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October 2006
Contagion: There's a plague on our house!
Contagion is a nasty word. It carries with it strong evil magic. It can be the scepter of death. The harbinger of armageddon. It conjures... Read more »Ten Things That Make Me Super Happy
It was thirty two degrees outside this morning! It's the first frost of the season. It's crisp, blue, sparkly, cold, clear, and bright outside.I wonder... Read more »Throw the Monkey in with the chickens
I don't know why shoes and socks make me so happy. I'm sure an entire doctorate could be based on this issue. I don't actually... Read more »The Pictures That Would Have Been
(and a school conference)There are no pictures for this post because Philip and I don't always speak the same language to each other. We both... Read more »Headless Elizabeth
Yesterday I spent three hours scouring the computer for a bride for BBQ Bob. As I've mentioned before, I was hoping to find a... Read more »Underdog Status: Denied!
Having a retail establishment where there isn't any foot traffic is a bitch. Hearing from most of the people who end up finding you that... Read more »Night Walk
Night WalkThis lamp post is my mapto the shrubby pinessharp resin reachingchoking this brick pathwhich tip-toesinto the darkness ahead.This lamp post is a heartfrom which... Read more »Once again, Bob was left...
...holding the shovel. That's when he finally realized...martinis and graveyards don't mix.This post is all about the making of a display. You see, I recently... Read more »Pictures Of Everything But The Grand Opening
Mark's harvest hands. Mark hasn't had a day off in weeks. He doesn't even know we opened up some of the pickles.Chick has really missed... Read more »*****Breaking News*****
The store is open for business!!!!!!You can get to the store by using the link in the links section.Tell your friends!Tell everyone!!(Except the Whitehouse please)Until... Read more »A Spouse-Clocking Cabbage
That's right, that's what I said. This baby weighs in at 19 pounds, I can't help but think that with cabbages like these, who will... Read more »The Future Predators Of America
*Caution: If the darker side of childhood makes you squeamish, skip this post. Also, if you are an expecting parent, please don't read either,... Read more »The Berry Barn in Scholls, Oregon
(Or: How I hate blogger for refusing-9 times- to post the prettiest picture ever of this farm)Just another picture of the hooligans on stacks of... Read more »Life, Accelerated
(The longest post I've ever written, or: what a rainy sleepy Sunday can make you think about.)The hens are feeling it. More eggs a day...as... Read more »Where's Your Damn Apron Woman?
Farm-girl Mathilda poses with her dog and her serious farm tool. See how the dog is looking intent? What you can't tell from the photo... Read more »Farm-girl Mathilda's Sartorial Sermon
Even hazel-nuts look pretty to me, even though I would rather feed them to worms than eat them myself.It is a gorgeous fall day out... Read more »Twenty Random Opinions And A Poll
Let's start with the poll:I'd like to hear from lots of you on whether or not you keep a recipe box in your kitchen. If... Read more »Messy Day-Messy Purse-Messy Brain
I woke up feeling messy. My brain was foggy and my house disordered. I put my keys in the trunk of my Vespa to... Read more »The Giant Pumpkin Festival
(Farm Geeks Abroad Presents: Fir Point Farm in Canby, Oregon)Get ready because this post has about a billion photographs. If you find farms boring then... Read more »In The Pickle Jar
Obviously I have a "thing" about forks and food. But this isn't just any food, this is the first jar of pickles we opened from... Read more »Meanwhile, back at the ranch...
Dot thinks she's the hottest chick at the ranch, but have we seen an egg from her? (That's Dot, the black hen, always the first... Read more »Mountains are so much prettier than bloody noses
(Which is why I put this picture on this post instead of a picture of Max's blood) It's really no secret by now that Max... Read more »The Harvest Continues Into The Dark Of Fall
Ever since moving to Oregon I've felt like life has changed in subtle ways. In ways it's difficult to articulate. Things feel closer to... Read more »Technical "Support"
Philip is at home right now tearing little clods of hair out of his head between bouts of wall punching and banging his skull... Read more »The New Store!
Which, admittedly, looks almost identical to the old one which is ten feet away.Except that now we can actually fit all the racks inside the... Read more »« September 2006 | Main | November 2006 »