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birthday, bees, peas & chickens..the month of may!
6 years ago today, at 7:08am, i was blessed with a second healthy baby boy! a little sweetie with blonde hair and sparkling blue eyes...my doctor said he was one of the most handsome boys he had ever...
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honey oatmeal raisin cookies!
~1 cup (2 sticks) softened butter ~1 1/4 packed brown sugar ~2 eggs ~2 tsp vanilla ext ~2 tbsp honey ~1 1/2 cups flour ~3 cups rolled oats ~1 tsp baking soda ~1 tsp cinnamon ~1/2 tsp ground ginger ~1...
View Articlehiving a package of bees for our 2nd hive...
today, we drove to "trail's end farm" in richmond, ri and picked up a 3 lb package of bees with a russian hybrid queen! this package is for our 2nd hive. here is a video of us doing the...
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the queen is free!
yesterday, we inspected the hive (hive #2) that we packaged last week...the queen has been released from the queen cage! it is amazing to see how much the worker bees have done in only 1 week! they...
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growing mushrooms...
i love mushrooms, not only do they taste good, but they are really good for you...shiitake mushrroms even have anti-cancer properties! i also didnt know that you could grow shiitake mushrooms in your...
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linguica & cheese quiche...
this easy quiche is great for breakfast, lunch or dinner...i used ground linguica for this recipe, but you could also substitute bacon or ham...i also made my own pie crust, but you could use store...
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hive inspections and the start of summer!
yesterday we had bee~utiful weather, so we suited up, and went to check in on our girls! we started with hive #2...this was the hive we started with a 3 lb package. things are going good so far, but...
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strawberry~cranberry jam :)
here is my recipe for strawberry~cranberry jam! me & the kids picked the strawberries and the cranberries were harvested last fall, from a family friend's cranberry bog...enjoy!~4 cups freshly...
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another school year gone by...
yayyy, today is the last day of school for the boys! school went really late this year because we had 6 snow days over the winter. i cant believe how much kids change in just one year! these are...
View Articlebee troubles and garden 2011 update...
on sunday i was stung for the 5th time, and this one was the worst yet! she got me on my thigh, through my jeans! i had my gloves on, so i couldnt get the stinger out fast enough...my poor leg got...
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still learning...
about 2 weeks ago i wrote that i thought 2 of my hives were queen-less...well i was so wrong! i still have so much to learn...i jumped the gun and bought 2 new queens. when i went to hive them, i did...
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our first egg!
one of our hens finally laid an egg...and it's green! looks like one of our auracana girls wins the prize! yesterday morning i went out to do my usual feeding & clean up, when i saw this tiny...
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good little hen...
this is "omlet" and im very sure she is the little hen doing the laying! she is so cute... she is squwalking up a storm and running between nesting boxes. here i found her in a barrel i use to muck out...
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barn cats...
i am a definate "cat" person...i like dogs, think they are adorable...but i LOVE cats. at any giving time in my life, i have had at least 2 cats. right now we have 4...all were rescues or given to us...
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lots of tomatoes and a bee update...
"black krim" heirloom i have been waiting all summer for my tomatoes and they are finally ripe!! we have had weird weather this summer...only a few really hot days, several weeks of just rain, and alot...
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end of summer- tomato chutney
6-7 good sized tomatoes (roughly chopped)...you can use green tomatoes also! 1 medium onion (chopped) 2 apples (peeled & chopped) 1 small cucumber (peeled & chopped) 3/4 cup golden raisins 1/4...
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fall hive inspections...
honeybee out collecting some fall pollen! things are changing here in new england! in 1 week we have gone from having 85 degree days to 50-60 degree days. bring on the apples, pumpkins, mums and...
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fall decor...
i found that piece of pottery for free on the side of the road! i love this pumpkin! i plan on saving the seeds to grow next spring!
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apple pickin = apple pie!
yesterday,we packed up the minivan and headed out to our favorite apple pickin' location...http://www.berlinorchards.com/?gclid=CJus3_f_uqsCFUnc4AodQTLldg...what a great place it is! family owned, huge...
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october, november & december...
it has been months since i have been able to sit down and write...so i have lots of updates! kids: my boys have started cub scouts, and my little girl has officially entered the terrible 2 stage! bees:...
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thinking of spring...
this winter has been pretty mild compared to last year...we have had days in the 50's & 60's, and (i hate to say it, because i may be jinxing us) no snow! the boys are feeling very cheated this...
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january & febuary
bees: so sad...we lost 2 of our hives. but, i kinda expected it...they were smaller and weaker than the other 2. so, we will be buying 2 bee packages and starting again in the spring! chickens: i have...
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