We left Austin at the “butt crack” of dawn as my friend Sheila so eloquently puts it, to head to Santa Barbara for the week. After a delicious breakfast at Jeanine’s, we spent the afternoon on the ocean at Butterfly Beach. There were lots of birds to count and some refreshing temperatures to enjoy (it’s […]
Our original plan was to anchor in/near Reedville, VA but the conditions were ideal to make it a longer day so the plan changes to anchor in Godfrey Bay which is located off Deltaville. This also makes the next couple of days easier before the real work starts. Sailing/motoring today got a tad disconcerting as […]
Santa Fe – where we strolled the Plaza all day. The streets are lined with numerous shops, street vendors and artists. We picked up some souvenirs and visited two chapels: St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and ecology And Loretto, the chapel with the beautiful staircase. This door made a huge impression […]
What does one do with a bumper crop of tomatoes? Add some parley and basil Then some oregano and thyme You see where I’m going with this, right? Homemade spaghetti sauce! Dinner was fantastic that night! 😎 All ingredients from my garden with the exception of the onion. I’ll add that to be list of […]
Wanna know how to call your chickens in? Teach them the magic of a pickle jar, it’s contents and “Treat”. 😁
Aaahhh. Love these Spring like temperatures and sunshine. Perhaps I was a plant in some previous life. 😎 Those hardy root veggies that I planted before the Snowmaggedon are all doing well: radishes, carrots and beets. I did sow some additional seeds in between the sprouts so I’ll have successive harvests. Today, I prepped both […]
Post Snowpacalypse: we have survived! As I posted in Chapter 13, I had planted some root veggies…. probably WAAaayy earlier than I should have. In an attempt the save what I could with the forecasted week of winter weather, I first covered everything with a hefty layer of straw. And then before the temperatures dropped […]
First…Happy Birthday, Julie. You made mention in the Chicken Chronicles…may your day be a clucky one. 😎 So… we’ve gotten past last week’s drama and moved onto “Just another day at the office” in our free range activity…more or less🤨
This latest chapter of my life has been amazing and I am channeling my inner biological nerd. In 2019, I took 9 months of training and earned my certification as a Hays County Master Naturalist. In order to retain and keep my certification, I’m required to get 40 volunteer hours and 8 advanced training hours […]
I know, right?! You’d think with Covid social distancing and partial shutdowns I’d be more regular with my blog! We’ll, let’s do some catching up: First, young Jessie laid her first egg Oct 19th and not only did she start, she lays EVERYDAY! I’ve even gotten two double yolk eggs. Frodo FINALLY stopped brooding…yay! She […]
The World According to Doray 
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