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Here it is May and we're getting ready to plant vegetables again. We're adding a new plot this year so work will be more than doubled....
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ginninejosete
- Feb 25
- 4 min
On the Chopping Block
Here it is the end of February and in case anyone out there was wondering, Yes, I'm still alive. In case you're keeping track, the last...
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ginninejosete
- Apr 30, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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