Highlights – April 12-18

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Fierce Father Goose April 30, 2012

They keep the goslings constantly herded between them and the father goes on the attack toward anyone approaching, other geese included. He hunches down his head and curls up his neck, and starts running and flapping his wings at the slightest invasion of his family's space. Continue reading → […]

Ms. Roberta Flack 2012 April 27, 2012

Yes, I love the songs that launched her career, and her duets with Donny Hathaway. I looked forward to hearing some of them. But really, I was excited to see Roberta Flack now, today, the older wiser woman with experience and grace. Continue reading → […]

Sweet Sweet Stevia March 23, 2012

One benefit of stevia's growing popularity is that you can find it in local nurseries now, usually in late spring. I use the leaves all summer long, and I dry them too, so that I have dried stevia in my kitchen at all times. Continue reading → […]

Spring Delivery March 15, 2012

The freshly tilled gardens are waiting like virgins, while some really huge bees keep their noses in the rosemary bushes. Continue reading → […]

Old Seeds, Good Planting Day March 11, 2012

Perhaps I am impatient, and have been fooled by a pretend spring. On the other hand, I might be the smart woman who got an early start, and will gather up a nice crop of carrots and onions while other people are still getting theirs at the supermarket. Continue reading → […]

Beautiful Dirt March 9, 2012

He picked up a truckload of dirt, shoveled all the dirt onto my kitchen garden, went back for another load, and was almost done emptying that load too when I drove up. He said "you've been gone all day." Continue reading → […]

Spring time at the Mims Estate March 8, 2012

There is so much blossoming, and the satisfaction of seeing some things come to fruition that were started a year or two ago. The fruit trees for one thing. I remember when they were so twiggy that we could barely see them in the field. Continue reading → […]

Strawberries and Lentils March 7, 2012

But there were no strawberries of any kind to be eaten today. Before noon I dumped about two cups of lentils in the crock pot with some water and salt. I put it on high and let them cook for about three hours. Then I added two pieces of leftover lamb neck, some garlic powder, minced onion, cumin and a jar of canned cherry tomatoes from October. Continue read […]

Sunday Dinner March 5, 2012

I put some chicken drumsticks in the crockpot around one o'clock and covered them with a home made cayenne hot sauce mixed with honey and pickled jalapeños, and some salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder. A little later I started some Challah bread in the bread machine, and took some green beans out of the deep freezer. Continue reading → […]