Thursday, April 28

PROJECT 365 DAY 117 April 27th

PROJECT 365 DAY 116 April 26th


We have to make a frame and stand for it yet...... i suspect that will be our next science home school project... but we wanted to try it out a little......... (well a LOT really)....

Monday, April 25

PROJECT 365 DAY 114 April 24th


Cheating a bit here....... i took this image a while ago but just refound and edited it for my online gallery and liked its sunshine connotations so much since it has been so overcast and gray here that i decided it was fine to include it for MYSELF.

PROJECT 365 DAY 113 April 23rd



My workbench in the cellar...... :)

Sunday, April 17

PROJECT 365 DAY 106 April 16th


When a photo turns out somewhat different to what you expect it too...... lol.... we were just about to go for a hike down the back of the property and Storm was having a dust bath on the driveway and Jye was saying hello....... somehow i missed the machete... but it makes for an interesting photo.

PROJECT 365 DAY 105 April 15th


Jye climbed up dads tree stand to get a better photograph.....

PROJECT 365 DAY 104 April 14th


Skunk cabbage....... emerges from the ground......

Friday, April 15

PROJECT 365 DAY 103 April 13th


The new raised bed Straw bale garden going in on top of the existing kitchen garden back bed.

PROJECT 365 DAY 102 April 12th



Our new golden Comet chicks..... 12 of them to add to the egg layers....

Tuesday, April 12

PROJECT 365 DAY 101 April 11th


Jye with his new Silver Sea Bright Chicken....... he has wanted one of these for a long time......

Monday, April 11

PROJECT 365 DAY 100 April 10th


Jye with the new Silver Sea Brights..... one each for the boys a hen and a rooster.... guess they will try to breed them too...

Sunday, April 10

PROJECT 365 DAY 99 April 9th


Maple syrup processing is coming to a close... doing the last of the sap and the Syrup produced so far is adding up... so far 9 jars and two bottles. For a first effort I am pretty pleased and learned heaps doing it... definitely a sustainable way to produce tasty calories from the Maple tree's and a great experience overall. I cannot recommend enough that other's try it if they have the tree's.

Saturday, April 9

PROJECT 365 DAY 98 April 8th


I love cooking almost as much as growing food....... something indulgent for our Friday night.....a cookie and chocolate slice with Reeces pieces.

PROJECT 365 DAY 97 April 7th

Thursday, April 7

PROJECT 365 DAY 96 April 6th


Standing on the back veranda the sun rise just touching the tree's with light and for a few brief moments the view comes alive with a very special look that you have to be up early to catch.

Monday, April 4

PROJECT 365 DAY 93 April 3rd





Went to the Marathon Maple Syrup Festival today and wandered around taking in the spirit of the Maple Syrup celebration.

Saturday, April 2

PROJECT 365 DAY 92 April 2nd


Spring cleaning the basement.... the bench are is now all organized after winter projects and sorted out and i can find things again. Always a good thing.

Wednesday, March 30

PROJECT 365 DAY 89 March 30


Walking around..... a reminder of the last Ice age... the property is strewn with large boulders..... covered in vines before they sprout their leaves....... makes for a really interesting abstract.

PROJECT 365 DAY 88 March 29



Two today because both boy's had  a haircut..... and looks smashing.

Sunday, March 27

PROJECT 365 DAY 85 March 26



Crystal gazing...... on the road to Ithaca...... playing with my new android phone/camera.

Saturday, March 26

PROJECT 365 DAY 84 March 25


Icicle in the sunset..... with the freeze thaw cycle lately the icicles are growing again.... this one was particularly colourful just as the sun set.

Thursday, March 24

PROJECT 365 DAY 83 March 24


Seven duck egg quiche..... dinner tonight.

PROJECT 365 DAY 82 March 23


Seedlings have sprung! wooo hooo.

PROJECT 365 DAY 81 March 22




Trial batch of Maple Syrup.... still need to perfect the straining... and thickening but the TASTE part I have right.... still working on it over the course of the next few day's. 

Monday, March 21

PROJECT 365 DAY 80 March 21


Today we started boiling down maple sap to make home made Maple Syrup..... lots of carting and wood smoke and containers.... lots of rain and mist and snow in the morning were not the IDEAL conditions to build a fire in... but things are bubbling along.....

Sunday, March 20

PROJECT 365 DAY 79 March 20


Served with rice..... Bok Choi, capsicum, corn, carrot from the garden, celery, sunflower kernels, leek, pineapple chunks, bean sprouts, water chestnuts and bamboo shoots.

PROJECT 365 DAY 78 March 19


Moon at Perigee March 19th 2011 Fingerlakes upstate NY

Tuesday, March 15

PROJECT 365 DAY 74 March 15



Pruning one of the Apple tree's today........... while it is still cold.  Half snow half exposed ground and lots of MUD..