Mary Woodsen

coparenting in the chicken coop

Mary Woodsen — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 01:23:25 +0000

Back in June I promised I’d tell the story of my broody hens’ transition to motherhood. But … yeah, I …

Mary Woodsen — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:50:09 +0000

Last week I zipped over to Columbia County, about the furthest east I’ve been in mainland York State*. Our first …

Mary Woodsen — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 18:22:11 +0000

Chicken moms are devoted to duty from day one. So when two of my youngest hens went broody within a …

Mary Woodsen — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 13:19:24 +0000

OK, here’s a hodgepodge of pix, all (mostly) having something to do with, you know, THE blizzard of 2012 or …

Mary Woodsen — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:13:12 +0000

After such a long, long wait — having been through fall, and late fall, and really late fall, and, gee, …

Mary Woodsen — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:36:36 +0000

I thought I knew everything about sciatica. If so, I’ve forgotten a few details. That, or a body six-plus decades …

Mary Woodsen — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:55:53 +0000

It takes a practiced eye to see the garden in my weed patch. Nearly gone are the flowers; my conservative …

Mary Woodsen — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 10:45:46 +0000

I swerve for deer. Actually, I don’t. But truth be told, I haven’t been tested. Though every couple of days …

Mary Woodsen — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:00:14 +0000

Made with honey, vinegar, water, and a smidgeon of salt, this relish has just enough sass to satisfy. That half-pint …

Mary Woodsen — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:33:19 +0000

Salsa, jalapeños, curry—if it’s hot, I can’t hack it. But there’s something about ginger. Crystallized ginger, that is—which zings even …