As I start making plans for this year’s garden I need a little help. In an effort to be all naturale I have pretty much done nothing to help my plants grow beside plant them and mulch them to control...
Ahh, and so we shift gears. Up until today it has been plan, prepare, design, print, mail, pour over catalogs, etc., etc. Today the real work began. We’ve now entered the time of year where we get...
So I got my hair cut. A LOT. It was down to my lower back. I donated it to Locks for Love. I also had it colored to cover up my old highlights. Turns out my roots are a lot darker then I thought...
Up until a few days ago we had 3 baskets of potatoes in our basement. It’s not pitch black down there but it is pretty dark. No matter, the potatoes sprouted awhile back. I put a few lids from...
Maci after playing in the mud Johnny chewing on a stick Buster the bunny Did you know we raised zebras? 😉 The first batch of chicks from the incubator just moved out to the barn Two hens sharing a...
This made me laugh Last night: Brian and I stand in the barn, checking out the 3 ewes that have yet to lamb. We agree that she (Angel) is definitely pregnant and so is she (Bonnie). The ewe lamb, born...
We had twins born yesterday and guess what they’re still alive!!! Yahoo!! So let’s hope the deaths were just a long string of coincidences or at least that the problem has run it’s course. Baby Joy is...
So much has happened, where to start! Went to the conference, had fun. It was the Farm Bureau Young Farmer’s Conference. The whole weekend was pretty much based on farmers defending themselves...
Just popping in to say we’re going away for the weekend so I may or may not be around for the next few days. We’re taking the laptop so we’ll see if I use it much. In an effort to sleep better and...
I put together a rough schedule based on last spring’s weather and what I plan to grow. To start indoors: Tomatoes start 4/1 plant out by 6/1 Eggplant start 4/1 out by 6/1 (or dc 6/1) Cukes start 5/1...
I made a list of things I need to accomplish this month. I think I’m going to make a habit of setting goals every month instead of making one big list for the entire year. Here’s what’s on the list...
For those who blog, do you find yourself thinking “oh, I could blog about thisand thisand this” throughout the day? I do that a lot. Especially, for some reason, when I have a bad day. I think it’s...
Molly was the first one to deliver! I found her already finished with labor on Monday morning. She had twins but unfortunately the boy was stillborn. I found him cold with the membranes still...
For those of you looking for a sunrise panorama or something else stunning, you’re going to be disappointed This, my friends, is truly a beautiful sight to me. Why, you might ask. Because don’t you...