Author Archives: jkmcintyre

Spring pick-me-up

Posted on April 4, 2010 by jkmcintyre

Gorgeous, sunny, warm days of outdoor work interspersed with dreary, cold, rainy days of planning. Here are some pics to keep us going on the latter.

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Chickens Like Chips

Posted on April 2, 2010 by jkmcintyre


People often ask of our chickens, “What do they eat?”

The answer is “everything”. Well, almost everything. A better question than “What do they eat?” is “What don’t they eat?” Continue reading →

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“I stole the bebe!”

Posted on March 9, 2010 by jkmcintyre


Jakob Finn McIntyre Szufranowicz (whew!) was born Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 22:22 under a full moon after a beautiful winter day.

His birth was scheduled to be induced on Sunday morning, but like the good child of his punctual mom, his water broke early Sunday morning all on its own Continue reading →

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Dreaming the Garden

Posted on February 17, 2010 by jkmcintyre

Winter proper can be very dreary in the Pacific Northwest – which is why I’ve not written much since the end of fall. Winter is pruning, house projects, lots of cooking and nesting, and dreaming the garden by the fire. … Continue reading →

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