Commercial interest
byNormally, I’d say Super Bowl ads are supposed to be one of two things: Hilarious (as when Rex almost gets that Budweiser) or mind-blowing…
water conservation
Water, water nev’rywhere
byFor the first couple of days in Amsterdam and the Netherlands, I thought “met sparkles” might be the most important phrase I learned. In…
Double barrel
by“Your weekend sounds like my nightmare.” That’s what my friend Casie said once, when I was laying out my plans for a few easy…
Berry fairy
byWhile I was watering the vegetables last week, a mysterious car slowly pulled up in front of the house and parked. After a few…
The FOG days of summer
byAs a general rule, for health and environmental reasons, the only meat I consume is the freestyle-swimming variety. But a couple of times a…
watersmART
byIt’s been a wild and wonderful couple of days on the wee homestead, and we have much goodlifery to report. The nonprofit where I…
A barrel of wet monkeys
byThe old rain gauge says 7.4 inches have fallen on the wee homestead in the last three days, which explains why our Bibb lettuce…
(Under)cover crops
byThanks to farmer, friend, and blog reader Vic for sending us a link to this Mother Jones story on cover crops. Here’s just a…
Pavement (not the band)
byIn his last post, hubby mentioned the permeable pavers under our carport, and I’d like to talk a little more about them. Driveways, sidewalks,…