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The Ballad of Naomi and Wynonna
So, we are working on becoming an actual farm. In that quest we have acquired, the Ambassadors of Scratch Because a farm implies more than a few chickens, I have added some crops and now, Landscape Specialists!! As I said before, calling yourself a farm because you have a few vegetable plants seems fake, like…
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Scratching!
So, we named our farm, ‘Up to Scratch’. My son’s idea. I love the name and we decided it was perfect. Having this name, however, means if you don’t have anything that scratches, it’s a fake name. It’s sort of like that imitation crab meat you buy at the grocery. It’s actually some kind of…
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Big Doins!
Yes, big doins. I’m a transplanted Southerner, which means I says things like y’all, hey y’all, etc. So, big doins at UTSF. I didn’t think I had an accent until I moved WAY north and west of the Mason Dixon, but apparently it’s noticeable enough for frequent comments when I go anywhere. Anyway, back to…
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Buried Treasures!
This week at Up to Scratch has been busy. The house at the farm is a bit of a fixer upper, which we knew but fell in love with the place anyway. The flower beds have been heavily neglected and I keep finding little surprises as I clear away the English Ivy. English Ivy is…
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You can’t have a farm without crops!
Our first big project has been the garden. We have been lucky enough to already have a wonderful garden plot established. This weekend we were really busy weeding but it’s been raining and so cold I wasn’t able to get good pics of the finished product until today. We have given our patch of heaven…
Up to Scratch Farm 