when to write

Posted on August 29, 2009 - Filed Under writing | 3 Comments

Every day, of course.
Yeah, all right. But when?
I am having an absolute REVOLUTION around when I write. It is ridiculously, painfully obvious. Only, you know, I’ve never thought of it before.
But before I tell you what it is, a tiny bit of backstory.
Before I had kids, I got up, I made a perfect latte in [...]

seed ticks: the devil’s spawn

Posted on August 25, 2009 - Filed Under honeymilk farm | 37 Comments

Lest anyone [re: city folk] think living in the country is all sweetness and light, let me disabuse those folk of that notion in one word: seed ticks.
Okay, it was two words. Sue me. But really, seed ticks are disgusting, horrible, nasty, annoying, and gross. Now, let me tell you how I really feel.
I HATE [...]

true blood is knocking my socks off

Posted on August 23, 2009 - Filed Under reviews | Leave a Comment

Have I mentioned how much I am loving True Blood right now?

Well, I am. When season two first started, I have to admit, I didn’t know if I was going to stick with it because the first couple of eps were so…nasty. Horrific. Gross. Lafayette in the basement, Jason being wooed by the Fellowship of [...]

would you like some eggs?

Posted on August 21, 2009 - Filed Under honeymilk farm | Leave a Comment

luc vision

Posted on August 20, 2009 - Filed Under kiddo life | Leave a Comment

I found these on the camera last night. I love the way Luc (3) sees things, so different from the way I think to frame photos, and so different from the subjects I choose. So today, guest photo blogger, Luc!

For more of Luc’s photos, you can go here. Enjoy….

good-bye cinnamon! we’ll miss you!

Posted on August 18, 2009 - Filed Under goats | 1 Comment

They grow up so fast!
Here he was, just a few minutes old:

And here he is, just eight weeks later, a few minutes before he left us to live with his new family.
    
Running and jumping and humping everything that would stand still for it… Sob! Cinnamon, it all passed in a blur!   
Joking aside, Sophie and [...]

kato the kitten

Posted on August 14, 2009 - Filed Under honeymilk farm | 2 Comments

  
Because you never know when she’s going to jump out, claws extended, and wipe the floor with you. I’m walking along the path at night, bleary and minding my own business, when WOMP! Tiny razor sharp claws and teeth scrabble across my ankles—and then she’s away into the dark, invisible and triumphant, and I am [...]

late summer walk

Posted on August 13, 2009 - Filed Under adventures | 4 Comments

Walking on our property yesterday, everything is lost in green, but somehow, you can feel that the peak of summer has passed.

The small creek is almost dry—just enough mud that the kids like to muck about in it. It will start filling up with fall rains, soon.
  
We didn’t do a goat walk this time—I’m not [...]

in which we move in to the recycled house, and are pleased

Posted on August 10, 2009 - Filed Under alternative building | 6 Comments

We have completely, and thoroughly, moved in, FINALLY, to the Noah House!
[cue cheering!]
That is to say, we haven’t moved out of the yurt, we’re just…spreading. And in case you don’t know what I am talking about, here is the beginning of the story of recycling a tiny house, the tiny house my cousin Noah built, [...]

how to make goat milk yogurt

Posted on August 6, 2009 - Filed Under food | 6 Comments

Making yogurt is totally easy. But goat milk yogurt can be a bit tricky—it wants to come out runny, which is fine for smoothies, but not for that custardy sweet treat the kids love. I have tried making goat yogurt with different cultures (some unbelievably tart, some too gooey, some too runny), and I have [...]