Wednesday, February 27: Yesterday was a very exciting day. Yesterday we were filled with a sense of great things coming. No wonder I feel afraid of life… Read more “the taste of crow”
Month: February 2013
sewing lesson
excerpt from our day book: While we were contemplating this Big Pain (unrelated farming issue), Baby Belle ran herself up against the corner of the duck house… Read more “sewing lesson”
a pig’s destiny
Sunday, February 24: Yesterday was the Day of Destiny for the two pigs up at Barry’s. They were two of the four we got from F., and… Read more “a pig’s destiny”
hog killing and maple syrup
Friday, February 15: We are tapping trees this week. Two of the boys went out Wednesday with a brace and bit and a bucket of spiles; now… Read more “hog killing and maple syrup”
lessons
Tuesday, February 12: The spinach we planted last fall in the high tunnel has been providing us with salad since December. We make note of two considerations… Read more “lessons”
thaw
Saturday, February 9: The snow in the yard is thawing today and in places the green grass is poking through. The paths, where we have trampled the… Read more “thaw”
security
Sunday, February 3: It is beginning to snow again. I can’t see the flakes, but they brush against my face in a fine dust as I climb… Read more “security”
