How Did We Get Here - Spring I Mean....or?
How did we get all the way to May? Today is the LAST day of April and where am I at? To be honest I'm mostly on the couch reading while...
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ginninejosete
- Feb 11
- 2 min
Reflections on the Year Ahead
It's hard to believe February is half gone already. I so look forward to the coming of spring when the whole world comes back to life...
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ginninejosete
- Jan 13
- 3 min
WINTER WONDERLAND
Firstly, I will start by apologizing that it's been so long since my last post. It has been a whirlwind here. December brought kidney...
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ginninejosete
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
'TIS THE SEASON
When I think about the holidays I think about family, love and kindness. I've been so blessed to have so many people in my life who care...
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ginninejosete
- Nov 25, 2021
- 2 min
THANKSGIVING
It's Thanksgiving in the United States. As we wait for the scalloped potatoes to cook and the whole house fills with the smell of...
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ginninejosete
- Nov 17, 2021
- 2 min
WELCOME WINTER
I woke up this morning to the first real heavy frost. It was a reminder that we're entering the season of hibernation. While it's not...
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ginninejosete
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
MORE THAN A MINI VACATION
How often do we take a break from our lives? For myself and my husband, probably not enough. That’s likely true for many people. We...
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ginninejosete
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
LIVING WITH CHICKENS
I just finished writing my fourth novel. It's about a middle aged widow named Gladys. The book is meant to make you laugh, to take you...
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ginninejosete
- Oct 13, 2021
- 3 min
ENTER THE ROSE
It's definitely fall, a season by any other name would not be this cold almost overnight. If I put it into true perspective this has...
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ginninejosete
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
WELCOME TO MY WORLD
I've been getting silly on the internet, showing my face everywhere. I've sung songs with my chickens, danced barefoot in my closet,...
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ginninejosete
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
Growing Food
There's a big white tent on my front lawn. I'm not even joking. It's sitting there just waiting for people to stop and peek inside. ...
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ginninejosete
- Sep 17, 2021
- 2 min
THEY TALK TO ME
The sun was barely up and my hair was still tangled up in a mass of curls on top of my head where I slung it last night before going to...
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ginninejosete
- Sep 12, 2021
- 3 min
PURSLANE, AMARANTH AND DILL
Gardening is an occupation filled with peace, hope and joy. I have always loved plants. I remember being a teenager and finding escape...
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ginninejosete
- Sep 7, 2021
- 3 min
SOAKING IT ALL IN
It was time. It was definitely time. We needed to get away. It has been literally years since my husband and I have taken a break from...
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ginninejosete
- Sep 2, 2021
- 4 min
SWINGING FROM THE BRANCHES
We came, we searched, we found the perfect property, we bought and then the work began. In 2016 my husband and I found the perfect piece...
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ginninejosete
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
HENNY PENNY AND ALL HER FRIENDS
There's an event that happens on our tiny homestead once a year. It's the time that we butcher our older hens and we move our younger...
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ginninejosete
- Aug 25, 2021
- 2 min
TO WEED OR NOT TO WEED THAT IS THE QUESTION
I had a great conversation with some girlfriends a couple of weeks ago about what a weed is. My friend said that a weed is defined as a...
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ginninejosete
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
AUTUMN HAS FALLEN
Ok, technically it's not officially autumn yet but when the temperature drops from 100 degrees F to 75 degrees F I think I have a right...
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ginninejosete
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
The Air Was Abuzz
I woke up this morning and was overjoyed by the cool air coming in the open window. It's a taste of fall in an endless heatwave and my...
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