The hens are laying again. We are back up to 17+ eggs a day. We also had 11 new chicks hatch and then a sparrowhawk decided to have three too many snacks. Art had to build a new chicken run over the mama hen condo to protect them from aerial assaults. The enclosure was a success. It prevented another attack and all eight chicks are accounted for. Mama hen is recovering from the trauma. Art continued building... a frame for a new greenhouse to add to the garden. The frame is

The heat is back and in full burn mode. Several hill sides in the surrounding area have scorch marks. We've ventured to the spring fed...

We've entered food overload season. We have mass production in the garden and are picking new veggies, herbs, and fruits everyday. Our...

Our daily walks through the garden have been transforming every day. I've taken the camera along to document the homestead over the last...

Last year, we attempted to dry whole persimmons but the outcome was tossed in the compost pile. But with the purchase of a small five...

The mulberries are ripe and ready for picking. We laid down the plastic and my husband Art climbed up the tree. My sister in law stopped...

I politely suggested to Art that we have enough trees for 2021. Just this week we've planted 25 blueberry trees, over two hundred...

One amazing benefit to living in northern Albania is the ability to take a day trip to the Albanian Alps. We did this twice in three...

Summer kicked in with a major heat wave. We had three days over 100° F and more in the forecast. Is this our usual summer days? No, not...

I recently added author to my credentials. This prompted a question by an old associate over LinkedIn. How many careers have you had? I...

We started off May with a bit of a cloudy day and rain shower but the warmer temperatures are here to stay. And with the blessings of a...

March came in with magical spring blooms popping up in nearly every corner of the garden, blue skies and loads of sunshine. We finished...

I took time to walk around the nearly bare garden and take in all the changes that occurred this year this afternoon. We managed to...

Featured Author Adam Yamey: Adam Yamey, retired dental surgeon and author of several books about the Balkans, visited Albania in late...