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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Thinking about Blackberries
Today I am thinking about blackberries. This is because I am doing my annual, mid-winter pruning of the bases of the vines in our yard- trying to keep them at bay. I am thinking about when I was a kid, and we would … Continue reading
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Pruning Accomplished
The pruning is done! It took us three days, but we really accomplished a lot. About 9 of the trees in the orchard needed some serious topping, and the rest just simple pruning. Tom took a class from Skagit Extension regarding caring for your … Continue reading
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Shearing Date for Schoonover Farm
We have our shearing date scheduled for March 11th, a Wednesday. Tom is insisting that I not shear all 30 of our sheep alone this year. Last year I injured my back in the process and missed several weeks of paying work. So this year we are … Continue reading
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