Chickens in the Road

Sunny Stripes

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:45:56 +0000

This has been an absolutely beautiful week with more sun and blue sky and puffy clouds than we’ve seen here in months. This weekend, it’s raining and the river is flooded. The mud’ll be knee-deep on our road (and that is only slightly exaggerating!). Winter isn’t truly gone, but it’s over in [...]

Strawberries & Cream Coffee Cake

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:05:31 +0000

This past weekend, I came into 16 pounds of fresh, delectable strawberries. (From Florida. We’re still a couple months off strawberry season here.) I made a list of things to can right away. Strawberry syrup! Strawberry-lemon marmalade! A spring conserve with strawberries, pineapple, raisins, and nuts! Oh, the [...]

Love Roost

Suzanne McMinn — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:01:37 +0000

Monkey Farm

Suzanne McMinn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:05:36 +0000

Wednesday, my sweet Miss Jacob didn’t come to dinner. The sheep always come to dinner. Sheep are pigs. It was late and already dark. Wednesday was an unusually nice and warm late winter day here. A day that felt more like spring than anything I’ve come to know as winter [...]

I See Chicks

Suzanne McMinn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:01:40 +0000

Dreamin’ in the Color of Seeds

Suzanne McMinn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:05:21 +0000

I see little shoots of green between the lingering islands of snow melt. I see damp soil longing to be turned. I see sweet blue skies dotted with puffy clouds. I see….spring. It’s not here yet, but it’s so close I can smell its rains, feel its fresh breeze, taste its [...]

Nibblers

Suzanne McMinn — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:01:30 +0000

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 [...]