It’s summertime and the living is…a long December. The Counting Crows are right! Wow, it’s been a while since summertime and a very long December. Where have you been? Oh wait, really, where have I been? It’s been since April 2017 and nary a word to you! I pretty much fell off the proverbial face of Read More
Sunny Days and Bees Are Here Again!
Sunny days are here again, except for well, today. It has literally rained for the last 24 hours straight and it is STILL raining. Boy it’s a great day for ducks! So, I got some ducks. Five ducklings to be exact. They are about a week and a half old and so darn cute! Was Read More
Counting down the days
I am counting down the days. To what you ask? To a couple of things: planting in the garden and the blooms of Spring flowers. Why these two things? Once we can plant in the garden, that means it’s closer to the time that we can eat from the garden and once there are Read More
Still just January.
Here’s something to ponder on this, one of the last days of January: did you know that if you hard boil eggs at least a day after you collect them they peel really well? I actually steam my eggs rather than boil them, but the result is the same. The Hubs and I had a Read More
Fa la la… And a Princess Chicken Leia
My chicken has an ear infection. MY CHICKEN HAS AN EAR INFECTION! People, you read that right. Twice. Why twice, well, because she has two ears. Can you believe it? Thankfully, it’s only one chicken, but it’s so gross that one is enough. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah and Happy New Year! It’s that time of Read More
The Changing of the Guard
I am terrified of my pressure canner. No, not MY pressure canner pre se, just pressure canning in general. It certainly doesn’t keep me up at night, but I admit to finding enough alternatives to pressure canning that I have pressure canned NOTHING after 4 years of ownership. But, you know what? The door wreath is up, the Read More
It’s Football Time in Tennessee!
Wish that I was on ol’ Rocky Top Down in the Tennessee hills Ain’t no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top Ain’t no telephone bills Once I had a girl on Rocky Top Half bear, other half cat Wild as a mink, but sweet as soda pop I still dream about that The kids are back Read More
It’s getting hot in here…
It is July. The skies are a beautiful blue (when it’s not storming like a really angry superhero) and the mountains are clear. It is also hot. I love hot. My dogs do not love hot. Why do I love hot? I love hot because it is not cold. Not rocket science, people. I am Read More
Summer, Summer, Summertime!
I know, it is not technically summer yet. That doesn’t happen until June 20th for the Northern Hemisphere when the sun is the farthest north and is called the Summer Solstice. The declination of the Sun on the Summer Solstice is known as the tropic of cancer (23° 27′). There is your little factoid for the Read More
It’s the Bees’ Knees!
Of course bees have knees! Any idea what this phrase means? You probably never wondered, did you? I did, well, because I love bees and all. According to the interwebs, the phrase “bee’s knees” means sweet and good, because the knees of the bee are where all the sweet, good stuff is collected. As in, Read More