Long, newsy post about the farm, Lucy, etc., coming tomorrow. I am still catching up on everything I missed while I was away and I’m feeling a it overwhelmed. In the meantime, enjoy this weeks edition of PSYWL.
I’m not making cookies these days, but when I do, I’ll be making these Rosemary-Walnut Brown Butter Cookies. Or maybe these Cardamom Cookies.
Speaking of cardamom, this Chia Concentrate recipe sounds amazing! You just mix it up and keep in the fridge to stir into a hot cup of black tea.
Eggwatcher.com, a Youtube-powered egg timer, entertains you while ensuring that you’re boiled eggs come out exactly perfect.
I don’t know how I feel about these Worrisome Pattern Plates from Fishs Eddy.
Love this interview with Robert Earl Keen in my new favorite magazine, Garden & Gun.
Am I the last person on earth to see these amazing images from Extraordinary Animals In The Womb, a documentary by National Geographic? They take my breath away.
This article in Inc. about handling online criticism is a must read for small business owners. (Thanks to Jess for tweeting the link.)
We received two bee hives as a Christmas gift and Paige and I are taking a series of beekeeping classes starting next week. Interested in starting your own hives? Start with the Huffington Post’s Urban Beekeeping for Beginners series.
Great article about people fighting for the right to keep backyard laying hens in Washington, D.C.
My latest blog crush? Compulsively Complied. Beautiful photographs, thoughtfully curated.
Love this sweet Valentine’s Day project.
Can’t explain why, but I am fascinated with making homemade cough drops.
Got any wow you want to share? Reading/listening to/watching something that makes you smile? Link us up in the comment.
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Those photos have absolutely blown my mind. I can’t find them on the actual site, I just keep finding computer generated images that aren’t quite the same as these. Seriously AMAZING.
Ok, Susie, you have talked me into giving Robert Earl Keene a second try…and maybe even Lyle Lovett while I’m at it…that article is really funny! I’ll now be thinking of you the whole time he’s singing on the cruise!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I am so happy to be introduced to your blog and business today and am so looking forward to following along with the Farm Blog.
Karyn, Compulsively Compiled
A little disappointed (with the writer of the article) to find that the recipe for homemade cough drops includes all sorts of different herbs, but that they’re still made with corn syrup?
I have one quote: “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow” -Mary Radmacher
And one neat bag: http://blog.wellreadlife.com/my_weblog/2008/01/bernies-bag-and.html
To share. I’m so excited you got bees and you’ll be starting classes soon
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I am so excited you are going to keep bees!! I hope you add a little about them to your blog posts.
My dad’s homemade cough syrup is to throw some rock candy into rye (the liquor) and leave it till it gets syrupy, and just take a swig as needed. Yeah, he’s a bit of a farm boy.
That actually sounds pretty good. Does it have to be Rye? Would bourbon work?
AWWW! I hope you found CompulsivelyCompiled via my CrushParty blog!!! Ain’t it great! In case you haven’t noticed, I religiously follow you guys and am coming to visit your new digs someday soon! Jeff leaves for India and Bangkok for the month of Feb., then it’s try to get to Spain to see Patterson this spring…I hope early summer will bring a road trip up to Charlottesville! XOV kisshugstitch! CM
Thanks for the chicken article – bok-bok!
Bees are fascinating! My husband used to keep them and tells me all kinds of stories about their behavior. They really are quite complex little creatures. Have fun with them!