Posted on March 3, 2019 by mrssmythe
6 Comments
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 December 3, 2017 by mrssmythe
2 Comments
Have you started your holiday baking yet? Ginger and I began last week after she received a cookie press for her birthday. The spritz you see here were the happy result. We used the Taste of Home Lemon-Butter Spritz Cookies recipe which made 12 dozen, though…
Category: Baking, Celebrations, Chickens, Crafting, Critters, libraries Tags: berroco kitsap, birthdays, chickens, Eglu, holiday baking, Holyoke Public Library, knitting, mini double-chocolate cheesecakes, Mr. Wa, ski trio hat kit, spritz cookies
Posted on September 10, 2016 by mrssmythe
10 Comments
We’re starting to see signs of Fall in Western Massachusetts, despite it being nearly 90 degrees here today and muggy as anything. Further evidence of the impending seasonal shift – acorns, and the arrival of pumpkins at the garden centers. I bought these at…
Category: Chickens, Critters, Garden, iPhone photography, Photography, Seasons, Week in Review Tags: acorns, chickens, dahlias, Dorkings, Eglu, Eowyn, Fall, haircuts, mini pumpkins, sedums
Posted on May 18, 2016 by mrssmythe
8 Comments
Here are some photos from the chickens’ first day outside. Of course Pepper brought the mealworms. These helped make the transition a smooth one. I think the chickens would go just about anywhere if mealworms were involved. The cats squeezed out the basement door when we…
Recent Comments