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Gear up for the Summer Gardening Season

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Jenny
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While the official first day of summer is still some weeks away, Tax Day is the start of the warm weather growing season in our zone. In spite of a lingering winter and  the warm weather taking it’s time to … Continue reading →

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Posted in In the Garden | Tagged cultural practices, gardening, growing tomatoes, summer, vegetable garden, zone 6b | 15 Replies

Morning Walk

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Jenny
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I used to jog about four times a week, but due to some health issues I have slowed my run to a walk. You notice more when you walk. My walk has become a part of my daily morning schedule, … Continue reading →

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Posted in We Two at Home | Tagged farm, homestead, summer | 7 Replies

Peach~Rosemary Jam

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Jenny
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In spite of the fact that we are building a new home, packing up our current home, and preparing to move, I have tried to keep up with one canning project per week in an effort to stock our pantry … Continue reading →

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Posted in From My Kitchen | Tagged canning, kitchen, preserving, summer | 12 Replies

Zucchini Carpaccio with Homemade Ricotta Cheese

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Jenny
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Zucchini Carpaccio

Happy Labor Day! I hope you have something lovely planned, some sort of End~of~the~Summer~here~comes~Fall kindofa shin dig. We’re headed out for a family picnic but first I wanted to leave you with a recipe and a picnic~ey Labor Day menu. … Continue reading →

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Posted in From My Kitchen | Tagged baking, entertaining, real food, summer, tomatoes | 6 Replies

8/19 ~ 8/25 My Week in Pictures

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Jenny
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~Wednesday~
Fresh Picked, Locally Grown
A trip to the local orchard

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Posted in A Homestead in the Making, Uncategorized, Week In Review | Tagged building, farm, gardening, growing tomatoes, homestead, photo post, summer | 6 Replies

Grilled Butterflied Leg of Lamb with Lemons and Rosemary

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Jenny
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With husbie gone nearly every other week due to travel for his job, our weekends become pretty sacred.  Other than working out at Black Fox we try not to schedule anything heavy and just focus on relaxing and the time … Continue reading →

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Posted in From My Kitchen | Tagged entertaining, grilling, real food, summer | 4 Replies

Country Storm

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Jenny
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Our home out at Black Fox is beginning to take shape! We go out almost every evening to have a look around, walk through the floor plan, deliver a load of boxes to be stored in the garage, and just … Continue reading →

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Posted in A Homestead in the Making | Tagged building, farm, floor plan, storms, summer | 25 Replies

Cold Front

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Jenny
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The heat finally broke!  This week we’re enjoying a “cold front” in the high ’80s. I say finally with caution because our weather here is so fickle, I’m sure those higher temperatures will rear their ugly head at least one … Continue reading →

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Posted in A Homestead in the Making | Tagged building, farm, homestead, summer, zone 6b | 12 Replies

In Case You Missed It…

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Jenny
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Here is a review of what we posted this week: *Part 4 in our Fall Gardening Series. We talked about the differences between hybrid and heirloom varieties and the pros and cons of each. *We shared our thoughts on landmarks … Continue reading →

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Bend and Flex

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Jenny
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The uncharted territory aka The Hinterlands.

Going into this project I knew we’d face challenges and setbacks.  Knowing you will face them, and actually facing them, however, are two entirely different things. We were told initially that once things got started, the building could go rather … Continue reading →

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Posted in A Homestead in the Making | Tagged building, electricity, fall gardening, farm, floor plan, gardening, homestead, summer, water tap | 14 Replies

Chouteau Elevator Co.

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Jenny
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Chouteau elevator

This rickety building occupies a prominent spot in the tiny rural town about 12 miles NE of Black Fox.  Sometimes after a long afternoon of working in the heat, we’ll drive up the road for an early dinner at the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Small Town Living | Tagged rural living, rural town, small town, small town culture, summer | 25 Replies

Quick and Easy From Scratch Spaghetti Sauce

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Jenny
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tomato sauce

This post was to have been a recipe for a beautiful green bean salad.  I had all the pictures ready to go, and when I sat down to work on my post, I realized I had inadvertently packed up the … Continue reading →

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Posted in From My Kitchen, In the Garden | Tagged freezer recipes, make ahead, real food, summer, summer gardening, tomatoes | 7 Replies

It…is..HOT

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Jenny
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The temperatures these past few weeks have ranged from 103-110 with no more than a half inch of rain.  My walk at 7:30 every morning is a stifling move through a sauna. My permanent hairdo is a pony tail. It … Continue reading →

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Posted in A Homestead in the Making | Tagged building, electricity, farm, heat, pond, summer | 13 Replies

In Case You Missed Us…

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Jenny
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Here is a review of what we posted this week: Part II in our Fall Gardening Series on crop selection.  Choosing the right crops will provide the gardener with the best chances for success. On Wednesday we shared our thoughts … Continue reading →

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