Chocolate and Chickens
For weeks now I've been thinking of creating a new blog. Something which feels relevant to my day to day. Something to record the small...
ready for harvest, Home Farm, June
When people ask about what fruits we have available in June we most often say June is a slow month. And for our big crops it is, but...
June at Home Farm gardens
It's been a dry year, but it looks like the rains are coming, not everyday, but more often it's overcast with showers. The 'Home Farm'...
planting
It's been a dry year and our planting has been a bit sporadic while we hold out for rain. Yet seeds still germinate, Peter still grafts...
In the Company of Prey
All my life I have spent time with animals: dogs, cats, goats, donkeys, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, lovebirds, budgies, chickens,...
trees talk
I like to talk with trees. It's not necessarily a verbal communication, though quite often conversations do begin with an uttered word or...
oh the life of a chocolatier
We live in an interesting community: a heady and often strange mix of folks from all over the world with all sorts of appetites. There's...
Happy Birthday!
Today is my gran's birthday. She would be 94 if she was still with us. I miss her. The 'wee wummin wi white curly hair in a tartan...
what to feed a hen
Here in Costa Rica there are 3 types of chicken feed available in the stores: starter, layer and meat raiser. They all basically have the...
chicken news
Last Saturday I added 4 new chickens to the flock: 2 brahmas and 2 silkies. I had initially thought of having only brahmas as they are a...
