 90s. Humidity will put the “real feel” well into the 100 degree range. We’re cooking. What’s strange, is that last Wednesday it was…
Category: Crafting, Critters, Garden, Out & About, Week in Review Tags: aurinia, chinook dog breed, dogs, herbs, oregano, Osaka Dress, saxifrage, Ursa
Posted on January 15, 2018 by mrssmythe
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Snow and frigid temperatures continue – except for one strange day when we reached 60 degrees and all of the snow melted in a matter of hours. Lawns flooded, then froze again into shallow ice rinks the next day. Strange. Ursa has been enjoying…
Category: Chickens, Crafting, Critters, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: cats, chickens, chinook dog breed, dogs, knitting, Shadow, snow, steeks, sweater vest, Ursa, winter
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