Category Archives: Farming

The Long Road

Posted on 28/05/2013 by fishinthewater

So recently I was skimming through my inbox, which is full of things from years past, and came across this lengthy email that I wrote to a friend at the time while I was in Germany. I have edited one … Continue reading →

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The Number of Acres

Posted on 27/03/2013 by fishinthewater

As I sat listening, I kept thinking: it never occurred to me to write poetry about this. But how perfect. There is not much that’s more poetic than farming. And I’m not much of a poetry fan- I should mention … Continue reading →

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Locavore Lit Fest

Posted on 18/03/2013 by fishinthewater

Readers (such as you are): I’m going to be out this week because of this festival thing. If you live in the general area you should come! It will be awesome! I’m sure I’ll have much to say afterward. “Locavore” … Continue reading →

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To Blog or Not to Blog

Posted on 02/01/2013 by fishinthewater

The New Year. Ah. I keep teetering back and forth about blogging. I want to, I do. But there just seems so much to do. And I’m so tired. It’s the result of working so terribly hard during the year. … Continue reading →

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OMG Pictures

Posted on 17/09/2012 by fishinthewater

I have about a million pictures on my desktop, languishing. Waiting. For me to get around to posting them. So here goes. Part one. Clickety click to make them bigger. We grew corn this year. It did ok. Better than … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Life

Posted on 13/09/2012 by fishinthewater

Oh, I’m sorry. It happens every year at this time, that the blog becomes a neglected thing down on the bottom of my to-do list. Yes, it is the fall (or nearly so), a time of rushing to finish the … Continue reading →

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Pictures in the Rain

Posted on 26/07/2012 by fishinthewater

The other morning it was beautiful and cool and rainy and I had to take pictures. I don’t know if you all actually care about pictures of the garden, but I find them to be useful for keeping track of … Continue reading →

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The Lifesaver

Posted on 25/07/2012 by fishinthewater

Last summer I spent hours and hours and hours watering all our plants. I would pull myself out of bed at 6 AM (having gone to bed at 12 or 1 after canning all night) to water, and instead of … Continue reading →

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Things That Are New

Posted on 20/07/2012 by fishinthewater

We tried some different things this year. Each year, a little something new, just to see what happens. The first was the handsome fella’s project. This was a few weeks ago before they went really bat shit. But he got … Continue reading →

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Incognito

Posted on 18/07/2012 by fishinthewater

I often feel I’m living a double life. There’s the me that trucks around the backyard in the rattiest of clothes- usually a skirt made from an old pair of jeans, a tank top, and an old, stained men’s shirt- … Continue reading →

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