FarmerJ | September 30, 2009
Monday marked the beginning of the next step in the Recovery Program as a result of the shop ‘disastrophy.’ There seems to be a pattern in this whole recovery thing in that we wait, and wait, and wait…and hurry up and wait some more…then, without a moment’s notice ~ blammo! Something big and exciting happens, [...]
FarmerJ | September 27, 2009
I am a woman blessed with a man who is very easy to please when it comes to meals. Being content and thankful for whatever dish I place before him, Darling Husbie rarely makes any requests. So, when he does, I sit up and take notes. One said request has been for Okra Stew ~ [...]
FarmerJ | September 26, 2009
Last Sunday was a busy day here at the Farmstead. Thursday prior, Darling Husbie had a little fun with Winston the Windrower. Winston made his first cut, but the fourth and final cut of the season, in the main alfalfa field. He performed flawlessly. Husbie had been using Winston to cut the small alfalfa pasture [...]
FarmerJ | September 16, 2009
The verdict is in ~ the pie is gone! Everything I’d read about the magnificent pies that Boston Marrow squash make is true! Oh, and I’ve got some great news. I lied. Remember when I said that my 15 cups of puree would yield me 5 deep dish pies? Well, we can double that figure [...]
FarmerJ | September 10, 2009
When we planned the garden plots this spring, we did so with the mindset that the entire process would be a fun learning experiment. So, as part of the experiment, we ordered a variety of heirloom seeds for things we’ve never seen or eaten before ~ one of those varieties being the Boston Marrow Squash. [...]
FarmerJ | September 5, 2009
Meet Mr. Kennebec. He resided in Plot 5, Row 3 in the exclusive Rectangle Garden Estates. He was a good tuber tenant, even if he did prefer to keep his space dark and cool ~ rather introverted and submerged subdued, you might say. Mr. Kennebec had two small twin children, but they were not photographed [...]
FarmerJ | September 5, 2009
Since we’re beginning to experience another change of season here on the Farmstead, we figured it was time to make the header photo reflect more appropriately the happenings around here. Darling Husbie and I spent Thursday in the large garden plot. We had some monster tomato plants that needed thinned ~ actually, we entirely removed [...]
FarmerJ | September 1, 2009
I love it when a good deal becomes an awesome deal ~ and when you’re down to the last item on the pantry shelf, that awesome deal becomes a phenomenal blessing! Dominic had reported we were down to our last two boring boxes of cereal; a box of plain Cheerios and a box of Total. [...]
