I Turned the Heat On – Personal Change
2019, the first year I turned the heat on all 12 months of the year. We have cooler periods in the summer, and so a few years ago I burned the paper trash and added a small, dry piece of firewood to keep the fire burning. This happened a few…
Fisher vs Skunk – Wildlife Isn’t Always Pretty
The smell hit me as soon as I opened the truck door Saturday morning. Skunk. “Ew. Something happened. I hope it’s on the camera.” Occasionally a skunk, of which there are a lot, and a raccoon, of which there are too many, want to be in the bait barrel at…
Green Tomatoes
The high tunnel is full of green tomatoes. Ripe red tomatoes are ready daily, and they will be for another six weeks. By late October the quality of the texture and taste will diminish. Eventually I’ll force green tomatoes to ripen, and those that don’t submit to red will be…
It Started on Monday
It started on Monday. My 40-50 hour work week…it started on Monday. Unfortunately I didn’t get my shower, dressed and mascara on bright and early because I expected a desk day. A future customer called from a mile away. It’s {this close} to opening but not ready yet. “If you…
Coming Into a New Phase in Life
The rooster was four minutes late this morning, and he sounded tired. As he was waking up I was going back to sleep. Up at 2:30 am, resisting the urge to make coffee, I wrote a little, read a while, and decided at 4 am that I should try to…
European Starlings – Sturnis Vulgaris
European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as common starlings, are an interesting disaster. Like many, I have a love/hate relationship with this non-native species. They remind me of beavers. They can cause a lot of damage, but I admire their abilities. Starlings were imported to North America by Eugene Schieffelin.…
Fresh Fruit Salad with Honey Lime Dressing
ahhhhhhh Summer…but wow did it get very hot all of a sudden. I’m loving the 50° nights while we have them because the house cools down (we don’t have AC) nicely. Tuesday’s predicted high is 95°. I will not be cooking. I’ll be making this Fresh Fruit Salad with Honey…
Afternoon in the High Tunnel
View this post on Instagram Afternoon in the back third of high tunnel. . #hightunnel #homestead #homesteader #eatlocal #homegrown #growyourown #foodie #selfsufficient #womenswork #allotmentlife #homesteadlife A post shared by Robin (@alifeinthewild) on Jul 24, 2019 at 12:45pm PDT
High Tunnel Growing – late July 2019
This is an unusual year for high tunnel growing. It’s hot now and then, unusually cool and raining the next. We have more cool wet days than hot and dry. The tunnel is full but outside, only bush beans that aren’t doing well, pumpkins and squash. We don’t have enough…
