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I enjoy picking random seeds packets and growing them. I think it's such a fun way to try something new. You plant it,watch it grow and then learn how to best prepare it. This year I did so with butternut

My E has recently turned two years old, but as always is very opinionated and demanding. Yesterday we went to Fanuel Hall in Boston, MA for a Dinosaur walk through exhibit. My B loves all things dinosaurs,

The ladies have been very busy laying away, that's 100 eggs above! Chickens often slow down their laying during the winter. Less sunshine during the day effects production. Some choose to put lights in

We had a little fall display set up in our front yard. A not so little squirrel decide he was going to turn our pumpkins into his snack. So I knew it was time to bring the pumpkin to our chicken friend's.

Hairpin turn at 3000 feet on the Kancamagus ▶️ 3Speak

Drive up to Cathedral Ledge in NH ▶️ 3Speak

My youngest is nearing two, full of spunk and adventure, deficient in self preservation skills. So getting things done with two arms and no tiny helper is always challenge. She's always been a contact

Fall is my favorite season. Beautiful weather, big skies, typically no pressing humidity or bone chilling cold, just nice middle weather. My birthday is September as is our wedding anniversary, so lots

My ladies are my chickens. We have a few roosters, but they ladies outnumber them by far. They rule the coop. We have both standard sized hens, and bantams; smaller breeds. Here are two of my ladies saying

With all the rain that had occurred a couple months ago in New England, mushrooms had sprouted everywhere. What came of this was a variety of mushrooms I had never seen. My garden beds are built from trees

Hey everyone, We went over to see family today, as it was Grampys 76th birthday. Our brothers family ended up bringing what we think is a goat skull they found on a hike. What do you think? My other brother

Today was another day of collecting vegetables around our garden. We were able to collect more squash, tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers We have also started to collect about 8 to 10 eggs a day now, with

The other day I posted a picture of an area I stopped for an unplanned meditation. Blog Post: What I didn't say was that I usually plan my meditations out so that I have enough time to get home at a reasonable

If you have planted fruits and vegetables, you have most likely come across a situation where they started rotting out from the bottom, or started to have mildew. Blossom-end rot For tomatoes, eggplant,

Update: I just realized this was also automatically posted through 3speak. I'll be more careful about that next time. This was my first day using 3speak so I wasn't aware it did that. I am in no way close

Building a rabbit "hotel" door. This is a 4x4 hous with a 12x4 run. It's taken us forever to get to this stage. With 2 young kids, its hard to get much done. This day, Sarah and I had our baby

One of my older baby chicks has decided to go exploring. While doing so, she has gotten very nervous and scared, eventually calling for help. This is me and my daughter saving her and bringing her back

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Flores by the Forest - A small family homestead