Hoop House last day of Winter

We are having an unbelievable early spring warm sunny days and the snow is almost all gone. This is the last day of winter and I decided it was time to see how early I can get things going in my new Hoop House.

Spring cleaning in the Coop

Time to do the spring cleaning in the Chicken Coop.

Top of the morning to you,happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy Saint Patrick's Day and a look at my latest toy, the new Apple TV.

Crosby's Blueberry Muffins

Crosby's Blueberry Muffins, originally uploaded by Campobello Island.

crosbys.com www.crosbys.com/recipes-blueberry-muffins.asp
recipes-blueberry-muffins.asp - Blueberry Muffins
Blueberry Muffins Ingredients:
3 cups white flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tbsp baking powder
1⁄4 tsp baking soda
1⁄4 tsp salt
3 large eggs
1 cup milk
1⁄4 cup Crosby's Fancy Molasses 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 cups wild blueberries
Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400°F and line muffin tins with papers. (I just butter them.) Combine and beat liquid ingredients. Sift and combine dry ingredients. Add liquid mixture to dry ingredients and mix just until the flour is moistened. (Mixing should be held to a minimum - a light stirring for 10 to 20 seconds. Batter will be lumpy and should not be mixed to the point of pouring, ribbon-like from the spoon, but rather should break into course globs. If the batter has been beaten too long, the gluten in the flour will develop and toughen the dough.)
2. Pour into muffin cups and fill 2/3 full.
3. Bake at once until golden brown,about 15to20 minutes.(If muffins remain in the tin a few moments after leaving the oven, they will be easier to remove.)

Sheilas Brush Ides of March 2012

Sheila's Brush Ides of March 2012, originally uploaded by Campobello Island.

For an explanation of Sheila's Brush check this website:

www.theweathernetwork.com/news/storm_watch_stories3&s...

Tempus fugit - Time passes

A little progress report on the spring seedlings growing in the light garden.

My little Beziers treasure

My little Beziers treasure, originally uploaded by Campobello Island.

Bought the little painting in an antiques shop in Beziers and had it framed once I got it home it now hangs in my dining room.

Disable google web history tracking.

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Hoop House in January & February

A little collection of clips taken in the Hoop House this winter between December 29, 2011 and February 26, 2012.

Under The Lights

Taking a look around the house to see the progress on the plants that have overwintered inside and the seedlings that have been started for the early spring Hoop House garden.

Spring - Just around the corner

Cabin Fever, some forced forsythia and a silly movie trailer was produced in about 10 minutes. LOL

Making Crumpets

I recently bought four metal rings which are used to make Crumpets and English Muffins and this video is my first attempt at home made crumpets.

INGREDIENTS: (Metric)
7 g active dry yeast
60 ml warm water (105 degrees to 115
degrees)
4 g sugar
80 ml warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
55 g butter or margarine, melted, divided
1 egg
125 g all-purpose flour
3 g salt

INGREDIENTS: (U.S.)
1 (.25 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup warm water (105 degrees to 115
degrees)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/3 cup warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F)
4 tablespoons butter or margarine, melted
, divided
1 egg
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
DIRECTIONS:
1. In a mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add sugar; let stand for 5 minutes. Add the milk, 1 tablespoon butter and egg; mix well. Add flour and salt; beat until smooth. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes. Brush griddle and 3-in. metal rings or open-topped metal cookie cutters with remaining butter. Place rings on griddle; heat over low heat. Pour 3 tablespoons of batter into each ring. Cook for 7 minutes or until bubbles begin to pop and the top appears dry. Remove rings. Turn crumpets; cook 1-2 minutes longer or until the second side is golden brown. Serve warm or let cool on a wire rack and toast before serving.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2012 Allrecipes.com Printed from Allrecipes.com 2/16/2012

Ultreia !! Camino De Santiago Buen Camino

A slide show of the photos that I took while walking the Camino de Santiago from Sauveterre de Bearn in the French Basque country to Santiago de Compostella in April and May 2008.

This is one of my earliest videos a slide show of my Camino experience, I have reworked it with a more relaxing soundtrack, as you can see from one of the annotations the original soundtrack has been removed.
The original Oliver Schroer sound track has been replaced with Float Away by Stuart Jones. Public Domaine music from the Gold Collection Vol. III "Sanctuary".

And then it snowed…….

And then it snowed……., originally uploaded by Campobello Island.

Seedlings under lights, time lapse video and propagating Rosemary cuttings

A little collection of clips taken over the past few weeks in my grow room. Discussion about starting pepper seedlings and what I use for bottom heat, some renovations to my light garden and a time lapse video of Shallots and Artichokes germinating and growing under the lights.

Time lapse video of shallots and artichokes germinating.

Time lapse video of shallots and artichokes germinating., originally uploaded by Campobello Island.

Special Thank You to Subscribers from The Keeping Chickens Newsletter

Thank you to all of my subscribers with Special thanks to the new subscribers who came from the Keeping Chickens Newsletter.

Le Coup - my Chicken Coop and Chickens (playlist)

One of my chicken videos appeared in an online Backyard Chickens Magazine today which created a lot of interest in the video. This is the complete playlist of all of mu chicken related videos close to 3 hours of video. You should be able to skip through them and watch only ones that interest you, assuming there is one that interests you. LOL

Making Wild Bird Food Suet Cakes

Making your own suet cakes for the birds is not only cheaper but you can put more quality ingredients in the cakes, it's easy to do and you know they are fresh and safe to feed to the birds. I made five loaded with good treats and it didn't cost any more than 2 or 3 of the commercially available cakes.

Coddled Eggs

Coddled Eggs, originally uploaded by Campobello Island.

I just bought four Royal Worcester Egg Coddlers on eBay a steal at $15.50 for all four. New they are selling at $40.00 each. They are easy to use and the end product is delicious. the method that I used:

Butter the inside of the coddler.
Crack a fresh egg into each coddler.
Season with salt and pepper.
Screw the lids on the coddlers.
Place in boiling water deep enough to come almost up to the metal rim.
Boil until they reach the desired consistency, personally I like 7 minutes.
Remove from the water remove the lids and enjoy.