How Three Kinds of Cabbage Grow in Southwest Idaho

By on December 11, 2013 in Fun on My Homestead, Gardening in Southwest Idaho

This past year I planted three different kinds of cabbage in my southwest Idaho garden. I had actually purchased seeds for four types, but one kind never made it into the ground. Of the three that did get planted, there was an early season hybrid cabbage (Parel), an open pollinated mid-late season cabbage (Danish Ballhead), […]

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So I Ran Barefoot Through Crushed Glass

By on December 10, 2013 in Barefoot Episodes, Fun Fitness After 50

I was watching for the glass on the path, partly because I always watch where I put my feet, but partly because it had been there a couple of days ago. It had looked like freshly broken bottles. But I didn’t see it, even though I knew exactly where it had been. I had picked […]

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A Simple Organizing of My Blog Post Schedule With You in Mind

By on December 9, 2013 in Fun on My Homestead, Playing House

For months my blog post schedule as been based on an index card taped to my desk next to my keyboard. (Really, it is attached using clear shelf liner like I talk about in this post about color coded calendar organizing) This simple reference was used every time I sat down to write, to keep some […]

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