It’s that time. Time to seek out a side dish or two (or an appetizer, or dessert) to tote along to your Memorial Day weekend barbecue. I, for one, will be waging a weeding war on invasive Burdock root, planted by the folks who lived here in the 1970’s – yes, you read that right,… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Amy
What to Expect When You’re Starting Out Pig Farming
“You know your life is complete when your wife gets you pigs for Christmas,” JR announced to my great-uncle during a visit to our house this past weekend. After he made this bold statement, we proudly toured my great-uncle around showing him the temporary fence that would guide the pigs from their winter home in… Continue Reading
Julia Child’s Mousseline au Chocolat
To be honest, I wanted to title this “Julia Child’s Mayonnaise au Chocolat“, but then I thought that I would actually like for people to read the post, so I thought better of it. However, Mayonnaise au Chocolatis, in fact, one of the three names for this mousse – Fondant au Chocolat being the third, but where’s… Continue Reading
Stupidity in the Garden
Normally, I like to think that we have tranquility in the garden, though this is simply a case of choosing what memories one wants to have. There are rabbits who have outsmarted us, chewing through the ostensibly rabbit-excluding fence that lines the bottom of the more decorative split-rail. Once the adorable little crop-decimators are spotted… Continue Reading
Latest Obsession: Ticks, and the Destruction Thereof
The garden is a lovely place to relax, do a little bit of weeding, and find 3 ticks per half-hour walking up your legs. They are also partial to setting up camp on this orange watering can, which is handy, for they are easily drowned once there. Yep. Ticks. And the destruction thereof. They (and… Continue Reading