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Cota Tea

Cota Tea

Cota Tea (also known as Indian tea, Hopi Tea, Navajo Tea, Zuni Tea, and Greenthread) has been a favorite in our house for years. First discovered at our local farmers' market, we were thrilled to find it growing wild on the property we currently care-take and have thoroughly enjoyed its abundant nature, gorgeous bright yellow flowers, and delicious offerings. Cota Tea…
June 5, 2019
If we were having coffee and bizcochitos

If we were having coffee and bizcochitos

If we were having coffee,  I'd greet you with a great big hug (if you're amenable to such things) and tell you how happy I am to see you! It's been far too long since we've sat together and I'm so very happy you're here! I'd ask you how you're doing, how your family is, and how your holidays are…
December 23, 2017

On Eating and Incubating Eggs with a Three-Year-Old

I've spent a lot of time thinking about Ember's ability to mentally process the fact that some eggs are for eating and some eggs are for hatching and what that really means for all eggs. At three, she's developmentally at a point in which she questions everything, which is both invigorating and exhausting. She challenges me to think about my…
February 13, 2017

Muscovy Ducklings – All Grown Up

All grown up and completely gorgeous, our Muscovy ducklings are no longer ducklings! Instead, they're trying to fly all over the garden and eating us out of house and home with their love of and obsession for chicken scratch as a snack! So, I've been joking on social media that it's time to send them to freezer camp... but it's…
August 19, 2016
In the Kitchen – Peaches!

In the Kitchen – Peaches!

Yes, the Peach Abundance is starting to roll in and I couldn't be more excited! I've never grown/harvested my very own peaches before and there's just something about The First Time, isn't there? So, with about 1/3 of the tree fully ripe and ready for harvest, we spent Sunday picking, sorting, eating, and putting up the bounty. There were muffins,…
August 15, 2016

The first duck egg!

I kid you not... Less than 24 hours after bringing home our ducks, we were gifted with our very first duck egg! I guess our pair is settling in nicely and enjoying their new digs just fine :-) We were all so surprised and so excited about it that we headed straight inside to cook it up and see how…
March 17, 2016