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2013 Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour

2013 Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour

Earlier this year we were nominated by an old friend for the Homegrown New Mexico Kitchen Garden & Coop Tour which has been held each summer for the past few years.After a few emails, a visit/walk-through and a bit of waiting we were notified that we had been accepted into this years tour!  We are so incredibly excited (and honestly,…
June 18, 2013
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!After what has felt like the longest, driest of spells possible, we are back in the business of harvesting from our small plot!  I am so happy to report that last weekend brought us a nice little bundle of delicious, tart, completely perfect rhubarb that went straight into an equally delicious crisp!While we have been anxiously waiting for…
May 20, 2013
101 in 1001 – #66 – Bookshelf Re-Do

101 in 1001 – #66 – Bookshelf Re-Do

Last weekend, while Tool Lady was out of town visiting family in STL, I decided to take all of the books off of the bookshelves in the Guest Room/Nursery-in-the-making and transfer them downstairs and onto the bookshelves in the Living Room.Let me just tell you...I completely under-estimated how much time this would take me, let alone how many trips up…
May 10, 2013
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday everyone!Last fall, we decided to let our two raised beds/hoop houses in the front yard rest for the season. We had planted them out continuously for two straight years and decided it might be best to give them the winter to just be.Instead, we planted out one of the newer raised beds in the back yard with greens,…
April 29, 2013

101 in 1001 Update

It's been a while since I've given an update on my 101 in 1001 list, so I figured t was about time.  The items on the list that have been accomplished are marked in red.  The rest (yes, all of the rest), has yet to be completed.  It's a good thing I still have some time, ha?  ;-)Start date: November 29,…
April 19, 2013
Harvest Monday

Harvest Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!It's been a while since I have written a Harvest Monday post simply because there hasn't been much to report besides eggs, eggs and more eggs. Really though, honestly, I am incredibly grateful for all of our eggs!  The color, the taste, the ability to harvest them from our own chickens in our own backyard!  Yes, I really…
April 1, 2013