Author Archives: Jenny

Iditarod prep

We were between Eagle River and Anchorage when we saw a pickup with an interesting load. Mounds of colorful bulging feed sacks. Labelled with place names: McGrath, Rohn, Rainy Pass. Hey! We recognize those names! I speculate this was the … Continue reading

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Iditarod prep

We were between Eagle River and Anchorage when we saw a pickup with an interesting load. Mounds of colorful bulging feed sacks. Labelled with place names: McGrath, Rohn, Rainy Pass. Hey! We recognize those names! I speculate this was the … Continue reading

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Kate on Sheep

Stumbled across a photo from last May of Kate working her sheep.

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Free herding!

Oh my gosh Best herding day this winter! The arenas were iced up terribly from all the rotten freeze/thaw weather we have been enduring. Suzanne gave the OK for the Saturday morning winter die-hards to herd in the open hay … Continue reading

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Busy

Pulled the cheese out of the press last week. It is waxed and in the fridge. We will crack into it sometime after April. Everybody likes to color, right? She cracks me up by pointing to spots on the paper … Continue reading

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Cheddar at 50 lb press

Trying cheddar again. I wasn’t real sure about the curds. I had a hard time holding at 102 F and they were softer than the last batch (failed because I forgot salt). I nearly forgot the salt again! Can you … Continue reading

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Goodie boy

Rub my p*n**

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Box and cheese

She is playing the toddlers version of 101 things to do with a box. Plus I made a one gallon batch of cheddar on Monday from Havemeister Dairy. Best curds yet. Regrettably I forgot to add the salt before loading … Continue reading

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Red Chair happiness

Our friends opened a new restaurant. Red Chair Cafe I had today off and no responsibilities this morning, and I needed coffee. A pattern of clouds picked up the pink, orange and red hues of the sun reflecting off the … Continue reading

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Making Jo’s Ancient Orange Mead

I stumbled across a recipe for Jo’s Ancient Orange Mead last November and have really wanted to give it a crack. Super easy and maybe $8 in honey. Gallon of water 2-3 lbs honey 1 clove 1cinnamon stick 25 raisins … Continue reading

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