Author Archives: jkmcintyre

Winter life at our small urban homestead

Posted on February 13, 2009 by jkmcintyre

Our first eggs! Well, our first ceramic eggs (psych!), newly minted from my studio. They go in the nest boxes cause chickens are very vulnerable to peer pressure. Other ceramics projects this winter: Rattling Egg Men. They’re eggs! They’ve faces! … Continue reading →

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Composting fence frees us of our ‘view’

Posted on February 3, 2009 by jkmcintyre

Our yard needed a lot of pruning when we moved in this fall. Snip snip the Japanese maple, the Pussy Willow, the rhododendrons, the nameless (to us) shrubbery bordering our property and giving us such wonderful privacy, for the most … Continue reading →

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Exercising is Beyond Ridiculous

Posted on January 30, 2009 by jkmcintyre

So I’m reading this book ‘The Human-Powered Home‘, cause I thought it would be fun to run some motors off pedal power. The book begins with a brief history of human-powered devices, moving from hand-cranked water spirals to human powered … Continue reading →

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Ostentatious Oeufs

Posted on January 30, 2009 by jkmcintyre

Now that the nest boxes are in place, I’m anxious that our hens (we’re still hoping for no crowers) lay eggs in them, and not random corners in the coop (or heaven forbid outdoors!). To encourage them to lay in … Continue reading →

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