Acacia had her Guernsey bull calf on Aug. 2nd, but things have not gone as well as we had hoped. Progress is being made on some fronts however. We have splurged in a bit of cream, which makes life worth while, especially whipped in coffee. We have not had any milk in quite a while … Continue reading
The man spent a lot of this and last month haying in Paonia, having mowed and baled three places, with one more cutting to go. The last three days were perfect haying weather for here, with the rains to begin next week, so we wanted to get it done. We have never cut our hay … Continue reading
This is the community building for Erschmatt, which had been for many generations the communal village oven, where they baked all of their bread. It is still used as a community building for teaching and functions, and of course the oven. Susan was our lovely guide and baking teacher, and served us wonderful fresh mint … Continue reading
It has been a long time since I have worked on the rest of my pictures and stories from our amazing WAPF farm tour to Switzerland we took a few years ago. We visited some farms in between this rye village, but I will get back to those at a later date. My long distance … Continue reading
My neighbor Georgia told me about an extraordinary juice bar inside a bike shop in Paonia, CO called “Remedy. Cold-Pressed Organic Juices. we got a cure for what ails you.” Here is the Remedy Facebook page. Amazing, truly creative. I have tried two of their juices, and they have many more, but both of the … Continue reading
I love the taste of pine and spruce and though I make my spruce salt differently than I used to I never want to miss the short window of when the tips are available for harvest. I almost missed it this year. Life always gets in the way of mushroom hunting, or gathering fun things … Continue reading
My daughter frequently reminds me of my years ago, first attempt, at making a pie: Strawberry Rhubarb. She pretty much tells me that all of my first attempts never turn out, but as the years go on, I think I have passed that first-failure stage, but not always. This time, the first time was a … Continue reading
Louisa had triplets on May 11th, during the bitterly cold night, and they were premature. Two were born dead and tiny Alfalfa was a fighter. He had no teeth and his eyes were not fully developed, and he could barely walk and certainly could not nurse by himself. For over a week I would tie … Continue reading
Ok, Dear Uncle Jamey, these ginger snaps are not really for you, but since ginger snaps were daddy’s favorite thing besides fresh popcorn, it made me think of you. I will certainly try and perfect them, and then make you some to send you. 🙂 My gingerbread girl is gone for a month on an … Continue reading
The twins were born early afternoon of May 12th, and of course could not drink very much that day. They were very weak and could not stand or walk on their own. The first day a high producing cow calves, you do not need to milk her until the next day, and then ideally twice … Continue reading
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