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Entries from October 2008

Chapman School Swifts

September 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

OK, so this has nothing to do with food, unless you’re this guy:
Whatcha got there is a hawk (or falcon, maybe?), on the right, who’s just picked off a swift in flight.  You can see the soon-to-be-ex-swift hanging.  I can only guess the other swift swooped in like Bruce Willis in Die Hard and saved [...]

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Tags: wildlife

Akaku narimashita.*

September 17th, 2008 · 6 Comments

So, remember how I was whining that we didn’t have any tomatoes?
Yeah, well, seems like that problem’s rectified itself.

Whatcha got there is Striped Romans, Brandywines, and LOTS of Principe Borghesies.  Tonight, I’ll be making a roasted tomato sauce for canning/freezing and firing up the dehydrator.
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A whole bunch of Sungolds [...]

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Tags: garden

Work is for Chumps

September 16th, 2008 · 11 Comments

And being a chump, I’ve been real busy lately.  Sorry about that.
Also, our remodeled bathroom is almost done.  We didn’t get the window ordered in time, and so we’re in a holding pattern until that shows up later, but the rest is just awaiting inspection.  Anyway, my yard is a total mess, and I haven’t [...]

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Tags: chickens · garden