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Monthly Archives: June 2007
You Can Farm Humor
Katie and I are reading “You Can Farm” by Joel Salatin, and in addition to being a really interesting read about how to start farming, he is a pretty funny writer. Here’s the funniest passage I have read so far: … Continue reading
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Compost Cubed
This past winter I made our first compost bin with some wire mesh and wooden posts that were left in our backyard by the previous family that lived here. It has done okay, giving us one large batch of compost, … Continue reading
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St. Peter
Today is the solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, and I was reflecting this morning upon the Gospel of Matthew, where Peter walks on water and promptly begins to sink. I’m a lot like Peter. Some psychologists surmise that Peter … Continue reading
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Thank You
Thank you all for your prayers and phone calls and compassion in this difficult time for Devin and me. We promise to talk more when we’re ready and share all the details then. Please share our news with others and … Continue reading
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Sibling Rivalry with a Twist
I stumbled across this article yesterday and was so saddened to read about the difficult decision shared by this father and his wife. Reading about this couple’s experience made me think about the crazy ethical questions we’ve created for ourselves … Continue reading
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Where’s the Beef?
We have had some good discussion with our friend JR in the comments of the post on our visit to my uncle’s farm.
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Father David Konderla on EWTN!
Blair posted a video that I recently heard about of Father David Konderla on EWTN! Father David was the associate priest at St. Mary’s University parish at Texas A&M when I was in school there. He heard my first confession … Continue reading
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Bohemian Rhapsody
Katie and I have finally stopped trying to escape the truth: We are becoming about as Bohemian as you can get. Why? Well, what do you think is missing for our backyard that already has a vineyard, a garden, a … Continue reading
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Our Honey Bees
Katie and I inspected our Ambrose hive this weekend and were very happy to see that our bees had drawn 7 more frames of beeswax comb in the new super we put on last week, and they were filling all … Continue reading
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Extraterrestrial Hornworm Found
Katie and I are doing our part to feed alien insects and worms–are you doing yours? This video shows the large hornworm that Katie found eating our tomatoes. She was unable to remove the worm itself due to its super-worm … Continue reading
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