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~Here We Go Round~

~Here We Go Round~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* We don’t have a mulberry bush…we have a mulberry tree….. Normally it bears fruit prolifically….. The squirrels…crows…and general bird population…and ME do battle to collect the berries….. This year was no exception…with regard to the quantity of mulberries….. …..but the foliage is not right….. There’s a lot of fruit…but the leaves feel dry and they are curled at the edges….. They aren’t falling off…but they are sparser than usual…and they sure aren’t happy…

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The Bunny Plan…(Revised)

The Bunny Plan…(Revised)

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* We have a lot of “revisions” and/or “revisitations” of ideas here on our little farm….. …..I’d rather call them “revisitations” instead of mistakes….. …..potatoes…potatoes….. …..(and again…that expression looses something in print)….. My original idea of raising meat rabbits hasn’t quite gone as planned….. I mean…the rabbits did just fine…it’s the project that didn’t launch as expected….. But I’m not giving up….. At the beginning…I had cut and J-clipped the wire cages together… I…

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*****Plant Sale*****

*****Plant Sale*****

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* My younger daughter has a job in horticulture….. We were fortunate to live in Florida…because she was able to attend the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind (FSDB) in St. Augustine….. It was a life-changer for her….. And after graduating from FSDB…she went on to complete more schooling at the Florida First Coast Technical College (FCTC) in horticulture…*****(First Coast Technical College)***** This last weekend we went to the Biannual Plant Sale at…

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~l’Odeur de Goat~

~l’Odeur de Goat~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* My younger daughter has daily chores and responsibilities….. In the morning…she feeds the geriatric turkey hen…the Mama rabbit…an assortment of French Black Copper Maran hens…and Brave….. Brave gets fed his breakfast bucket…high up in a pail that is clipped to an eye bolt in the trunk of a pine tree….. …..his bucket is placed up high for a reason…because he is a tall boy and reaching it is not a problem….. …..and because…

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~Easter Is Just Around The Corner~

~Easter Is Just Around The Corner~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Sunday will be Easter….. The dinner and the baskets have been planned….. If you’re thinking we’re a little old for Easter baskets….. You’d be wrong….. They are hidden better…and harder to find….. …..my younger daughter still believes in the Easter Bunny…and that’s all the excuse I need….. So Easter is in full swing here….. There will be multiple Easter baskets…filled with jewel-colored grasses and treats….. Of course they’re packed with (a little) less…

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~~~Fun With Tractor Repairs~~~

~~~Fun With Tractor Repairs~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* What a cheery little title….. Doesn’t it make you want to go out…and climb under the hood of your nearest tractor?….. I know I do….. I can’t wait to get permanent axle grease imbedded under my cuticles and etched in my knuckles….. ***~~~~~I just love the smell of diesel fuel in the morning~~~~~*** Well that’s exactly what’s happened with my razor-focused (moderately obsessive) daughter….. Don’t get me wrong…we really REALLY need a working…

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*Gateway Goat*

*Gateway Goat*

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* *****Hey—If you tried to read my post from Monday (11/13/23)—the button doo-dah didn’t work on the email-thingie—I don’t know why—I’ve paid my WordPress bills—I’ll call my IT-Guy (my older daughter) and see if she can help—(It’s above my pay-grade)***** You might think goats are cute….. A lot of people do….. Some might think it’s relaxing to do yoga with them…(I still can’t wrap my head around that one)….. When I was young…we raised…

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*The Renaissance Festival*

*The Renaissance Festival*

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** What fun!….. What costumes!….. What great roasted turkey drumsticks!….. What could possibly be more fun on a Sunday afternoon in April’s sunshine?…(87F)….. Of course…it’s the Mead!….. …..It’s Always the Mead!….. …..I took my own hollowed-horn tankard (yes I have one) in anticipation thereof….. …..(now you really know why I want to have successful bee hives)….. Soon…I intend to be fermenting a lot of that golden-goodness into yummy-good mead….. My daughter just taught me…

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~Not Fun…But Necessary~

~Not Fun…But Necessary~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Drudgery chores are not fun….. They can…and should…be put off for as long as possible….. …..on any farm…big or small…you’re going to find a lot of chores….. Over time we’ve collected jars of rusty bolts…old oil pans filled with semi-bent (but still good) nails…along with coffee cans brimming with old screws….. …..and wood piles….. …..lots of scrap wood piles…and over-night…they grow bigger…and they visit you while you’re sleeping….. My daughters and I recently…

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+Cough Due To Cold+

+Cough Due To Cold+

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** This last week was a write off………….yuckiness has invaded my body….. I realize…I really haven’t been this sick for years………….so I’ll keep my complaining to a minimum….. …..Ha!….. It’s just a virus and a bad head cold…not Covid………….(but at the core………….I’m really a whiner)….. Everyone within hearing distance knows I’m sick………….I’ve made it perfectly clear….. Tomorrow I intend to be better………….I do….. …..but for today…I’ve succumbed….. Oh…the ague…the aches….. …..my ears are ringing…I…

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