Ethel when she isn't Broody Ethel’s biological clock has decided to tell her she needs to stop laying eggs and hatch some instead. So she’s gone broody. It doesn’t matter that we have no rooster and the eggs will never hatch, her hormones win out. First she sat on her egg, but we took it …
Tag: zucchini
Like a Mama Hen
Chickens can't quite believe they are in the main garden After digging the sweet potatoes and protecting the cabbage and radishes Saturday, we opened the gate between the main garden and the chicken garden to let the girls roam. Such happiness! So excited by the wood sorrel growing just inside the garden gate, it was …
On Fire
The Autumnal Equinox happened early Saturday morning, but James and I celebrated Friday evening. Good thing too since he got the new COVID vaccine Friday afternoon and by Friday night wasn’t feeling great. He spent a large part of Saturday alternating between sleeping and walking around in a don’t-feel-very-well funk. After a decent sleep Saturday …
Weaving on a Loom
Earlier this year I took a beginning drop spindle class. It was great fun! I’m still spinning, a little her and a little there. I have tried a couple different spindles, top whorl, bottom whorl, supported. So far I like the top whorl the best. My top whorl spindle is a beginner’s one and on …
Normal Doesn’t Exist Anymore
Our drought here has gone from moderate to severe in spite of a couple thunderstorms this past week. Meanwhile, Vermont is underwater, the southern U.S. is baking in a record-breaking heatwave, and Canada is on fire. Other parts of the world are in no better shape. But the business of fossil energy production continues apace …
