I’m pretty good at cutting things down and blowing them away. It’s satisfying to tidy up the yard and trim back the edges. In the fall I spend days blowing leaves out to the woods way at the edge of our property. I’d like to get good at growing things, like flowers and vegetables. I …
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Poultry – Part II
“Mom, do you think this is Ruby or Pumpkin? Or maybe Daisy?” Olivia was waving a drum bone in the air. I didn’t have an answer. The chickens all looked the same at this point, sizzling on the grill. This day just got weirder and weirder. I was surprised at the complete aplomb with which …
Poultry – Part I
“I told Mr. Cioffi that me and my family would take all the chicks that hatch this spring.” Olivia came home from third grade one fall afternoon and announced with great excitement how she’d volunteered to take all the baby chicks that would hatch in the spring when third grade completed their Embryology Unit. She …