Urban Hayseed header image 1

Dieting, Egg #3, and Berries (and Egg #4!)

July 8th, 2008 · 20 Comments

I’m a little fat… you know… fat-ish-y… not grotesquely disfigured or anything… to my eye, anyway.  Just… lumpier than is optimal.  Doughy, if you will.  This, I think, is a direct result of my keen interest in food– more specifically, the baking and eating thereof.
So, I’m logging my intake in some new software, but I’m [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: garden

More Hiring, Piclens, Potato Tyres, Strawberries, and Bees

June 25th, 2008 · 6 Comments

Continuing the saga of replacing dear Cedar, I now find myself at the opposite end of the spectrum from my previous post.  I’ve got three people with whom I’ve spoken, and they’re all swell.
I actually thought I had it decided.  I’d selected someone, dropped notes to the other interviewees (all pretty good, too), and just [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: garden

Stay on Topic!

June 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments

OK, sorry, I digressed there for a bit… gardening, gardening… yeah… so…
Calendula are starting to bloom.
There’s a bumper crop of squirrels this year. Mmm… squirrel…
The potatoes are just starting to flower. That means there’s baby potatoes down there. Mmm… squirrel and potato soup…
These cabbages are giganctic, but they’re just starting to head [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: garden · wildlife