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Reason for Absence: Big Happy News

Oh, so where to start? I have been missing from GCER for about a month. I have flicked through Instagram, maybe did some quick posts on my personal (not GCER) Facebook page, but pretty much I have been MIA online. I have a good reason. A happy reason. I’m excited to share it here, although a few of you probably already know because I did share this on IG Friday night / Saturday morning.

I finished my cozy paranormal mystery and published it on Amazon. (You can now order the ebook for $2.99 here – this is NOT an affiliate link.) [Read more…] about Reason for Absence: Big Happy News

Crazy or Creative Idea? Time Will Tell!

Garden, Stories

Mr. Gordon and I were sitting on the screened in old back porch a few weeks ago. We were lamenting our garden experience this past year and how it just had not produced like in 2018 and 2019. We listed some of the reasons: cold spring, seedlings that did not do well before or after planting, late growth on the plants that did flower / produce some fruit, the deer, etc.

But we kept coming back to: [Read more…] about Crazy or Creative Idea? Time Will Tell!

September (With a Bit of Melancholy on the Side)

Stories

I’m usually so happy when September rolls around. It’s a bit of “time to go back to school” excitement mixed with cooling temps and the return of fall food. With that happiness comes a relief that we “made it through another summer.” I know, with all the gardening and other summer activities on the ol’ homestead you might wonder why I’m glad to welcome fall. [Read more…] about September (With a Bit of Melancholy on the Side)

Gutters Up! (And Beans. And Squash.)

Chickens, Garden

And now it’s September. First: YAY! I love fall. 😀

But wow, September? Whoosh. Here we are.

I hope you had time to read August Life, Sliced and Diced (lots of photos) because this post below is sort of the wrap up to all things August.

We knew when we were building the coop that we wanted [Read more…] about Gutters Up! (And Beans. And Squash.)

August Life, Sliced and Diced

Chickens, Garden, Stories

Well, it is August and this summer is rolling towards its end. I can’t say that I’m sorry: 2020 is no one’s favorite, it’s been way too hot, and the garden has been challenging. BUT, the chickens are a riot and laying now, so I am seeing my glass as half full. [Read more…] about August Life, Sliced and Diced

This Story Had A Happy Ending (We Think)

Stories

We’re pretty sure it did, anyway.

Several weeks ago we got slammed with a horrible thunderstorm. The rain was torrential, the wind fierce. It hit in the afternoon while I was working. I work from home out of an office in the back of my house.

The minute I saw the rain coming down sideways, I threw a windbreaker (why did I bother?) over my head (it blew off) and ran out to close the side windows on the coop (I got soaked to the bone). I was dripping wet and had to change all of my clothes when I returned. The wind whipped outside and I felt sorry for our chickens. I hoped [Read more…] about This Story Had A Happy Ending (We Think)

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