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Author Archives: Lorena
July 10 Walk-About
Along with making Kale Chips, I moved the sprinkler around to area where the soaker hoses weren’t working yet. And pulled a few weeds and admired the flowers. I got a 20# box of Bing cherries from Eastern … Continue reading
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July 10 Kale Chips
Started the morning by lighting the wood stove so I could use the oven to bake Kale chips. Then off to the delta garden to pick volunteer kale growing, on the edge of the pond. First the clean kale is … Continue reading
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Homestead Walkabout: July 5, 2014
My camera and I went on a Walkabout and took a whole bunch of pictures. Of course, I aimed for angles that showed lots of flowers and as few weeds as possible. To see the Album, click Walkabout
Garden Kale
Planted Kale very early, along with chard and other greens, but nothing happened. About 6 weeks later, on a much close look, I discovered that the geese were keeping them trimmed. A few have survived but nothing to eat yet. … Continue reading
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Tue Morning July 1, 2014
Carl is off to Dhamma Makaranda in Mexico for the next few weeks, so I am using this opportunity to help keep him in touch with life here by revive the Homestead Life blog. I have been wanting to record Spring … Continue reading
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