Pumpkin Heights and Fertilization
So, on Wednesday night, Bella and I went out to fertilize pumpkins and measure their heights. Some of the plants are over a foot tall, and others are only 3 […]
Pumpkin Heights and Fertilization
So, on Wednesday night, Bella and I went out to fertilize pumpkins and measure their heights. Some of the plants are over a foot tall, and others are only 3 […]
Mental Illness… Bipolar, and Robin Williams
When I was first diagnosed as bipolar, my therapist recommended that I research bipolar individuals that I could use to prove to myself that those with bipolar can live long, […]
Cinnamon & Twist
And, another few females off Craigslist. They are mostly white, with bits of tan and brown. Cinnamon has a tan butt and brown face. Both are a little over a […]
The loss of Oxy
Usually, when I lose a Guinea Pig, I understand why. Guinea Pig diagnostics are tough, they don’t show any sign of illness until they drop dead. Symptoms of upper respitory […]
Citizen Science – Week 4
For week four, the engineers came back out (as did the CFO of the girl scouts). The girls got into groups and had to plan out a garden size and […]
Citizen Science – Week 3
So, I have been derelict in posting these last sessions for citizen science, mostly because life got kinda busy (new house, new hobbies, new jobs, etc.) But, I am going […]
Got Some Boy Piggies
Well, i finally managed to catch Pop!!! That only took 4 days. Had to buy a metal trap. She and the other two young females have been moved to another […]
Digging and Transplanting Pumpkins
So, each hole that I dug got two seeds in it. With the idea that after two full leaves have emerged, the second one gets pulled. Well, in the third […]
The Exodus, and Four More Female Piggies
Monday, when i was at work, there was a guinea pig exodus. I placed the cage in the long grass, but was unaware of the hole that was perfectly aligned […]
Introducing Darke
This is a breeding ready doe that is about 1 year of age. She is a bit smaller and a bit darker than Spitfyre. So, she will be known as […]
American Chinchilla Breeding Line
After some major scouting on Craigslist, I was able to find a rare breed of rabbits that I liked. Everyone here grows Californian and New Zealand. Boring white rabbits. They […]
Finally… A craft studio in the making.
Our last rental house was 1200 square feet with a LOT of wasted space… The new house we bought has a TON of room for me to actually have a […]
New Digs and New Does!
After the unceremonious end to my last rabbitry (needed to liquidate stock after the landlord flipped out, even though we weren’t violating any city codes or laws). We officially have […]
Germinating Pumpkins!
Well… The awesome pictures that I got from the installation of PRS nutrient probes (more on these later) and nutrient sampling with my interns Karyn and Bella went into the […]
My name is Pathetic Jo!
I don’t often chronicle my dogs… Frankly because there are so many awesome things to do on the homestead and with my research, that there is little time… But, moving […]
Baby Pictures and an Evil Preditor
Well, I woke up Saturaday morning, and all of my breeding female quails in growout were missing. All that was left was feathers, and a single wing. Whatever ate them […]
Welcome Max and Ruby
Why yes, I do realize that I am m0ving in 12 days… yet for some reason, I couldn’t resist these two guinea pigs on craigslist. Something about their coloration (roan) […]
More new Babies!
I had a hunch that Cassius was pregnant. I came home today with fresh zucchini and corn husks, and saw that she was much skinnier! I looked in the little […]
Homesteading is Mocking Me
There has been a lot of upheaval on the homestead as of late… What with the buying of a house (long story, and no, I wasn’t breaking any city codes […]
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