Skip to main content

Updates from Brown Wren Acres


I've had a few readers ask me about updates on various things around "The Wren". 

So here are some updates you asked for and some you didn't ask for .


Baby Jay is all grown up now and his Mama has stopped chasing us around the yard.


Suzie has gotten out of her broody funk but is still not back to laying eggs. 


I'm very pleased with my new aluminum foil dryer balls.  Repeated use has shrunk them into tightly packed, smaller balls but they work really well.  I'm sold!

My sweet potato that has been rooting in a jar on my kitchen window sill has finally sent up shoots. I had to buy sweet potato plants this year because this experiment was a month late and a few dollars short.  Next year I'll know to start much earlier.
Labels:

Comments

  1. Flannel Jammies FarmMay 28, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    Despite her lack of productivity, Suzie is one sexy chick!!!

    Are you growing the sweet potato into decorative vines or to grow potatoes? I've never tried this before, and would love to hear more about the progress.

    ReplyDelete
  2. Tidy Brown WrenMay 28, 2010 at 7:56 PM

    I read online that you could start sweet potato slips by submerging a sweet potato halfway into a glass jar. The resulting sprouts (or slips) can be sliced off and planted to grow sweet potatoes. I'll try to plant a few slips from this potato this year, but I think I'll just take the rest of the thing and plant it in a big pot on my patio for beautiful greenery. We'll see how it goes. It seems my gardening this year is one BIG experiment. I'll keep posting about it's progress as the Summer wears on.

    ReplyDelete
  3. LottieMay 29, 2010 at 8:13 PM

    I love this update!:-D
    Have a great weekend!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

I'd love to know what you're thinking. Please feel free to leave ideas and comments.

Popular posts from this blog

How To Make Your Own Exercise Bike For Next To Nothing

Remember back in April when I had a kidney transplant?  Well, the kidney is doing great (thanks, Cathy , for taking such good care of it when you owned it).  There was one little glitch, however.  During surgery, the retractors they used caused some nerve damage in my right leg.  When I woke up from surgery, I couldn't move or feel my leg.  The docs felt like the feeling would come back but the paralysis had them stumped.  A visit to a neurologist ruled out a stroke and a CT scan showed some fluid which was pressing on L4 and L5 (medical talk which means I couldn't feel or move part of my leg).  The prognosis is good and I'm recovering pretty quickly.  In fact, I've left my cane behind and I'm walking freestyle without falling.  My next goal is to be able to drive. I've been itching to get back to exercising (physical therapy doesn't count) because my medication causes me to gain weight and I need to burn some calories.  Running? - n...
45 comments
Read more

Plans For A DIY Exercise Bike Stand

  Thank you to so many of you who emailed me about plans for the DIY Exercise Bike Stand .  I apologize that it has taken me so long to get the measurements to you, but they are finally here!   The wood was purchased at Home Depot and the bike pegs were purchased at Walmart in the bike section.    The bike we used for this project is a 24" 12 speed bike (I'm a shorty).  I used the hardest gear while riding, but this set-up does not allow you to really get much resistance (for building muscle).  It was great for getting my legs moving after some nerve damage.  I also wanted to burn calories and get my heart rate up and this did the trick.    If you have any questions, just shoot me an email.
40 comments
Read more

Rock-what-you-got Muffin Recipe

Back before Christmas I was given a huge amount of persimmons.  In the area I live in, Fuyu persimmon trees produce fruit in the Fall and a small tree can produce a lot of fruit.  The persimmon fruit looks like an orange tomato, but inside, it is firm like a plum.  It is rather sweet, having a honey like flavor. We like to eat them fresh, but after awhile, our huge supply was more than we could handle.  With what was left, I peeled them and pureed the flesh in the food processor.  I froze the puree in 2 cup batches in freezer bags. One of my favorite ways to use this persimmon puree is to make muffins.  I have a basic muffin recipe that I use and it is very adaptable, allowing for any kind of puree to be used. I've used all kinds of pureed fruits and veggies to make these muffins.  I've used sweet potatoes, pumpkin , apples, pears, bananas, zucchini,squash,blackberries,blueberries, and figs.  I've even used a combination of fruits and v...
7 comments
Read more