Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Ambystoma maculatum Or Spotted Salamander
Check out this cute little guy we found in the garden this afternoon, its clearly in very good shape and was so zen when picked up. We snapped a few photos and then put him back down in a area that we … Continue reading
Dandelion, Horseradish, and Burdock
Ah, fresh Dandelion, once of the first spring plants ready and willing to become greens in the kitchen, I picked out four nice big plants out of my patch and into the house they came, split with cut off at … Continue reading
Red Currents-Making more plants
Happy Easter Weekend, I do hope that everyone is enjoying their long weekend and their family time. It is a blessed time of year! Finished prepping a new 16 by 16 four row bed and got it all planted out, … Continue reading
Coltsfoot-Flowers and Flower Stems
The first flowers of spring locally have arrived, our Coltsfoot is up and in full flower, the flowers rise out of the ground on them stems coming many weeks before the leaves will show themselves. I picked a full cup … Continue reading
Happy Earth Day!
So what are you doing for Earth Day? We are having a tiny bit of sun and while I am still under the weather, its now more cold then flu and so I got to spend a bit of time … Continue reading
Walking Challange Update
Well, the good news is I have lost five pds of weight being sick, the bad news is that I only got one walk in last week, missing the other two being in bed, and I don’t have high hope’s … Continue reading
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This an That on being sick
Well, Here I sit, still running a fever, with a runny red nose, and a hacking cough dressed, and wrapped in a blanket, wondering why I am up.. o ya, cuz I need to make soup and a cup of … Continue reading
Practical and Ohhh at the same time..
My dad is going to a gun show and he has promised to keep a eye out for a certain type of skinning knife that I have asked for, I am really hoping that he will be able to find … Continue reading
Food in the north
Farmgal remains under the weather, so she asked if I (…Dear Husband, of course) would write up a guest post. We agreed that talking about my time up North might be of interest, and I’ll focus it a bit on … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Storage
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Charcuterie-Smoked Canadian Bacon
Back Bacon Eh? Kidding.. sort of, as a canadian, I was pleased to be making this, as a lover of all things smoked, I loved this project, I bought a whole 14 pds loin and cut it up to make … Continue reading
Posted in Charcuterie
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Just another Day on the Farm 