Archive for March, 2011
CLUTTER
“A place for everything and everything in its place.” As I’ve said many times before, one of the hardest challenges on an urban homestead is storage and organization.
NEW BEES IN THE HOUSE!
For those of you who’ve been following our urban bee saga (Checking Bee Traps), late last night a friend of ours (thanks, Janice for the tip and David for picking them up) dropped off a feral colony he had caught.
TEA TIME!
With the cost of gas and food going up, it’s becoming more economical to throw your own parties at home.
SOMETHING NEW
Anticipating the time in the future of adding some fish into our diet (see ETHICAL EATING) we have been adding tuna to the menu.
GARDEN REPORT
With cold temps,rain and a dusting of snow on the mountains, it’s hard to believe spring is here.
NEW SEED SHELF
To be able to get the most from your garden, successive plantings are a must. Yet, doing so is challenging for so many reasons.
FRITTERS
On my personal Facebook page, I lamented that the cold weather made me develop this hankering… a craving for some warm, deep fried “vittles.”
DORA DORA DORA
From day one, the blonde bombshell of our chickendom exhibited some of those doranesque traits so we had felt that name was truly befitting her. Or so we thought.
SPRING, GLORIOUS, SPRING!
Almost 5 inches of rain fell this weekend! With Pasadena under a 10 day imposed water restriction (remember to turn off those sprinklers!) the rain couldn’t have come at a better time.
