LivingSmall

Build a Garden, Meet the Neighbors

cmf — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:31:38 +0000

So my beloved stepmother Susan had a patch of boulevard below her house in Seattle that she didn’t know what to do with — she hated mowing it and it was boring. She also wanted a veggie...

RIP Little Red Hen

cmf — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 16:02:39 +0000

Well, it finally happened — the little red hen went over the fence this morning, and before I could get my robe on and get out there, Raymond (bad dog!) had done her in. I sort of figured...

Spuds in a Tub

cmf — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:02:44 +0000

Well, not a tub exactly, but the top half of a composter that didn’t work very well. Since I’m dating a man who doesn’t eat vegetables, except for, as he puts it “the noble...

Chickens in the Compost

cmf — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:09:42 +0000

Thanks folks for all the camera advice both here and on Facebook. I wound up with a Canon Powershot SD890 for just under $200. It’s so tiny! I like it a lot, and you all saved me much angst. I...

Camera Died, Need Advice

cmf — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:34:17 +0000

My ancient Olympus digital point-and-shoot finally died. It was seven or eight years old, one of the things I wound up with after Patrick died, which is part of the issue. I hate hate hate shopping...

Small Hiatus, Back Soon

cmf — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:19:59 +0000

I’ve got a few new projects in the works, but this transitional period has gotten so busy that I have been neglecting not only the blog, but the garden, and my housecleaning. I’ll be back...

Monster Morel

cmf — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:52:40 +0000

Yes folks, that’s an 8.4 ounce morel! Chuck found it up behind his cabin yesterday morning, growing just at the waterline of the irrigation ditch. It was a monster, but we managed to slay it,...

Grizzly Bear

cmf — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:50:39 +0000

On Sunday, Chuck and I went off on an adventure — we headed over to the backside of Livingston Peak to look for mushrooms and elk horns. We’d just crossed a ridge that bordered private...

Tomato Seedlings for Sale

cmf — Wed, 20 May 2009 16:59:44 +0000

For all of you in the Livingston area — I have tomato starts for sale. They were started from seed on March 15, and although you could put them in this weekend (the traditional start time)...

Chickens on the Ramp

cmf — Mon, 18 May 2009 15:23:17 +0000

The chickens spent the first night in their coop last night — we still need to build the fence, but the Carpenter came by and put the door on, and built a ramp for them — I think...