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Tag: Patience

Haiku: Mesmerizing Micrathena

24 August 2021 ~ Carrie

This unusual beauty is a Spined Micrathena. She sits in her daily-spun web, right outside the window.

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Foraged: Mulberries This Year?

13 May 2021 ~ Carrie
Go, mulberries, go!

Just shy of a month ago, we had snow on the ground. I was worried about how the budding trees and plants would fare, but the mulberry tree, at least, is looking none the worse for wear: it’s full of green berries!

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Farm Fowl: First Hatch Of 2021…And A Mighty Big Egg

22 February 2021 ~ Carrie ~ 1 Comment

This season’s first hatch is underway with a well-positioned external pip on a French Black Copper Marans egg from our own flock. With luck, the wonderful sound of cheeping should fill the air very soon!

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Farm Ferments: New Year’s Day 2021

1 January 2021 ~ Carrie

Happy New Year!! While it may technically be a holiday, ferments happen here on every day of the year. Here’s a peek at what’s fermenting!

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Knit This: Nettling New Knots

12 February 2019 ~ Carrie

Seed Stitch II

I continue to practice knitting on needles and find it very enjoyable. Especially exciting is a section in one of my books that provides directions for making different stitches – there are more than just garter and stockinette stitches! In learning new stitches, though, I encountered one that tested my patience.

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Knit This: Learning To Knit (With Needles)

19 January 2019 ~ Carrie ~ 2 Comments

My knitting journey began a few months ago with a desire to make some knitted hats. I made a number of hats and a scarf on round looms of different sizes and was pleased with them, especially the hats. But I really wanted to learn to knit with needles, too, so my learning journey began this week.

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