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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Am I an Urban Homesteader?
A well meaning reader wrote me an email. And at first I was almost kinda upset… I mean, well… she asked… How can you be homesteading if you can go to the store and you’re not totally living off the … Continue reading
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A new bird at the feeders
Wow…. we actually got a pair of rose breasted groesbeaks at our feeder today! In all the years I’ve been watching birds, I’ve never seen one! Jessy was washing dishes and said “Mom, there’s a weird bird here…” and I … Continue reading
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Potato Bags are Here!
The heavy duty 30 gallon potato grow bags are here! I ordered 5 of them to try them out…. they were only $4 each and they claim you can easily harvest 30-40 pounds of potatoes from each bag! And they … Continue reading
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Maggie’s Birthday
Well, it was Maggie’s 15th birthday Wednesday and though we are planning a bigger celebration later on with some friends and such, we thought we should at least get a little birthday celebration going on the actual day! So we … Continue reading
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Raspberries Came Today…
My raspberry canes came today… Red Laptham… should do just fine. 12 nice looking canes and pretty mature by the looks of them. I don’t know if they will set fruit this year or not, but I suspect they might. … Continue reading
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Personal Change…
“Never try to compel others to change; leave them free to change naturally and orderly because they want to; and they will want to when they find that your change was worthwhile.” “To inspire in others a desire to change … Continue reading
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Poor Little Bird…
Poor litle guy got caught by our cat. She normally is not a hunter. In fact I can’t even remember the last time she caught anything. She’s well fed and all, and normally she’s only outside when we are outside. … Continue reading
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The Berry Patch
Well… we finished out last raised bed of the year. (At least of April! haha) We made a 4 x 12 lower bed for strawberries and raspberries. It’s at the side of the lot, by the bird feeding station. I … Continue reading
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