The Phishing problem is corrected!
It’s great to be back after an incident of phishing shut me down! I better understand now why we have to be so careful and why we/I must take advantage of the security strategies available.
The 50 new Buff Orpington chicks arrived this morning from the hatchery!
I love the arrival of the new chicks. We get the early morning call from our local post office “we have a box of chicks for you!” I check that the brooder space is ready; feeders full, waterer full, heat…
Despite the storms our garden and animals are sprouting and growing and laying
The stormy events of the past several days have made the dog crazy! Especially the lightning! But the hens, the pigs and the garden seem to just continue doing what they do best; grow and lay eggs! But…
We got pigs!
Old farmer’s never die; 30 years after leaving our South Dakota farm we once more have pigs. The fifty new chicks (layers and fryers) arrive in two weeks so by the end of June we will be officially farmers again.…
Through the Seasons with The Virginia House-Wife; French Beans
Mary Randolph, The Virginia House-Wife French Beans Cut off the stalk end first, and then turn to the point and strip off the strings ; if not quite fresh, have a bowl of spring water, with a little salt dissolved…
Hand Made Chocolate: the Aztecs, the Spanish and Us: A Class in Chocolate Craft
Sooooooo, did I mention CHOCOLATE? Creating, savoring, eating chocolate? Our day will be spent exploring all things chocolate. The Aztec rulers drank their chocolate dark and bitter and used cocoa beans as money; after 1530 the Spanish added sugar and…