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Sometimes, it seems like days just start off badly, as if the world wants to crack an eye at the sunrise, yawn, and roll over for a bit more sleep. This morning was one of those mornings. The plan was to get up in the wee hours, get the smoker going, and have some pulled . . . → Read More: Some days The new seed garlic has arrived – all 71 pounds of it. This year, as last year, the seed garlic is from Big John’s Garlic. The bulbs this year are much larger than last year’s. Our seed stock this year is Chesnok Red, Inchelium Red, Metechi, and Lorz Italian. I had thought I’d not . . . → Read More: The next round of antivampire planting Yesterday, we had some additional labor on the ranch. Today, we did not – not much of a surprise, as the sheer physicality of much of what we do is not something that most people enjoy or can do, even if there is money involved. That’s fine: never underestimate girl power in the realm of . . . → Read More: Honest labor Well, maybe not. After all, I can no longer drink alcohol thanks to the radiation treatments, and no one here is a big wine drinker anyway. But, for fresh eating – especially for my nephew, who has quite the fondness for fresh fruits and vegetables while here at the ranch, even though according to . . . → Read More: Coming soon to a wine bottle near you It’s amazing what you can find when you really take a look. This the the everbearing strawberry group, in the early morning hours before the sun has kissed away all of the dew. Wisteria Leeks Oranges Dill Sage Meyer lemon Fig Grapefruit Peach Blueberries . . . → Read More: Spring in the (macro) garden Someone will have to, eventually. The days are getting longer, the girls are a bit older, it’s warmer, and apparently they’re beginning to hit their stride. They must have heard our nefarious plan to replace them, and kicked things into motion. I suppose we’ll have to keep them, and when the new chicks start . . . → Read More: “I can eat fifty eggs” No, it does not involve brainless or rude clients this time. The other day, I sat down and watched some documentaries, mostly (of course) related to food and the production of it, one after another. We Feed the World – Subtitled. About the production o food in various countries and the lives of people who . . . → Read More: A way to get angry, and a way to get motivated It’s true that every place in the world has its own seasonality. For some reason, many people, when they think of Florida, think that all of Florida is exactly the same, and that there is never a real winter here. They’re wrong. Northern parts of the state, while not reaching the epic lows of other . . . → Read More: Dreams of spring I just noticed that last post is number 500 on this incarnation of the blog. A reprieve from winter today: glorious, spring-like day, with a light breeze, a clear sky, and the scent of air that makes you want to draw in breath after breath, deeply inhaling some of the best Mother Nature has to . . . → Read More: Reprieve |
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