Prairie Garden

We had a dog attack on our chickens this week: it broke through our, albeit - rinky-dink, poultry fence and massacred our little flock. Casu...

Eric, you are correct I love this rhyme! We were out of town last weekend for a wedding and this weekend we have company coming [can't w...

Four stiff standers, Four dilly danders, Two lookers - Two crookers - and a wig-wag. What is it?

You little darling! Pumpkin's birth story Now, a birthday surprise for the masses -- Pumpkin is truly one of this boy's middle names...

Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore's Dilemma , wrote an interesting article in New York Times Magazine, as an open letter to the Pr...

Emily - my new SIL just posted pictures of their wedding on her blog. [I can't link directly to the post, so find the 10/18/08 post if...

Inspired by Barbara Kingsolver , I am stocking our root cellar with local produce for the winter. Considering the fact that I actually hav...

I made an amazing Kale-Potato soup this evening, using a recipe from Simply in Season . I am pretty proud of myself. It was a nice change o...

I found a great article today, discussing the some of the problems with the current culture of childbirth in the US . I feel encouraged tha...

Baby Truen is walking behind a little kiddie car while holding onto the back of it. He just started tonight, totally out of the blue. It wo...

I've finally had it with our little library. It is small, but worse: the selection [collection] is nauseating. I would say 60% or more...

This is a post I've been meaning to write for almost a year. With sheer exuberance , I'd like to announce that canvas bags for groce...

And it feels so good. Writings to Young Women from Laura Ingalls Wilder: On Wisdom and Virtues - Laura Ingalls Wilder, edited by Stephen Hin...

Our dried bean harvest -- Hidatsa Shield We let them dry on the vine, then shelled them this weekend. G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S There isn't a pers...

Watermelons and cantaloupe from our garden They are the perfect size: Small enough to avoid left-overs Juicy and tasty We are so proud. The ...

I have a large egg-shaped lump on my forehead. It is probably the worst injury I've had since childhood and it was inflicted on me by a...

I felt trouble brewing this morning, so instead of the usual, I tossed in a little Aphex Twin and a full-out dance party ensued: be-bopping ...

Baby Truen, my little Pumpkin This baby loves tomatoes He signs "milk", "more", and "eat" All subtle variatio...

I'm still teetering. My patience is thin, my time is non-existent, and I have been feeling rather trapped by mothering the past couple ...

I've just finished with a block of the worst two weeks of my life. I think we're in the clear (for the most part), but I'm stil...