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The Turkey Verdict

Thanksgiving Turkey

Unlike some other turkeys, our birds did not get a pardon. Thanks the turkey has been resting in the fridge since Sunday. Chris went off to freezer camp. I’m not a big fan of turkey, but I love all of … Continue reading

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Farewell Turkey Dudes

farewell turkey dudes

Today was turkey harvest day. We have been putting this off for a variety of reasons. Too rainy. Too cold – not exactly odd for November in Maine. Too busy. With Thanksgiving just four days away, we simply could not … Continue reading

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Blustery Weekend Snapshots

planting-garlic

It was a blustery October weekend here. Windy enough to strip the autumn colors from the trees and make me appreciate how quickly autumn is passing. Feeling the pressure, we packed a lot of projects into the last two days. … Continue reading

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Early Autumn Sunday Snapshots

Autumn Leaf

Suddenly, autumn is showing her colors. We had our first scrape-your-windows hard frost last week. On October 5th – can you believe it? Entirely too early for comfort. That snap of cold has triggered some changes. Here are a few … Continue reading

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The Turkey Dudes Move Out

turkey dudes at seven weeks

The Turkey Dudes moved out of the garage today! Hooray! Paul mucked out the meat chicken run and got it set up for the Turkey Dudes with a little shelter and a roost. They were cautious as they explored their … Continue reading

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Sunday Snapshots on Monday

Cat cuteness

The three day weekend gave us lots of time to work on home projects. It’s a bit scary that summer will soon be over!

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Chris and Thanks at Three Weeks

three week old turkeys

They're still too cute to think about serving up at Thanksgiving!

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Sunday Snapshots

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Gobble, Gobble!

baby turkeys

Thanksgiving dinner is here! These three-day-old baby turkeys arrived at the local feed and seed today. When I brought them home, Hannah insisted on naming them. A family “no-no” for things that will grace the dinner table. She’s calling them ”Thanks” … Continue reading

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