This recipe comes from Farm Journal's Country Cookbook. I got my copy from my Grandma's basement and I love it. It really is appropriate for the way we are trying to live and generally avoids "add in...
This week is going to be a crazy one for me I think. We have a different vet filling in at work and although she is very good and friendly she takes a looooonnnggg time with each client so I’m...
We haven’t had cable or satellite TV service since we moved to the farm almost 2 years ago. Brian had satellite at the old house and when we moved we called and “suspended” it. The company offered to...
I’ve been a little aloof lately and I apologize. It is one of those times where I want to post about everything but never get around to posting any of it. I spent a lot of the weekend making...
So in honor of our fast approaching 1 year anniversary Brian and I have planned for a week off work in the fall. On our honeymoon we went down around Chicago to Moline, IL. We went for the John Deere...
Today was a great day for a horseback ride! After not riding at all yet this summer I went for a ride yesterday and today. It always seems like there are a million other things that should be done and...
“Hello?” “Hey Ken, it’s Brian. We’re up north and the person who was going to check the animals tonight can’t do it now. Is there any chance you could run down? Everyone should be fine except the...
So the chickens are drinking so much in this hot weather that we drug the hose right out there. Every few days we drag it back and fill the other animal’s big tanks. Tonight I went out and watered the...
This is kind of long but I want to share some of the things I’ve learned about raising sheep since acquiring my first two lambs about 15 months ago. I’ve tried to break it up by topic so you can find...
Note: I’ve followed this recipe for 2 years in a row now with excellent results. The key is to just warm the berries. Don’t let them cook too long or they will lose their shape. This is the way I...
The trouble with a menu plan is that: A) You have to make one before it works and B) When you have one you really come to rely on it and when you don’t it makes for a miserable week!! I thought about...
I could hardly believe my eyes when we pulled up to my sister-in-law’s house the other day. Across the road, bordering a field that my father-in-law owns, there were hundreds of cherries hanging from...
I’ve been making this pie almost every 4th of July now for several years. I think I missed last year so it better be extra good this year to make up for it. Start with enough dough for a two crust...
