The Writing Spiders Return
I realize that I’ve posted about writing spiders before, so for more information about their feeding habits, and web construction, you can see the previous post here. However, this morning I encountered not one, but TWO species of Argiope spiders, suspended in their...
New Additions: Royalia
A few weeks ago a couple of young does caught my attention when they came up for sale. Unfortunately, my timing was a little off, and by the time I inquired, both had just been sold. A little disappointing, but then I reminded myself that we still have a few pending...
Of Drought, Dearth, & Drones
Last fall, and early winter, we experienced some significant rainfall events. One large storm after another sent water racing down our slopes, and off into the creeks. By December we were genuinely concerned that if that pattern persisted we’d slide into the creeks by...
Soap Recipe: Goat Milk Orange & Calendula
In my last soap making post, I promised I’d share a recipe for making cold processed milk soap, using fresh goat’s milk. Some soapers shy away from using fresh milk, and advocate using dried milk, or diluting the milk with water, as fresh milk has a...
Pluot & Frangipane Tart
Mid-late summer is peak season for some varieties of plums and pluots. Yes, pluots. Not all of the fruit in our orchard is heirloom, in part because, along the coast, we have to grow varieties that will perform well here. Apricots don’t like our cool coastal weather,...
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