Summer Solstice Summary
House and Home Meg has a new job! It's just a contract job for 6 months, but it's such a good thing for her to be back to work, and it might even lead to a regular full time job if she doesn't have something better in the works by then. Water Purification Our well water has always gone a bit yellow in the spring with the flush of tannins coming in with the heavy rains, and we decided to do something about it. Our new resin tank takes out the extra iron and tannins which leaves us with crystal clear and delicious water year round. (It's also better for the animals because too much iron can interfere with calcium absorption.) Beginnings, Endings, and Close Calls Chickens: The spare went to the stew pot as expected, but we also lost Romeo. He got sick with a cold and recovered with some TLC in the hospital crate, but in the mean time Junior had established himself as co...
