So a few weeks ago I posted about our new water supply room and as I was looking at the pictures I had taken it gave me to motivation to actually finish the room. You know how it is, there are often too many things to get done, sometimes you just want to get done what […]
Baby Goats on the farm
Yes, it has finally happened, there are little bundles of baby goat joy here on the farm! The moms were huge, I referred to them as double-wides, and they were truly in need of an escort vehicle anytime they waddled around the barn. According to our breeding records they could have started kidding anytime this […]
In Loving Memory
Karren passed away in her Gresham home of more than 30 years on September 20th. Born in Portland to Don and Gladys Marshall March 7, 1944, she attended Santiam High School in Mill City, and then graduated from Oregon State University with a business degree. She soon married Danny Espalin whom she met in college, […]
A New Water Supply
We finally had the funds, and the time, to upgrade the water system at our home. For anyone who hasn’t had the privilege (when all is working as it should), or misfortune (when there are problems) of getting your water from a well, this is a very big deal. Having the correct equipment is essential […]
Playin’ Catchup up on Salt Creek
Well, it has been quite some time since our last post. Sometimes life just throws a curve ball at you and things get shuffled around. That happened to us , and unfortunately our little blog, our “scrapbook” of our farm adventures, got put on the back burner. In the next few weeks we will provide […]
What is a Spartan Sprint?
In my last post, I mentioned that our family is going to participate in a Spartan Sprint this next August. Nicholas convinced us to do one after he completed one in the summer of 2018. Here he is all ready to drive through the pain. He was climbing over some wood barriers getting in line. […]
I’m Getting Stronger and the Goats are R
This morning I did something to help me build my upper body strength all in preparation for the Spartan Sprint next August. We had a goat project to do and it involved dividing the upper pasture into two sections for breeding. Since it is a temporary thing we used cattle panels and T posts. I […]
My New Love From the Garden…Kale
This is my second year of growing kale. This is my first year of not giving all of the kale to the goats. What changed? It’s all about how I treat the kale. First I rinse it off, then I cut all the leaves off of the stems. Pretty easy, just slide your knife down […]
A Day On the Water
It was a fun day on the water when our neighbor Nick invited us to go tubing in his boat. Michael couldn’t come because this is his busy time of year with work. We went to a place called Rogers Landing in Newberg. Isn’t it beautiful? We are on the Willamette River which runs northbound […]
Wood Cutting/Logging Day
On Saturday the fourth of August, we spent the entire day cutting wood. When Michael cut down some of the trees around the pond a while back, we just dragged all that wood to the area next to the creek that is our burn/target shooting area. So, on a really hot day Michael asked […]
Goats are so cute
Not much to say, other than share a brief video of our goofy goats. That’s Spitfire scratching her belly. She is such a good girl, one of our favorites. Who am I kidding, they’re all our favorites! Til next time, Michael
Family Camping Trip at Suttle Lake
Family camping trip. That hasn’t happened in more than five years. Michael and the boys would go and I would stay home to take care of the animals. (and enjoy some peace and quiet.)I’m really glad I could go on this one because it was wonderful. The Barnes family took care of all of our […]