Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Dirty Life

Posted on 29/06/2012 by fishinthewater

I’ve been reading The Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball, who came here to speak last fall. It’s been on my pile of things to read for a while, but it’s one I just never seemed to pick up. Finally I … Continue reading →

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A Letter of Apology to My Friends on the Occasion of My Extended Absence

Posted on 27/06/2012 by fishinthewater

A farm is a manipulative creature. There is no such thing as finished. Work comes in a stream and has no end. There are only the things that must be done now and things that can be done later. The … Continue reading →

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Is Anybody Watching?

Posted on 26/06/2012 by fishinthewater

So I had my first day of self employment last week. Technically, Wednesday was sort of the first day, since I left the regular (now part time) job at 1 and went home and sewed. But that didn’t feel different. … Continue reading →

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Am I a Food Blogger?

Posted on 20/06/2012 by fishinthewater

Eat the Love: You Know You’re a Food Blogger if… Look, I’m breaking my own rules twice in one week and posting some links. Damn. But one of my fellow bloggers posted this link and I of course had to … Continue reading →

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Read This Shit

Posted on 19/06/2012 by fishinthewater

So usually I don’t give you links of things to read, because, well, I’m hoping you’re hear to read my brilliant shit and not someone else’s. Plus I know that if I give you links to read you will get … Continue reading →

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The Hamster Report

Posted on 18/06/2012 by fishinthewater

So you may have noticed that the “What We’ve Preserved” sidebar has changed. That’s because it’s finally a new year! And there are new things to preserve! Apparently I was overzealous last year, because we still (in JUNE) have things … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Wine

Posted on 15/06/2012 by fishinthewater

So, you know, I’m all into this wine making thing. And I’ve never bothered much with fruit wines because they’re very sweet and I don’t do sweet. But my friends made it last year and it was pretty good, not … Continue reading →

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The Hunger Games

Posted on 14/06/2012 by fishinthewater

So I’ve been binge reading, which is kind of my reward to myself for quitting my job. It’s one of the things I used to spend every spare moment doing, and then somehow the spare moments turned into stolen moments … Continue reading →

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They Soar Through the Air

Posted on 13/06/2012 by fishinthewater

This past weekend I was at the beach, and it happened to also be the weekend when they were having an air show, by which they mean one of those things where jets fly around in formation spewing poisonous gases … Continue reading →

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Things I Love

Posted on 11/06/2012 by fishinthewater

…about where I live. – Love getting waves from the guys on ridiculous huge tractors when you pass them on the street. – Love that our neighbors let their chickens wander the streets. – Love that all the teachers at … Continue reading →

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