La Cocina: ladrillos de adobe…
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Category Archives: random life stuff
—-+el pantión, el día de los muertos+———
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oh wow.
oh wow. Nearly November. Life continues. and changes. We have been through floods, where the field was deep in five feet of water, and frosts, where we desperately harvested everything, to beat the freeze. and fall! I LOVE AUTUMN! el otoño es bonito, bonito, bliss bliss. I had no idea. Not even. The seasons!! I [...]
in Chicago
In Chicago-land for the weekend. Time passes. Life continues. I breathe in the ways I do. I freeze watermelon and tomatoes and salsas and sopas. I can applesauce and dry chiles and herbs and apples. in preparation for winter. I despair at the fullness of my freezer and trust that this year is the first [...]
to the night
the pups have begun to work on the farm as well. They will help to guard the field at night. Last night, we delivered Nata to the field around 8:30 p.m. and left her until 4:45 a.m. in the dark. The farm dogs, Wrinkles and Chico, were down there too, doing their daily jobs. In [...]
vivimos en el campo
we live in the country. meaning the land that is laden with farms and streams and gravel lanes and streets without lights. not so different from Mexico. and so different from Mexico. I walk out the door of the trailer where I live and I see trees. grasses. berries. bushes. no buildings. no lights. no [...]
peas
TODAY I was reminded of how when we first arrived here and I told Daniel that I was going to make peas and potatoes for dinner (they were frozen and overwintered from the previous year), and Daniel said, “peas??” gahh… Well, now it is pea season and the peas are abundant and puffy and plush! [...]
Daniel trajó nuestas bicis ayer! aqui! hooray ! We rode our bicis on our first ride on the country country hilly roads of Congerville (or is it Goodfield?) tonight! Post work, post dinner! and the air, and the dark and the hills and the bikes! hooray hooray oh hooray for bicycles…
Daniel trajó nuestas bicis ayer! aqui! hooray ! We rode our bicis on our first ride on the country country hilly roads of Congerville (or is it Goodfield?) tonight! Post work, post dinner! and the air, and the dark and the hills and the bikes! hooray hooray oh hooray for bicycles…
+++¡godspeed!toe-me-oh-me-oh-my!+++
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