Chickens in the Road

Getting Ready to Make Soap: Part 3

Suzanne McMinn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:05:05 +0000

Are we almost ready? Much of what you need to make soap can be found in your kitchen already, and many items used in soapmaking can be washed and re-used for food. However, if you feel uncomfortable with that, you can always pick up extras at second-hand stores. Nothing you need for making soap [...]

The Power of the Path

Suzanne McMinn — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:01:57 +0000

A Crooked Little Hen Love Story

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:05:46 +0000

This weekend, I picked up the Crooked Little Hen’s boyfriend, Mr. Hyde, and took him to the chicken house. “No more pooping on the porch, Mr. Hyde!” I said. And I plopped him down behind bars to join the rest. A group of chickens has been living in the chicken house and chicken [...]

Velvet Donkey

Suzanne McMinn — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:01:00 +0000

A Very Vegan Day

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:05:57 +0000

Pan-fried French bread with maple syrup and pears. My refrigerator is full of home-rendered lard and dozens of eggs from my chickens. My freezers are full of farm-fresh meat. There is a pound of homemade cream cheese draining in my kitchen. And because the universe has a sense of humor, Weston has acquired a vegan [...]

My, Oh My

Suzanne McMinn — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:01:30 +0000

My New Hero

Suzanne McMinn — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:05:18 +0000

Winter: “You cursed brat! Look what you’ve done!” “I’m melting! I’m melting!” “Oh, what a world! What a world!” “Who would have thought a good little girl like you could destroy my beautiful wickedness?” “Oooooh, look out! I’m going! I’m going!” Sun: “I’ll take that broomstick now, thanks.”

We Can Do It!

Suzanne McMinn — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 06:01:31 +0000

A Girl in Two Shoes

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:05:33 +0000

Just so you know…in case you’re fourteen and considering your options…. The worst time to jump off the stairs and break your foot in the country is the winter. Two months of hiking up and down the driveway on snow and ice and mud on crutches is a hard lesson in using all [...]

Bad Hair Day

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:01:49 +0000