Sunday afternoon, I went to a two hour class on keeping chickens. The class was put on by Bob Lies, who, along with his wife, has kept chickens in his St. Paul backyard for four years. The class was held at Egg Plant Urban Farm Supply, a wonderful source of everything garden and chicken, located…
I have been sick for days now, with little improvement. I can’t remember being this sick since I had the measles when I was a little kid. Wrapping my legs in a blanket until they get toasty warm appears to be the cure for how achy they feel. The throbbing headache and throat that feels…
“A bee colony is like an organism, and each bee is one of its cells.” “You need to be calm, or at least pretend to be calm, to keep the bees calm.” “The queen mates with ten to twenty males in an hour. All the males die.” “Nude beekeeping is not a good idea.” “If…
Do you believe in magic? Or that you should pay attention to fortunes in cookies? Do you believe you can do it? Whatever “it” is? Do you believe that a heart That’s been broken Can be whole again? I do Most fortunes that I receive in cookies are pretty darn lame and meaningless, but…
