Category: homesteading
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Time for Pie
Thirteen years ago I was pregnant and some new friends invited me to watch the move “Waitress” with them. I was enchanted by the quirky film, the story of a woman named Jenna (played by Keri Russell) who is unexpectedly pregnant and in an unhappy marriage but finds solace in baking pies and dreams of…
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Daphne and Her Ducks
My four ducks- Jemima, Zeana, Ping, and Peep- are a non-stop source of entertainment. Since spring set in I have been letting the birds free range in the yard, where they scavenge for bugs and tasty plants. The chickens have been especially industrious scratching up dirt alongside the house and under bushes and trees. The…
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Zelda the She-Rooster
We brought our birds home in the late summer as two-day-old babies, tiny fluff balls huddled together in cardboard boxes that seamed to weigh nothing at all. Aubrey and I had selected four ducklings and eight pullets (female chicks). Chicks that young are notoriously difficult to sex accurately, however, so we knew we were taking…
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Food and Flock
This is the time of year when I find myself drawn to hover over the stove, to brew colorful stews and roast root vegetables while I breath in the revitalizing steamy scents of stock and spices. I have felt especially inspired lately to try out some new African recipes from these two excellent cookbooks: Back…
Angie Gustafson 