When I was a little girl, there was nothing I loved more than to go to the neighbors house at the crack of dawn and help her make fresh tortillas for the day. She made tortillas every day because there were about 20 people living with her and her husband (teenagers and kiddos) and they were all quickly consumed before…
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Yesterday morning was beautiful. That was before the winds whipped up and coated the entire city in a gross, dusty haze (we really, really need some real rain). Before the haze, though, I got some work done in the front yard (when you wake up at the crack of dawn you can get a lot done before 10am) I started…
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Bandelier National Monument is a fantastically beautiful place (especially on a weekday in spring when there are not a trillion people mulling about) and has been “calling” me back for the past couple of years. We finally made the short drive yesterday (the beauty of following the public schools calendar it that, when they are closed, I get to take…
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Which way is up?
Alright, so in all of my searches for “how to plant peanuts” and “how to start peanuts inside” all I’ve found is “Plant seeds from shelled raw peanuts 1 to 3 inches deep”. Well, I did that and I got this… About half of the peanuts have spouted right-side-up and about half of them came squirming to the surface like…
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The rise and fall of spring temps
With the beautiful weather we’ve been having over the past few weeks, our fruit trees are starting to bloom. They are gorgeous and full of hope and life! They are also super sensitive little creatures that can wither and fall right off at a moments notice when the temperature drops just a degree or two below their comfort zone.…
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Here in Santa Fe, not only are we surrounded by our beautiful mountains and fantastic open spaces but we also have a rich culture and history, lots of conveniences and the wonderful ability to keep as many chickens as we’d like in our very own back yards! Well, with the addition of our Newbies, we’ve found it necessary to expand…
