Here's a link: I will be doing two new presentations this time. Take a look at their website for more information, to check out the list of 200+ workshops, or to order tickets. Anyway, it's happening on the weekend of May 31-June 1. The Mother Earth News Fair at the Puyallup Fairgrounds is always scheduled for the first weekend in June, but somehow it's managed to sneak up on me again. What did surprise me was that I didn't have dreams last night of TJ swimming on the Big Pond with his little brood of ducklings.
A broody tom turkey, now that's something new and different!
Dancing on David's shoes and getting all, ahem, worked up in the process might be funny to look at, but we see that practically every day. I won't be surprised, either, if Old Tom feels a bit jealous of the attention TJ is getting. I have to admit that I wasn't all that surprised. Got my camera and went to see for myself. I confirmed with David that TJ was, in fact, on the nest that very moment, so I did the only thing possible. I mean, what the heck is there to say about this? Not only was he sitting on them (TJ, I mean, not David), but he apparently fluffed up indignantly and actually hissed at David when he came near the nest. So the other day David came in and reported that TJ, the year-old son of Old Tom (who's 6 years old now), was sitting on some chicken eggs that were laid in a corner of the turkey coop. And those are just the first ones that come to mind. Oh and there was the New Hampshire rooster who shamelessly mounted a Khaki Campbell duck right in front of us. A Blue Swedish duck who innocently incubated two chicken eggs along with her own clutch of eggs, only to be somewhat bewildered when the chicks hatched a week before her ducklings. We've seen tiny Nankin bantam roosters attempting to mate with the much larger New Hampshire hens. With the advent of Old Tom's shoe fetish (there's really no other word for it) a few years ago, it never occurred to me that things could get any weirder in the poultry world up here.
#Torrent my little blacksmith shop free#
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#Torrent my little blacksmith shop tv#
I love living off the grid, and honestly I believe that not having high-speed Internet and a TV at home greatly increases my daily productivity. I will continue to post on this blog when I can, but realistically, I have to prioritize my time and energy. It's a bit of a dilemma, since writers are constantly being told we need a presence on a variety of social media in order to build and maintain our "platform." We don't have high-speed Internet at home, so I typically spend a couple of hours, two or three times a week, at a coffee shop down the hill in Sequim, catching up on Facebook and whatever else I have time for. With so much of my time these days spent focused on writing and speaking, I find I have less time to spare for Internet activities.
Who knows, this might even turn into a farm enterprise one of these days. So, much of my spare time at the moment is being devoted to studying and practicing my sharpening and honing skills. All of these tools are at their best and most useful when they are good and sharp. All sorts of cutting tools are used frequently here: chainsaws, axes and mauls, lawn mowers and scythes, adzes and froes, chisels, planes, hand and power saws. Seems to me that this is a very handy skill to have around the homestead. This spring I am focused on learning the art of sharpening not just kitchen knives, but all sorts of tools. Back home in the foothills of northwest Washington, gardening season is fast approaching, and I am at long last putting together my little blacksmith shop.Īs you know, I love learning new skills, particularly traditional homesteading skills. I am now working on my third book, and spending more of my time traveling to various speaking events around the country. Boy, have things changed for me in the past few years.
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