Settling in for Winter
We’ve put the final winterized touches on the Dashwood abode—extra bedding in the coop and straw on the ground in …
Tag Archives: The Dashwoods
Just When I Thought . . .
Marianne’s feathers have pretty much all grown back in after her molt. She still has some fluff left, but she …
First Snow and Zero Waste Update
Today brought the first snow of the season. No, it is not much snow, and it will not stick, but …
Winding Down in the Garden
While the temperature is still all over the place—a few days hot, a few cold, then a hot day, and …
It’s Springing
There is still ice on the lakes and patches of snow in shady corners, but spring is here. Melody Maple …
More Seeds, Plus The Dashwoods
I could not help myself when the Baker Creek Heirloom Seed catalog arrived. I ordered a few more seeds for …
Winter is Coming, Let’s Molt!
The Dashwoods are two and a half years old now and Marianne has the distinction of being the first of …
Time Away
I did not mean to disappear from blogworld for so long. Between the run-up to November elections—in Minnesota we were …
Has Spring Arrived?
The sound this week was drip, drip, drip as all the snow from the blizzard started melting. That is the …
Digging Out from a Blizzard
We are finally mostly dug out from the blizzard over the weekend. That was a bit of a surprise, let …
