Make Yummy Plum Sauce from Wild Plums
July 23, 2012Yesterday, one of Dad’s coworkers gave him a big bucket of fresh wild plums. Uzzi and I got to eat some! Mom even took out the pits.
Protect Your Livestock from Ticks
July 16, 2012Mom took me and Uzzi for a walk the day before yesterday, and we all got ticks. Now Uzzi and I have itchy spots where Mom took them off. Ow!
Harvest and Prepare Rose Hips
July 9, 2012Rose hips, also called rose haws, are the bright-red fruit of rose plants both tame and wild.
Wild Roses: Grow and Eat Them
July 2, 2012Wild roses always have five petals—no more, no less—and while most are pink, some are white, yellow or red.
How To Adopt Wild Burros
June 25, 2012For the past three weeks, I’ve been blogging fun stuff about donkeys, but here’s a serious topic. Lots of donkeys need good homes, and you could adopt one if you like.
Famous Donkeys
June 15, 2012Donkeys are famous! At least some of them are. Here are some noteworthy donkeys you might or might not have heard of. If you can think of others, please leave a comment. Our donkey, Ishtar, wants to know!
Donkey’s Milk
June 11, 2012I’ve been thinking about the many things I’ve blogged about, and I haven’t talked much about donkeys! Oh, I blogged about donkeys as livestock guardians, but not about everyday donkey stuff or the wild and wacky things Mom learned about donkeys when writing The Donkey Companion (Storey Publishing, 2008).
Carrot: Our Small, Surprise Lamb
May 21, 2012This blog is for Abigail, who wanted to know more about having lambs. I said I’d blog about it when our next lamb arrived, and he’s here!
Roses for Esme
May 14, 2012Mom’s making greeting cards like her Christmas holiday cards featuring Esme to give her friends as gifts.
Multiflora Rose: Invasive Weed (and Yummy Treat)
April 30, 2012Do you have multiflora rose on your farm? We do. It grows down in the hollow near our pond. Sometimes Mom takes Uzzi and me down to to the hollow to browse, and we love nibbling multiflora rose petals.
