Monthly Archives: August 2010

Ripe, with a recipe

Posted on August 25, 2010 by Angela

The tomatoes are starting to ripen!  Can’t wait to take them in to BCS on Friday!!  Families have been asking for the last month when we’d have fresh, ripe tomatoes. 90 percent of the tomatoes are still green, including many … Continue reading →

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Party Frock

Posted on August 21, 2010 by Angela

Look what a $1 thrifted double bed sheet, $0.35 worth of thrifted ribbon and eyelet lace, 2 buttons, and 3 hours of time can produce: A PARTY FROCK! The project is based on Made by Heidi’s Tutorial, although I made … Continue reading →

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Chicken Coop Makeover

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Angela

Our chicken coop got a make-over this week!  Our next-door neighbors were getting rid of an old window, and they offered it to us since it was the perfect size for the hen house.  My husband cut a hole, attached … Continue reading →

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A few things from the garden

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Angela

A few things picked one morning this week in the BCS Teaching Garden!  Lots of Blue Lake pole beans, summer squash, kale, French Tarragon, chives, Italian flatleaf parsley, spearmint, nasturtium flowers, and a little bit of rhubarb. We currently have … Continue reading →

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Rustic Summer Dessert

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Angela

Ah, summer dinners in the backyard… Here’s one of my favorite summer dessert recipes – we’ve been making a lot lately, with whatever fruit we have on hand: Larksong’s Farm Stand Fruit Pie For the filling: 5 peaches, peeled and … Continue reading →

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Twirly Skirts, revisited

Posted on August 4, 2010 by Angela

A few more twirly skirts for the girls (yes, I’m addicted to sewing these!) This one, which is a bit shorter (hits just below the knee on Little Hen) is a mix of thrift store fabric and 1/2 yd of … Continue reading →

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Twirly Skirts

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Angela

The girls have finally gotten their long-asked-for twirly skirts!  I used 7 Layer Studio’s tutorial and Going Sew Crazy’s as well, and sort of mushed them together, used whatever measurements of scrap fabric I had on hand.  Thankfully, twirly skirts … Continue reading →

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The Garden at Sunset

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Angela

A few quick shots from the garden this evening at sunset.  It’s changing so much every day – the paths are disappearing, the dahlias have begun to bloom, and there will be the first of the pole beans to harvest … Continue reading →

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