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Trailer Park(ed)

30 Monday Oct 2017

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IMG_1937A quick Monday update for ya’ll. Weekend seemed to go rather quickly.  We sold all the eggs at the Farmers Market on Saturday. That was good. Also, this Saturday we pushed the camper trailer into working position. It’s under the car port by the back door, so that it’s protected from Sun and rain and mostly sheltered from the prevailing winds. Sue has started demolition and took all the old rotted canvas out today. What she found is that there was a leak in the roof so most of the interior wood in the roof has rotted as well. I’ll try to take some better photos as we try to remove the heavy plywood that made up the sleeping side of the tent, tomorrow. Sue said there is a lot that can probably be salvaged. We’ll see as we go along. You can check out the initial idea from the post on March 8 called “Upcoming Projects“.   I think this one will be going on for a bit, so there will be plenty of photo opportunities. Continue reading →

Ya, dirty, ol’, egg suckin’ chicken!

27 Friday Oct 2017

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IMG_1932Chicken? Yep, chicken. We have an egg sucker – or rather an egg eater – in need of a 12 step program to help with her addiction. We’ve been trying to catch her in the act, or figure out who the culprit is, for weeks now. We have an idea, but no proof. We tried holding an intervention, but none of the chickens were willing to say anything~ so that was a no go. Many people are surprised to hear that chickens really do like eggs. – They also like to eat cooked chicken, but that’s another story. – Most of the time, egg eating starts innocently enough; an egg accidentally gets broken in the nest and they get a taste for it, then it becomes a habit. There are also other reasons that chickens may start feel compelled to eat eggs, so we’ve taken great pains to make sure these do not apply to our hens. Continue reading →

Storage is a Good Thing.

25 Wednesday Oct 2017

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There is a great deal of open space here on the property and three or four out buildings in addition to the house… but what we really don’t have a great deal of is storage space. Since we were combining two complete households into one house that doesn’t really have all that much storage area, we’ve ended up with quite a few boxes stacked in the garage. The tractor and its pieces really needs to be in the garage out of the weather, so what the heck are we going to do about this? Continue reading →

Watch Out for the Habaneros!

23 Monday Oct 2017

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habanerosOkay, in reality, this is the weekend update, but I had a talk with my folks a bit ago and I thought their story needed to go into the blog. So, let’s have a chat about habaneros. Those are hot peppers that are really quite hot! If you follow the Facebook page, you may have heard that we sent along a box of bell peppers and habaneros to my folks in California. Now, my mom is not a stranger to hot peppers, we used to use all types in salsas and chilies and things, but I guess she didn’t realize just how hot those little boogers grow out here in Arizona. Today she made a shrimp and rice dish and decided to use one small green habanero to spice it up a bit. When I talked to her early this evening, my dad’s eyes were still watering and they had consumed a large quantity of milk to try to tame the flames; mind you – my dad is the guy who likes to try the hottest hot sauces he can find. Got a bit too hot, I guess. So I gave her this tip from Sue’s son, Dustin: when using these to flavor dishes, don’t dice them up; do remove all the seeds and any ribs and then leave them in large pieces that you can then remove from the dish, so you don’t ingest them!!! She said she’d try that the next time. Meanwhile, the chickens are getting the rest of the rice (mom and dad ate all the shrimp anyway – can’t waste shrimp, after all!). Today’s lesson: watch out for the Habaneros! On to the update… Continue reading →

Success!

20 Friday Oct 2017

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The-A-Team“I love it when a plan comes together!” Immortal words from the leader of the A-Team, Hannibal Smith, but they are so very true; right up there with one of Sue’s favorites, “I love completing a project!” And she can say that this week, because the most tricky part of the cold frame is done! There was some difficulty figuring out the covering for it, but yesterday it all came together. Continue reading →

Upgrade!

18 Wednesday Oct 2017

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Who doesn’t like to receive an upgrade?! Well, unless it’s a Windows product, then you have to figure everything out again… but in general, I like upgrades. Well, the Littles’ side of the coop got a much anticipated upgrade in the form of a new egress. Anticipated by us, because we’d been thinking about it a while and trying to figure out the best way to go about adding it, and where to put it, and what size it should be…. All of that. What did we do? More on Friday~ just kidding! read on=> Continue reading →

What to do for today…

16 Monday Oct 2017

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Today, I had planned to write about the new littles that came at the end of last week – tell you all about them; what they were, their characteristics etc. But guess what? I already did that. So, if you need a refresher, like I did, check out our post from August 19th entitled, “Getting Ready for New Littles“. If you just want an overview, I can give you that now.  Continue reading →

Bisbee Farmers’ Market

15 Sunday Oct 2017

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Saturday was a beautiful day for the Farmers’ Market in Bisbee. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect. I know that I said I’d blog from there, but my connection wasn’t at all good (the Market is located in a valley between some hills, so maybe the cell service isn’t all that hot). Then, when I got home, we were busy doing chores and finishing up cooking for two potlucks this weekend. Anyway, all the festivities are over and I’ll do a short report. Continue reading →

Finally Friday!

13 Friday Oct 2017

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This was a really long short week! We were busy in so many ways, and it’s going to continue through the weekend. Here’s a short recap for tonight- I hope to blog from the Bisbee Farmers Market tomorrow, so we’ll see how that goes. Continue reading →

Doin’s On the Farm

11 Wednesday Oct 2017

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Whenever we talk to my folks, they ask “How are things on the farm?” So here’s a blanket update on recent happenings. Continue reading →

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