Hereford Zone
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Where there’s smoke…
Where there’s smoke at Maywood there may be a driver on 83 who thinks the woods are on fire. We live at the dead end of nowhere bordering an interstate. In summer we can’t even see the highway. We hear it, though– a constant whoosh that is immensely soothing to our 6 week old grandson. Continue reading
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Mondays at Maywood
Mondays at Maywood are my musings from my corner of the Hereford Zone. So far the posts on my MaywoodLiving blog have been mainly read by friends, family, and whoever reads my husband’s Facebook posts, but The Zone Magazine has invited me to share my posts via their website on Mondays. So welcome Hereford Zone readers! Maywood is the property on which Continue reading
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A real snow day
Tractor Supply was mentioned on the radio recently as a strong company to invest in and it was described as a company catering to “recreational farmers.” Is that what we are–recreational farmers? Wow, that sounds so la-dee-dah, like we are landed gentry who can just play around at farming while real farmers go bankrupt trying Continue reading
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Snow day!
Baltimore County two hour delay. Schools in the Hereford Zone are closed. Sorry, Julie, that you are teaching at the other end of the county, but as you know, the roads are tricky out here–hilly and windy with guardrails lacking in critical drop off areas, like the sharp bend on Miller Lane! Ok, so it’s Continue reading
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Adventures in liverwurst
Pioneer John is making the most of his deer bounty. Not content with mere roasts, he decided to use the organ meats (liver and heart) to make liverwurst. For those of you shaking your heads and laughing while saying “Poor Kathy…,” it’s not really that big of a deal. I know for a fact that some Continue reading
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Leaf management
It was a great day in the Hereford Zone today. John spent the morning fixing the brakes on the Jeep while friend Mike and son Gage were hunting in the woods. It was Youth Day today and 15 year old Gage got a young buck. So Mike and Gage butchered the deer by the driveway Continue reading
Slightly Off the Grid 