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Last weekend, as the cold and rain and snow moved in, I buttoned up the greenhouse as tight as I could. Remember, this is a Hillbilly, throw-it-together-and-adjust-as-needed, Greenhouse so buttoned up is a relative term. In truth, I wasn’t holding out much hope that… Continue Reading “IT WORKS!”
We started with a list of nine items for our Saturday chores, some for Oscar, some for me. Only one of them was a big deal. I assigned Oscar to find the corner brackets for a raised bed that I brought from Cheyenne. He… Continue Reading “The Power of Distraction”
The past few months with the chickens has mostly involved maintenance, with rare events worth mentioning. This month, however, a lot has been going on in the chicken coop so I thought I’d catch you up on their doings. As you may remember, I… Continue Reading “COOP SCOOP”
My new pullets hatched in early June and have now passed the 6 month mark. I’ve been watching for eggs for the past couple of weeks with great anticipation. The wait is over … at least for one of them. Someone started laying eggs… Continue Reading “WHOSE CACKLEBERRY IS THIS?”
There’s really not much time off when gardening in this part of North Carolina. When you’re done growing for one season, you’d better have already made your plans and prepared for the next season. Winter isn’t even immune from this cycle; it’s just a… Continue Reading “Looking Ahead”
Everytime we touch the greenhouse, it becomes more “hillbilly.” We started making it in September by covering a hoophouse with greenhouse plastic, held on with ratchet straps. The next step was to be the closing up the back end and adding a door to… Continue Reading “Hillbilly Greenhouse”
This is another story that I enjoy reading periodically. This version started appearing on the Internet in 2001 but the original story first appeared in 1966 in Reader’s Digest. Whether this was a real-life experiences or not does not matter, the message is valid… Continue Reading “Information Please”
Two Chickens Homestead 
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