Tag Archives: Labor

Dept. of Alternative Facts: Relativity

Posted on May 3, 2022 by hermitsdoor

Relativity (n): Einstein’s law that had something to do with time, the equation of which I would have to look up on Wikipedia, but I’m too busy to bother doing and I could not interpret it anyway We have recently … Continue reading →

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Dept. of Alternative Facts: Retired

Posted on April 28, 2022 by hermitsdoor

retire (v): to put at rest; to stop working; (adv): a state of non-productive activity; to be in leisure Many of my readers know, or have figured out, that we recently retired from work. Thirty-five years on my part; forty-one … Continue reading →

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Farm Life: Culling the Herd

Posted on September 15, 2021 by hermitsdoor

Farms, as domestication of all things wild that we find useful, have biological and cultural carrying capacities. Eventually, the fruits, vegetables, and livestock require harvesting. The fruits and vegetables you want to harvest when they are ripe. Leave them too … Continue reading →

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Farm Life: Fog (Haze) in August, Winter Forcast, 2021-22

Posted on September 6, 2021 by hermitsdoor

This year’s Fog in August report is a little hazy, you could literally say. For the past few years, the confounding winter factor has been the temperature. We have had plenty of moisture, but warmer than usual temperatures. We ended … Continue reading →

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Farm Life: Memorials

Posted on August 14, 2021 by hermitsdoor

Back in the Spring, I received a couple of checks for my birthday. The Mrs. asked what I wanted to do with the birthday money. “Let’s go to the yard art place and look at some sculptures for the yard” … Continue reading →

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Farm Life: Projects on Country Time

Posted on July 24, 2021 by hermitsdoor

Here in the country things get done… when they get done. While we know that we will always be “come here’s” (even after owning our property 30 years, having a cabin for 28, and living here 18). However, we have … Continue reading →

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Farm Life: Stimulus

Posted on March 31, 2021 by hermitsdoor

During the past year, we have received various forms of economic stimulus funds. Some of these came in the form of federal bank deposits, and for those of us who work in health care, our paychecks were heftier as we … Continue reading →

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From the Bookshelf: Farming While Black, Leah Penniman

Posted on November 29, 2020 by hermitsdoor

Let’s start with a quiz to establish essential knowledge and philosophy for reading Mrs. Penniman’s “Practical Guide to Liberation on the Land” “Food Apartheid” is: a) a system of organizing one’s garden, pantry, and menu plans b) a system of … Continue reading →

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Farm Life: The Food Industrial Agricultural Complex

Posted on September 7, 2020 by hermitsdoor

I will admit that I think of gardening in our culture as a solitary activity. For many households, this might be a solitary family unit, but more likely one member of the family who enjoys being outside, tending to some … Continue reading →

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Farm Life: First Cut

Posted on June 3, 2020 by hermitsdoor

Now, I do wish to be clear that while working extra shifts at the hospital, we have had some time off.  With physical distancing, we have been keeping ourselves busy with preparing the garden, and wrapping up some winter projects.  … Continue reading →

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