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Entries from August 5th, 2009

The Happy Greed Of Summer

August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · entertainment, lifestyle, transportation

I try to not be crazily greedy in the summertime. But it’s difficult, after the many months of rain and cold and dark you get living so far from the equator. Summertime is not about a greed for things or possessions. Summer, at least for me, sparks a near-manic greed for experiences, the experiences I [...]

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Our Chickens’ First Eggs And My Inner Farmer

August 2nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · entertainment, food & drink, home & garden, nature, sustainability

Our chickens have laid their first three eggs! Light brown, diminutive in size (like many beginning efforts), and delicious. These are the very first chickens we’ve ever raised, the ones who were teensy chicks when I brought them home at the beginning of March, the ones we built the coop for with more clumsy  care [...]

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