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                                        Farm Girl Blog: August 2012
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                                        Wednesday, August 22, 2012. The Fire Rages On. The "Chips" fire from our front window. And on another day. The Chips Fire began in the Feather River Canyon NW of Quincy on Sunday, July 29th. When fire personnel arrived on the scene, the fire was 15 acres in size. The fire has now burned over 50,000 acres and it is still burning. Check out a NASA satellite photo of it here. On clear days, I hike when I can. Here is a photo of the fire from the top of Spanish Peak off the PCT:. A clear day at Gold Lake. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: December 2012
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                                        Wednesday, December 12, 2012. Creative Wood Stacking, a Video, and a $500 Recipe. Happy 12-12-12. A thousand years till that happens again! Lots of random things to share. More photos to share. I already did a post on our local apple press event. But I had forgotten that there are actually two community apple squeeze events in Quincy now. At this first one, our 6 year old was in charge of the camera and I love the slightly different perspective his photographs provide. All photos by L.G. Kusener. 1 Seaso...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: February 2013
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                                        Monday, February 25, 2013. A sample of the results of my bowl-making fixation. I love ceramic bowls. When I lived in South Lake Tahoe there was a great ceramics studio at the local community college. For the last couple years that we lived there, my husband and I enrolled in a class every quarter. Our relationship was just blossoming and our time together in the pottery studio brings back fond memories. Almost a dozen years ago already! And how many bowls does one really need? One of our longtime, dear f...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: October 2012
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                                        Wednesday, October 31, 2012. My son is in first grade. His teacher's husband grows pumpkins competitively. Of course his class had a special field trip to the otherworldly pumpkin patch. It really did take my breath away as we rounded the corner and the mountainous pumpkins came into view rising above a vast sea of equally impressive sprawling green vines. The children were beside themselves with wonder. How about some healthy vegan fudge - a Halloween treat for the gluten and dairy sensitive? Mix all in...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: March 2013
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                                        Friday, March 29, 2013. Okay, so listen. We were invited to a wedding in Seattle set for March 23, 2013. My husband's cousin's wedding. At first I was excited because the default mode of my life is to be super-zealous about travel. But as the date grew nearer I began to have doubts about the trip. Really? Well, guess what? The socialism of it all! Yeah, like I said, "the sky". Are you guys familiar with Frank Gehry, the architect? If not, you should be. Read about him and see some of his work here. In ot...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: June 2013
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                                        Monday, June 3, 2013. Legomania and Buried Treasure. I already find myself referring to it for my own recipes! I still do enjoy putting together posts and anticipate posting occasionally as the mood/inspiration strikes. He drew treasure maps and made our furniture into pirate ships. He even designed and built a real pirate boat and took it out onto the water of our local creek. We took him to see the tall ship that was used to film the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' when it visited Bodega Bay. My name is Kar...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: July 2012
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                                        Tuesday, July 31, 2012. Canning Peach Salsa and the Seduction of Real Life. We've been blessed with house guests every weekend for the past month. More are on the way. We love it. It helps us appreciate our surroundings when we can share it with others. We love the company, the stimulation, and the excuse to stop doing chores for a spell and just enjoy. Adapted from a recipe posted by William Anatooskin on food.com). 7 or 8 cups chopped peaches. 3 large chopped fresh tomatoes. 1 1/2 cups chopped red onion. 
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: Images of Seattle
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                                        Friday, March 29, 2013. Okay, so listen. We were invited to a wedding in Seattle set for March 23, 2013. My husband's cousin's wedding. At first I was excited because the default mode of my life is to be super-zealous about travel. But as the date grew nearer I began to have doubts about the trip. Really? Well, guess what? The socialism of it all! Yeah, like I said, "the sky". Are you guys familiar with Frank Gehry, the architect? If not, you should be. Read about him and see some of his work here. Great...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: Legomania and Buried Treasure
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                                        Monday, June 3, 2013. Legomania and Buried Treasure. I already find myself referring to it for my own recipes! I still do enjoy putting together posts and anticipate posting occasionally as the mood/inspiration strikes. He drew treasure maps and made our furniture into pirate ships. He even designed and built a real pirate boat and took it out onto the water of our local creek. We took him to see the tall ship that was used to film the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' when it visited Bodega Bay. Its wonderful ...
                                     
                                    
                                        
                                            
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                                        Farm Girl Blog: A Yoga Retreat and Fun with Chives!
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                                        Monday, May 13, 2013. A Yoga Retreat and Fun with Chives! Enlightened figs basking in the glory of their existence. Reincarnated fire finding inner peace in the form of these magnificent leaves. With outstretched fingers embracing the light. What are you doing? I asked. "The class just. I am exhausted. I need to lie down," she moaned. I knew then that I had taken the easier path even if it was 5 miles longer. Wow, what is total renunciation? I wanted to know. There were different levels of renunciati...
                                     
                         
                            
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