I fell off the horse today. Hard. Hard enough that I am pretty sure I need a new helmet. The weather is just starting to turn autumn-ey, and while it was hot during the day today, it was getting breezy and cool by early evening when I have my lesson, and the cool weather I [...]
Monthly Archives: September 2011
I Heart My Helmet
September 29, 2011These Stupid Things
September 28, 2011This winter, I used coconut coir pots to start many of my veggies, particularly tomato plants that needed a bit more room. During seedling time, they were great. However, here is what I do NOT like: the pot above was pulled out of the ground after being in the ground with a plant growing out [...]
The Animals Are Strange
September 27, 2011Casey-Dog is a bit, you know, touched. The other day, she was playing with one of her toys. And this is how that worked: This is My Dog, Bless Her Heart from Kara M on Vimeo. Gus, meanwhile, was busy posing for his imaginary Olan Mills Photo from the 80′s. Just [...]
May or May Not Be Disgusting
September 26, 2011Sunday I made delicious, fabulous beef stew, loosely based on the epicurious.com recipe. It is really, really, shockingly good. Anywho, it called for a bit of tomato paste, which I don’t usually use because I don’t usually have it, but I was at the grocery store anyways, so I picked up a can. Because I [...]
The Many Trials of Greta-Chicken
September 26, 2011Oh, poor Greta-Chicken. She is always such a mess. This week, she FINALLY got over being broody, just in time to start molting. I’m pretty sure Liesel is telling her: “Girl, you look a mess.” Greta just can’t catch a break. Last year, she was so disgusting that I had to give her a bath. [...]
Officially Fall in the Garden
September 25, 2011Yesterday and today I did a little bit of work in the garden. Things are dying down (literally) so I pulled out a few more tomato plants, finally took down the dead corn stalks and sunflowers, and did a lot of general clean up. Here’s what I have to show for it: The ornamental corn. [...]
Today’s Harvest
September 24, 2011Gussie
September 22, 2011Mr. Gus is growing like a little weed. He is verrrry long. Here he is last night as I attempted to take a picture of him with me for scale: He didn’t really understand that he was supposed to pose, but seriously, look now long he is! This is him in June, when he came [...]
Little Things
September 21, 2011Here is the tiny pumpkin I mentioned: Isn’t it cute? I planted it in a part of my front yard that I totally and completely forgot about and never watered. Ever. The vine grew for a little while and produced this baby before it finally gave up. It has been HOT this week (in the [...]
Tired.
September 18, 2011Lately, I’ve been burning the candle at both ends. Actually, it is more like I broke the candle in half, and am burning the candle at four ends. Busy, busy. Work is basically one giant catastrophe that my boss and I are constantly trying to clean up. Outside of work, things are good, but I [...]
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