tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post1729986836619297878..comments2024-03-24T16:50:00.727-05:00Comments on Maria Zannini blogspot: State of the Homestead Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-45369850827436493502013-01-30T15:57:48.362-06:002013-01-30T15:57:48.362-06:00Barbara: Oh, no! That's terrible. I hope he fi...Barbara: Oh, no! That's terrible. I hope he finds a new job soon. Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-47527126496094803182013-01-30T11:06:24.531-06:002013-01-30T11:06:24.531-06:00Husband lost his job, so we're moving to a che...Husband lost his job, so we're moving to a cheaper place. Yeah, just got here, barely knew ye, house. Ah well.Barbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-35637880150787904262013-01-30T09:49:26.404-06:002013-01-30T09:49:26.404-06:00Cate: Maggie only has eyes for me. She has a low r...Cate: Maggie only has eyes for me. She has a low regard for Iko which drives the poor dog insane. LOL.<br /><br />Ref: abandoned dogs<br />For as long as I live I will never understand how people can abandon their pets.<br /><br />Greg sent me something the other day that broke my heart. Someone had abandoned his 15 yr old Aussie cattle dog in California. How can anyone do this? The poor old guy only has a couple more years at best. If he wasn't so far away we would've gotten him.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-88179293963102725322013-01-30T09:07:39.897-06:002013-01-30T09:07:39.897-06:00I wish spring was 4-6 weeks away for us! I can'...I wish spring was 4-6 weeks away for us! I can't plant until at least May for fear of frost.<br />Your babies are so cute. Maggie doesn't look impressed with Iko, lol.<br />Tons of Aussie cattle dogs are abandoned. I bet my Lily would love to help herd your goats, but I couldn't bear to be away from her!Cate Mastershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01371792447604980848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-51364479464604727692013-01-29T14:29:55.489-06:002013-01-29T14:29:55.489-06:00Sarah: Let me email you something I read the other...Sarah: Let me email you something I read the other day. It might help your squash bug problem.<br /><br />Ref: guineas<br />I have a love/hate relationship with guineas. My neighbor had them but they always stayed at my place. I didn't mind them at all other than the fact that they flew OVER my fenced in garden and ate my veggies. <br /><br />They are always getting hit by cars though. My neighbor loses them every year. Last year she decided not to replace them.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-87525827157535551562013-01-29T10:12:04.387-06:002013-01-29T10:12:04.387-06:00Aww man! I'm totally jealous of your early gar...Aww man! I'm totally jealous of your early gardening season. We had a mild winter last year, which meant we had squash bugs, the first time i've EVER seen them. they decimated our zuchinis. I just spent a day this weekend, doing research on how to stop them if they are to return (in the green fashion. I'm proud that our garden is organic)<br />We'll start our seedlings indoors in a few weeks, and some point soon we'll need to decide what to plant this year.<br /><br />OT - have you ever considered having guinea hens? I know they're kinda ugly, and mean as shit, but i totally want some (if i ever get chickens. Sigh) because they're supposed to be so good at eatign pests and less destructive to gardensSarah Ahiershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02795455714801965956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-32657186418682255692013-01-29T07:44:10.908-06:002013-01-29T07:44:10.908-06:00Shelley: Fortunately, I had the camera with me. As...Shelley: Fortunately, I had the camera with me. As they followed me around like little ducklings, I turned and ordered them to stop (this only lasts a few seconds). LOL. I snapped their picture and they quickly attacked me with wiggling butts and sloppy kisses.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-66085288529332708762013-01-29T07:41:33.185-06:002013-01-29T07:41:33.185-06:00Angelina: Owning property and wide open spaces has...Angelina: Owning property and wide open spaces has been my dream since I was a kid--probably due to living in a cramped apartment in Chicago.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-27179591012368633892013-01-29T07:40:06.513-06:002013-01-29T07:40:06.513-06:00Karen: LOL. Thanks. :o) I don't know about ama...Karen: LOL. Thanks. :o) I don't know about amazing but I do stay busy (and injured) thanks to my newly smashed finger.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-20581888961530040782013-01-29T02:49:14.677-06:002013-01-29T02:49:14.677-06:00I love hearing your reports. The green eggs sound ...I love hearing your reports. The green eggs sound interesting. You did well managing to get all the dogs in one photo. I have trouble wrangling one. :)Shelley Munrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03090469550227550713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-31912164886022835752013-01-28T23:45:54.523-06:002013-01-28T23:45:54.523-06:00Interesting idea about the plants. Let me know how...Interesting idea about the plants. Let me know how it turns out. Someday in the future, I would love to own a large property with a small house on it and grow my own friuts and veggies. <br /><br />Love the picture with the dogs. Glad to hear Tank is doing better and I'm happy to hear Mama will be a perminant member of your family. Angelina Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953868243120764347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-53249938754927430252013-01-28T21:22:47.006-06:002013-01-28T21:22:47.006-06:00Maria, You are amazing. Have you considered writin...Maria, You are amazing. Have you considered writing a book about how to do it all? Because I'd buy it!Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-54074697904182413672013-01-28T17:42:33.351-06:002013-01-28T17:42:33.351-06:00Barbara: Moving again?! Are they running you out o...Barbara: Moving again?! Are they running you out or did you find a better place? <br /><br />Same town? It seems like you just got to your last home.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-77553003852075899402013-01-28T17:41:26.009-06:002013-01-28T17:41:26.009-06:00Angela: Tank is great at taking pictures but Iko i...Angela: Tank is great at taking pictures but Iko is fidgety and Maggie wants to stand next to me. It's like juggling monkeys.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-35614344560625198352013-01-28T17:39:44.077-06:002013-01-28T17:39:44.077-06:00Gwen: Maggie has been trying to bully Iko so he...Gwen: Maggie has been trying to bully Iko so he's watching her every minute. He's like a mongoose, always waiting for the rattler to strike. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-14249831927950830432013-01-28T17:38:05.770-06:002013-01-28T17:38:05.770-06:00Jackie: Oh, you lucky birds. I've heard wonder...Jackie: Oh, you lucky birds. I've heard wonderful things about mushroom compost. <br /><br />I put in some onion bulbs today. I should've done it in the fall but I was crazy-busy.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-2784023904118967682013-01-28T17:06:55.338-06:002013-01-28T17:06:55.338-06:00I'm moving again! Non-hurrah. The pets are lov...I'm moving again! Non-hurrah. The pets are loving all the cardboard boxes, though.Barbara Ann Wrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01751427987081847906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-68375775236800735902013-01-28T16:18:17.746-06:002013-01-28T16:18:17.746-06:00I love seeing how things are moving along on the h...I love seeing how things are moving along on the homestead.<br /><br />I'm such a know-nothing when it comes to plants. So can't comment there. But I have to say that picture of Maggie, Tank and Iko is wonderful, having all the "kiddos" together :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-74503786560140052962013-01-28T16:10:54.701-06:002013-01-28T16:10:54.701-06:00It's hard to think about Spring when it's ...It's hard to think about Spring when it's snowing outside. I'm a novice gardener, but I really enjoy it. Can't plant too much where I live with the short growing season and the critters. I generally plant some herbs that I have to move in and out everyday. But definitely not until May.<br /><br />Iko looks a little annoyed with Maggie, but Tank and Maggie just look resigned, lol!Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-15613539199389535852013-01-28T15:49:31.612-06:002013-01-28T15:49:31.612-06:00We are anxiously awaiting March as well, the 1015 ...We are anxiously awaiting March as well, the 1015 sweet onion plants Karl put in the plot back in November (would have been October but no one got the things in until early November) are healthy and loving the cole weather!<br /><br />We have decided this year for my Mom to try some snap peas, some green beans and pickling cucumbers grown from seed along with summer squash and okra again as it made and made and made.<br /><br />Karl is "chomping at the bit" to go down and pick up organic mulch from Gonzalez, they grow mushrooms and sell the fertilized soil after the harvest. <br /><br />(Problem is we need to finish inside projects and other things more than he needs organic mulch.)<br /><br />Maria am so happy Tank has is "mojo" back, Iko is finally feeling more frisky too and "Mama" has a forever home name of Maggie. Your babies are truly blessed and you are blessed to have them "shadow" you.Jackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181111718630957098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-32421288494269046442013-01-28T08:58:07.051-06:002013-01-28T08:58:07.051-06:00Susan: I didn't realize you had a rottie. I co...Susan: I didn't realize you had a rottie. I could tell you stories about all the misguided fears I had when Greg first asked to adopt one. They are the sweetest babies ever.<br /><br />And Tank has the patience of a saint. That's why we call him St. Tank. LOL.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-24905300014195523652013-01-28T08:55:41.706-06:002013-01-28T08:55:41.706-06:00Stacy: It'll probably be a while before you gu...Stacy: It'll probably be a while before you guys see spring, but I'll keep my fingers crossed that you'll have a drier one. You can send your rain down to us. We always need it. :)Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-89683680021668392712013-01-28T08:41:00.180-06:002013-01-28T08:41:00.180-06:00You have some big plans for spring. Love the pictu...You have some big plans for spring. Love the picture of the dogs. Tank looks so patient. I still miss my rotty. He was the smartest dog I ever had.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-43353248449956611072013-01-28T08:13:12.080-06:002013-01-28T08:13:12.080-06:00Plans for spring? Hope for warmer (and drier) weat...Plans for spring? Hope for warmer (and drier) weather so I can go back outside and walk! I like reading on the treadmill, but prefer the outdoors (when it's not so cold). Glad Tank is doing well. You got cute babies!Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023439581304993308.post-87076988698961446592013-01-28T07:50:05.615-06:002013-01-28T07:50:05.615-06:00Jennifer: Oh, Jennifer, I forgot about your floodi...Jennifer: Oh, Jennifer, I forgot about your flooding. I'll be interested to hear how it affected your plants. Maybe with enough rain and snow, it'll have diluted the salt. Crossing fingers for you.<br /><br />Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.com