surprise benefit of keeping chickens

Really fresh eggs make dandy hand warmers.

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mmm…fat

Just had a damn fine supper. Suspect it was the bacon fat and the heavy cream that did it.

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luxury accommodations

Love our new chicken coop. (Thanks, Bake’s Binster!)

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Everything Is Broken

I- I- I broke the carafe of my coffeemaker (a.k.a. “Mom”). I w-w-was washing it – gently! lovingly! – in the sink and I smushed it. I smushed it against the sink. Soap, soap, scrub, wipe- crack! CRACK?! Tomorrow morning. How will I wake up to just-brewed Timor from Acme tomorrow morning? Tomorrow morning I [...]

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Cider Cider Cider

good apple juice cinnamon stick cardamom pod star anise dried orange peel whole cloves simmer; steep to desired strength. sip. smile.

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Splish Splash

I have a good friend who claims to enjoy eating chilled oranges in the shower. While I can take or leave the experience (yes, of course I tried it), I can say that eating room-temperature persimmon in the bubble bath is most divine – most divine indeed.

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