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Home-grown peanut butter

Home-grown peanut butter

After 3 years and many, many hours of work, I finally get to sit down to my own home-grown, home-made peanut butter.

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Boiled peanuts

Boiled peanuts

Our third peanut harvest is our biggest so far; so I had the chance to try boiled peanuts for the first time. I am a fan.

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April in the garden

April in the garden

Now autumn is in full swing, it’s time to start preparing your winter gardens and putting some care into your fruit trees.

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The Vespex sting

The Vespex sting

Vespula wasp numbers have exploded at our place this year, so it was time to run a poison operation with Vespex.

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Growing paprika

Growing paprika

Paprika is made from specific varieties of capsicum, and this summer, I grew and processed my own.

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Animal tales, part 4

Animal tales, part 4

Our lives are made richer by the creatures we share this place with. Sometimes I write short stories about them. This is the fourth post in that series.

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