Spanky and the camera share a special relationship. He loves it and it loves him right back… Seriously, the cat turns on the charm like a lightbulb and struts his ginger-striped self around like he’s on some sort of catwalk.
“.. I was wondering if you could just point me in the right direction towards organic duck feed? I am not finding ANY sources that carry organic feed for them–especially not for the baby ducklings.”
The 100+ year old house next door is being renovated which means that for the last six months or so, we have had lots of activity there. And, the presence of a lot of men. Latino workers, that is.
Generally, this affects us very little. …
Until, Fairlight gets into her once-every-23-days heat cycle [...]
Some new updates to the journal today. Scroll down to the bottom of this blog to check it out. I need to implement some css styling (To P~ , I’ll be sending you an email soon regarding this! I haven’t forgotten!) and make it pretty, but it’s functioning.
Other new features will come [...]
… with creativity. Projects abound… only to crash into the immovable barrier of the age-old dilemma: too little time, too many ideas.
It’s Jordanne again, the girl behind the site (actually SITES, as in the plural form). The one whose brain feels a bit too much like a computer these days. Honestly, when I [...]
Hi all! Jordanne here! Just a quick note to inform those of you on Internet Explorer that I am aware of some display issues on this journal. This is due to IE6’s crappy … er… flawed system. Thanks to those of you who pointed it out as I am an [...]
Practicing the Three R’s at school: PTF’s ePeddler’sWagon is not for adults only!
What’s new on our wagon are green goods for yourBACK TO SCHOOL needs: hemp book packs, reusable lunch containers, recycled writing supplies, etc.
These are just a few of the new items that are going to be featured on
PTF’sePeddler’sWagon. In a few months [...]
PTF Gets Nod From Sundance’s “GreenZine”
GREENZINE, the Sundance Channel weekly email dedicated to coverage of the green movement says:
“The Dervaes family is truly inspirational. They have managed to turn a small home into a sustainable lifestyle model. It is almost as if their homestead is its own country, completely renewable and self-sustaining. At the [...]
Sorry
Sorry for the lack of postings lately, things have been pretty hectic and stressful lately. I won’t go into the details, but believe me we are all worn out and tired. Speaking of postings, something is up with the fonts/colors/bolding of the text on the journal page. I must have forgotten to close a [...]
Sorry for the lack of posts recently, I/we’ve been busy with some other things that have come up so, unfortunately, posting took a back seat for a few days.
New Drake
After a few ruffled feathers and agitated quacking from the gals the new Khaki Campbell drake is settling in nicely. He was a little frightened at [...]
Mint, Strawberries & Green Onions
Article: Rock dust grows extra-big vegetables (and might save us from global warming)
The couple say that the rock dust means that crops don’t need water to produce harvests of magnificent vegetables. “It would be perfect for Third World countries that are usually unable to grow crops because the land is so [...]
After the deluge of rain in early January, we’ve enjoyed a chance to dry out for a few days.
The brief interlude of warm weather certainly gave wrong vibes to some of our fruit trees. Thinking it’s spring, they’ve started to produce blooms — a bit early. The last frost date here is sometime in March, so [...]






























































