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06-08-09

They called it "the nunnery"

"The best thing you can do for your fellow, next to rousing his conscience, is — not to give him things to think about, but to wake things up that are in him; or say, to make him think things for himself." George MacDonald

Mark McClure posted a comment on my blog mirror at blogspot which brought up a very interesting aspect of Mercy Farm living... the swinging dating scene (or lack thereof!).
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03-06-09

The only good bug is a dead bug!

"We are not an endangered species ourselves yet, but this is not for lack of trying." Douglas Adams


The saga continues, from pumpkins to pies.
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Dona
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01-03-09

That which doesn't kill you only postpones the inevitable

I didn't think it would be so difficult to talk about the farm. After all, its been more than 20 years. However, you'll notice that its been some time since I last posted. Well, I guess I hit a mental block or something. Continue reading "That which doesn't kill you only postpones the..." »
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03-14-08

Out of the frying pan and into the fire...

How did that happen? There I was, minding my own business, and the next thing I knew, I was picking pickles. I'd never worked on a farm before, I was a city girl. So what was I doing hefting a plastic bucket weighing about 50 lbs filled with itty-bitty cucumbers, breaking my back, and baking in the dry Colorado sun?
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02-29-08

Of pies and pickles....remembering Mercy Farm

After seeing the articles and comments posted on the Denver Post website regarding national pie day and some of the recipes for Mercy Farm Pies posted there, I decided to start a blog here for those of us who were part of Mercy Farm as well as those who remember us through our bakery and restaurants.
(Denver Post pie articles: Life of Pie and Life of Piety) Continue reading "Of pies and pickles....remembering Mercy Farm" »
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